Where can I volunteer in burbank, IL?

Question

If i could I would like to teach computer (ms word/excel/powerpoint) and office skills to women in shelters that need skills to get on their feet.

Answer 1

Contact women's shelters in your area (check the phone book and/or call your local United Way for a list) to see if this is a task they need done. Also contact Goodwill -- they are focused on training people to work (that's what their thrift stores fund), and they may have a computer training program for their clients.

Also look for computer-related volunteering opportunities here:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

Change.org, http://www.change.org

CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com

Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org

http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/

ServeNet, http://servenet.org/

If you see an organization that you would like to help, but don't see a volunteering opportunity posted by that organization, it's okay to call them and say you would like to volunteer -- they may have opportunities they haven't posted. Also, many organizations are open to your own suggestions for volunteering activities.

Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site,

http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

Remember that finding a volunteering gig can be like finding a job: you may have to interview several times before you are chosen for an assignment.

Answer 2

Begin with the local Chamber of Commerce.

Next, contact the local Independent School District.

Finally, how about beginning with your pastor, priest or minister. If you're secular and not religious, the first two options will net you results.