GET INVOLVED
BUILDing HOPE, BUILDing LIVES, BUILDing FUTURES.
BUILD’s volunteers are the supportive part of the “village” needed to keep young people safe, to provide engaging programs, and to surround kids with caring adults.
HELP BUILD THE FUTURE!
The generous gift of your time, your skills, your belief in young people, and your financial support make better futures happen every day.
SKILLS-BASED Volunteering
Skills-based volunteering involves working with our administrative staff--contributing to our IT department, development, working with our manager of operations, the business office and more. Your help contributes to the overall operations of BUILD.
GROUP VOLUNTEERS
Group volunteers may come to BUILD headquarters to work on a service project provided by the Volunteer Coordinator. We host corporate college and high school groups, out of state groups, mission groups and more. In the past, volunteers have helped us with a painting project, organizing supplies, special events and maintenance.
BUILD MENTORS
Volunteers may contribute to our youth program by being a mentor. This can involve helping with our jewelry making club, summer camps and workshops, tutoring, intervention services and much more.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Volunteers can help with BUILD events that is listed on our calendar. Please click the link to access the calendar. https://www.buildchicago.org/events
Volunteer with BUILD
To volunteer for a BUILD program, internship or to implement a community service project, please email us at volunteer@buildchicago.org
To learn more about becoming a BUILD Board member, please contact John Nitschke at JNitschke@aol.com
For additional information, please contact Emily Muench at emilymuench@buildchicago.org
EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING
BUILD has opportunities for employment, volunteering and student internships. Use the links below to learn more:
VOLUNTEER:
Lend a hand at BUILD, and make an important difference to the thousands of children and families we serve each year. Volunteers are an essential part of the BUILD family, and we have opportunities to suit almost every schedule and interest. To learn more about the many ways for individuals, organizations, and corporations to volunteer at BUILD, please call (773) 227-2880, or email: volunteer@buildchicago.org
Please take a moment to see all of our volunteer opportunities here
INTERNSHIP:
BUILD offers many exciting internship opportunities. Our internships enable you to gain valuable experience in your preferred area by working with a supervisor who has extensive knowledge in their field. Although internships are unpaid, interns enjoy working a part-time schedule of 15 - 20 hours per week in a friendly, open and relaxed atmosphere. For more information, email us.
Institutional donors who made gifts of $2,000 or more in the last year:
A.C. Nielsen Family Charitable Trust
Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund
Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Alderman Chris Taliaferro
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Baird
Bank of America
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Bears Care
Blistex, Inc.
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
CME Group Community Foundation
CNAInsurance
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Crown Family Philanthropies
Cubs Charities
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Ellis Goodman Foundation
Exelon
FirstMerit Foundation/Huntington Bank
First United Church of Oak Park
The Foundation to Be Named Later
GCM Grosvenor Capital
George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities
Goodcity/Chicago Community Trust
Grover Hermann Foundation
Harold and Marilyn Melcher Foundation
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Helen Brach Foundation
John Buck Company Foundation
John R. Houslby Foundation
Invesco
Invest For Kids
Kids First Chicago
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Leslie Fund, Inc.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Maurice R. and Meta G. Gross Foundation
MB Financial Charitable Foundation
New Schools for Chicago
North Shore Exchange
Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
Ross Family Foundation
Sagalyn Family Fund
Siragusa Family Foundation
Strides for Peace
Subaru of America
Tangram Insurance Services
ThyssenKrupp
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
Wege Foundation
Wells Fargo
W.P. & H.B. White Foundation
WGN Neediest Kids Fund
BUILD WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF OUR PUBLIC DONORS:
- After School Matters
- Chicago Department of Family And Support Services
- Chicago Public Schools
- Cook County Government - Justice Advisory Council
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
- Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
- US Department of Education
BUILD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
- Erie Elementary Charter School
BUILD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY OF OUR IN-KIND SUPPORTERS:
- Dr. Pepper/Snapple
- Good Sports
- Foley & Larder LLP
- Microsoft
- US Messenger