Dupage pads offers many rewarding volunteer opportunities.

NAPERVILLE & SURROUNDING AREAS

Please join us on September 8 at Saint Margaret Mary 1450 Green Trails, Naperville, to learn about volunteering for DuPage PADS at our overnight shelter site at this location. We are in need of volunteers for the following day and shifts:

2nd Thursday of each month (September thru May)

• Overnight Shifts: 10pm-2am and 2am-5am
• Breakfast Shift and Clean-up: 5am-8am

Register with Anne O’Dell via email or at 630-682-8567 ext. 350.

Please join us on September 19 at Community United Methodist Church, 20 Center Street, Naperville, to learn about volunteering for DuPage PADS at our overnight shelter site at this location. We are in need of volunteers for the following day and shifts:

3rd Sunday each month (September thru May)

• Monitoring: 8pm-10pm
• Overnight Shifts: 10pm-2am and 2am-5:30am
• Breakfast Shift and Clean-up: 5am – 8am

Register with Anne O’Dell via email or at 630-682-8567 ext. 350.

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Movers
Movers will be needed to get pads from one church to another in September. Dates are to be determined.

Mentors
Work one-on-one with clients in our supportive housing program to assist them with community involvement, employment and life skills. Click here for a Mentor Orientation on September 14.

Support Center, Wheaton
We need volunteers to welcome new people who come to DuPage PADS. Volunteer hours are between 7:30am-1:00pm.

Special Events
DuPage Pads has certain events that happen throughout the year. Our next big event is our 5k Run/Walk on September 10. We are looking for volunteers to assist in set-up, monitor the course, help out at water stations, and clean up.

Register with Anne O’Dell via email or at 630-682-8567 ext. 350.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION & INFORMATION

If you are interested in volunteering with DuPage PADS, please find additional information and our volunteer application for download.

• Volunteer Application (PDF)
• Volunteer Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
• Volunteer Policy Handbook (PDF)
• Youth Policy (PDF) (Must be signed by Parent or Guardian)

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• Learn more about our Get on the Bus with Us-Raising $hange! program and get your school involved 
• Check our our events calendar
• Get inspired by stories of how others made a difference.

notable volunteers

Kathy Schank, Naperville

Named "Marvelous Mom" by Naperville Glancer.

Speaker's Bureau & Interim Housing Volunteer

Lane Lewis, Naperville

Named one of the "20 Most Admirable Residents of 2009" by Naperville Glancer.

Top Individual Fundraiser ($2,715.50) and finished 1st in his age group in his first every 5K run at the 2009 PADS Run/Walk.

Read stories of how people have volunteered and made a difference in our community.