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High School to College Info

For parents/college bound students join hs2coll@yahoogroups.com to find very useful info for maneuvering your way to a  university

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Chicago resident students are allowed one community college class a term for free

**TEEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES**

Greater Chicago Food Depository    https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/volunteer/

Chicago Zoological Society     https://www.czs.org/czs/scholars

Chicago Area Runners Association       http://www.cararuns.org/

Chicago Cares Volunteers      https://www.chicagocares.org/

Friends of the Park                         https://fotp.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Museum of Broadcast   Communications                   http://www.museum.tv/index.htm

Relay for Life                                     http://relay.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=RFL_FY09_IL_HSAC

Alzheimer’s Association                           http://www.alz.org/

Polish Museum of America         https://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org/work-with-us/

By the Hand Club              http://bythehand.org/

Thee Bridge Teen Center Orland Park        http://thebridgeteencenter.org/

WTTW                                                http://interactive.wttw.com/volunteer

The Recyclery                                         http://therecyclery.org/volunteer/

The Talking Party                                   http://www.thetalkingfarm.org/workdays/

The Grove Glenview                                 http://www.glenviewparks.org/thegrove/

Bernie’s Book Bank    Lake Bluff                           https://www.berniesbookbank.org/

Muck Fest                                                        http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_MUCK_homepage

Field Museum        https://www.fieldmuseum.org/at-the-field/programs/teen-volunteers-0

P.A.W.S. Chicago        http://www.pawschicago.org/how-to-help/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/

Art Institute of Chicago         http://www.artic.edu/employment/volunteer-opportunities

Adler Planetarium              http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/become-a-volunteer/

Anti-Cruelty Chicago         http://anticruelty.org/ways-to-get-involved/volunteer/

Jewish United Fund            http://www.juf.org/teens/TOV_One-Off-Opportunities.aspx

Safe Humane Chicago      http://www.safehumanechicago.org/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities

Habitat for Humanity             https://www.habitat.org/volunteer/near-you/youth-programs

Rush University Medical Center         https://www.rush.edu/about-us/volunteering-about-rush

University of Chicago Medicine      http://www.uchospitals.edu/contact/volunteer/

The Volunteer Center           http://www.volunteercenterhelps.org/

Chicagoland Environmental Network      http://www.chicagoenvironment.org/volunteer/index.cfm?PageNum=2&

World Computer Exchange           https://worldcomputerexchange.org/chicago-il/

Cradles to Crayons       https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/take-action/volunteer/

Niles Maine District Library                 https://www.nileslibrary.org/teens-volunteer

Chicago Hopes for Kids     http://www.chicagohopesforkids.org/

Honeycomb Project                http://thehoneycombproject.org/

Ravenswood Community Services     http://ravenswoodcommunityservices.org/volunteer

Children + Aid    (Ms. Gaven 312-424-6832) https://www.childrenshomeandaid.org/involved/volunteer/

Working Bikes         http://www.workingbikes.org/get-involved/

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