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COMMUNITY & WORLD ENGAGEMENT resources

Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your community, meet like-minded people, help those in need, and discover the world around you.

forest preserves & STATE PARKS

DuPage County Forest Preserves

Cook County Forest Preserves

Kane County Forest Preserves

Illinois State Parks

Michigan State Parks

Wisconsin State Parks

National Parks Service

GARDENS

Morton Arboretum

Garfield Park Conservatory

Chicago Botanic Garden

Anderson Japanese Gardens (Rockford)

Garden of the Phoenix/Osaka Japanese Gardens (Chicago)

SOCIAL Services

HCS Family Services and Food Pantry

DuPage County PADS Homeless Services

Share Food Share Love Food Pantry

Elmhurst/Yorkfield Food Pantry

Appalachia Service Project

Teach for America

MEDICAL & CORPS

American Red Cross

Doctors Without Borders/MSF

Projects Abroad US

Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms USA (WWOOF)

Habitat for Humanity

CULTURAL EXPLORATION

People to People

Student International Training (SIT)

Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Travel for Teens Cultural Exploration

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

4Oceans – International Ocean Plastic Cleanup

ANIMAL WELFARE

Willowbrook Wildlife Center

Valley of the Kings Sanctuary and Retreat (Wisconsin)

North American Bear Center (Ely, Minnesota)

Wolf Haven International (Washington)

ART & SCIENCE SUMMER CAMPS

Interlochen Center for the Arts Camp

Fine Arts Camp at Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Catalina Sea Science Camp (California)

St. Louis Science Center Camp

Purdue University Science Camps for Kids

Space Center (Houston) Space Camp

Science Camps at Morton Arboretum

VOCATIONAL RESOURCES

Tech Jobs For Good

NPO.net (Nonprofit Opportunities)

higheredjobs.com