Volunteer Opportunities
Below is a list of examples. Please keep your volunteer hours to those within the Corporal Works of Mercy.
House of Hope
Resale Store where proceeds benefit Saint Anne’s Project Hope community outreach ministry
Contact: 847-550-2000
Night Ministry
Soup Supper for the homeless
Transported by Parish van from Saint Anne’s to the South Shore neighborhood in Chicago
Contact: Kim Burns – st.annenightministry@gmail.com or 847-345-6441. For more info see https://stannebarrington.org/soup-suppers/
Community Meal
Christian Hospitality offered at local churches
Interdenominational organization which serves community members in need of companionship or food. Help set up, serve food or clean up after the event.
Contact: Activity Director 847-525-8004 or www.thecommunitymeal.org/volunteer/
Revere Court of South Barrington
Assisted Living for senior citizens with dementia or Alzheimer’s
Located at 215 Bartlett Road South Barrington
Contact: Activity Director 847-844-1205
Solano
Assisted Living for senior citizens with dementia or Alzheimer’s
Located at 21840 West Lake Cook Road, Deer Park
Contact: Activity Director 847-841-9577
Lake Barrington Woods
Assisted living for senior citizens Located at 22320 Classic Ct. Lake Barrington Saturday or Sunday morning or afternoon Socialize with residents, play games.
Contact: Activity Director 847-842-8900
Walk on Farm
Therapeutic riding center for children with special needs
Located at 26665 W Cuba Rd, Lake Barrington
Contact: Activity Director 847-381-4231 or http://walkonfarm.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer/
GIGI’s Playhouse
Achievement center for people with Down’s Syndrome
Located at 2350 W Higgins Rd, Hoffman Estates
Contact: 847-885-6149 or https://gigisplayhouse.org/hoffmanestates/volunteerPage
Fair Trade Sales
Quarterly, sale of fair trade products. Creating awareness of the justice issues surrounding labor and trade between people living in this country and those living in the developing world
Located in the Saint Anne gathering space
Before and after Sunday Mass on specified Sundays
Contact: Paul Kalmes 847-344-1869 or p.kalmes@sbcglobal.net
Special Olympics
Sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities
Located at high schools in Lake, McHenry, and North Cook 00County
Contact: www.soill.org/volunteer-events/