Help the YWCA McLean County with their mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all! The YWCA McLean County is looking to highlight the diversity of students in their Young Wonders Early Learning and Youth Development program with a mural depicting the flag of the countries students come from Read more about Mural Project at the YWCA[…]
Fifth graders from Pepper Ridge Elementary School will be visiting Illinois Wesleyan University on Wednesday Oct. 23rd, and we need IWU students to help make their experience the best it can be! The theme of the day is Opening Doors – the Future is Yours. The schedule is as follows: First Generation College Student Panel 9:25 Read more about Volunteers for Pepper Ridge Visit to IWU![…]
Join the Green Top Grocery Outreach Committee for a 90 minute meeting to learn what a co-op grocery store is and the impact it can have on our community. The first 45 minutes of this meeting will include basic info about co-ops (brief history, community impact and differences in co-op grocery stores vs. conventional stores). Read more about Green Top Grocery Volunteer Orientation![…]
Help the Book Bike at the Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market! Don’t know about the Book Bike yet? Check this out: http://www.westbloomington.org/wordpress/education/book-bike/. The market will be held on Nov 11 from 10am – 1pm. If you are still in town, we would love extra hands to give out books to people at this very busy event. It’s held downtown,and it Read more about Book Bike Volunteer Needed![…]
INTERESTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE? WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE? CONSIDERING VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CITIZENSHIP TEAM AT THE IMMIGRATION PROJECT! The Immigration Project is a not-for-profit legal immigration services agency which re-located in October 2008 from East St. Louis and Western Avenue Community Center to new offices in Bloomington Illinois. We offer Read more about Volunteer Needed at the Immigration Project![…]
YWCA Stepping Stones Sexual Assault Program is offering 40-hour volunteer training for those who wish to provide crisis intervention to sexual assault survivors. Fall Training Schedule Every Monday & Wednesday: October 21 – November 13, 6 pm – 9 pm Saturdays: October 26 & November 16, 9 am – 5 pm All trainings will be held at Read more about YWCA Stepping Stones Volunteers Needed![…]
Smart Sprouts are kids K – Grade 5 in after-school programs. BUDs mentor them, assisting with reading, math and life skills. Being a BUD is easy! Do you… Have 2-4 hours a week, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.? Have time during the 2013-2014 school year? Enjoy children? Smart Sprouts is offered in 17 locations Read more about Mentor Needed for YWCA Smart Sprouts Program![…]
Alex Kim (2013, Environmental Studies) designed the first Veggie Bike. The goal of the Veggie Bike is to have a sustainable, enjoyable, and practical way of transporting vegetables for the IWU Peace Garden. The IWU Peace Garden is organic and only uses human power to support the garden. Volunteers use a push mower and produce is Read more about Alex Kim ’13: Veggie Bike[…]
Ted Delicath was a long-time and loyal part of the ARC team. Originally from Bartonville, IL, Ted graduated from IWU with a degree in Political Science. During his time at IWU, Ted also completed the Oxford program. He began by working for ARC in the summer of 2012. He successfully completed the application for Bloomington-Normal Read more about Ted Delicath ’13[…]
IWU’s ARC is one of the collaborative’s five partners, which also include the city, the University of Illinois Community Preservation Clinic, Coldwell Banker Heart of America and State Farm Bank. “I think our odds for true revitalization have never been better,” said Deb Halperin, coordinator of Illinois Wesleyan University’s Action Research Center (from pantagraph.com). Read Read more about ARC is a member of the West Bloomington Housing Collaborative![…]
