Online Volunteer Center
Our volunteer platform hosts opportunities throughout the county for a variety of activities. There are options for individuals, families, and groups.
Making a difference comes one act of service at a time.
Impact and Investment Council
Join us to learn about community needs, evaluate program requests, and make investment recommendations for United Way of Will County’s impact and investment process.
Join Women United
Women United® is United Way of Will County’s women of social change initiative to address issues related to generational poverty.
Internships
Are you looking for an internship opportunity? United Way of Will County has opportunities for spring, summer, and fall semesters.
- Non-Profit Operations Internship offers opportunities for those studying non-profit management, business, communications, and many more.
- Social Work Internship occurs in the spring/summer and focuses on research and community impact outcome measurement.
Hours are flexible during the work day and adaptable to the time requirements of your internship.
We are currently not excepting interns at this time.
Make a Gift
We appreciate your interest in helping us create positive, sustainable change in Will County.
Student and Court Ordered Volunteers
View our database of Will County agencies that accept student community service hours and court ordered community service cases.
Host a Drive
United Way of Will County has two programs for basic-needs item collections.
Hygiene For Humanity:
Gather full-sized hygiene items to support homeless families in Will County through Family Support Days.
Diaper Depot:
A free, community diaper program that provides one, pre-packaged bundle of 25 diapers, per child per month, to families experiencing hardships.
Board of Directors
Do you seek to utilize your leadership skills, knowledge, and expertise to impact our community? Are you passionate about empowering people and creating positive, sustainable change? A position on our Board of Directors may be for you.
Board members serve a three year term and are active in our operations.
Get Your Workplace Involved
Interested in making a larger impact? Take an active role with your employer’s United Way involvement and Corporate Social Responsibility goals.
Skills Based Volunteer
Are you looking for a regularly occurring volunteer opportunity? Become a United Way of Will County Skills Based Volunteer. Help in our office with filing, mailings, data management, and much more.
Hours are flexible during the work day.
Give Back for Your Birthday
Use our crowdfunding platform to create a customized fundraising page in honor of your birthday! Use a general fund or select an impact area that matters to you.
Email Updates: Coming Your Way
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