VOLUNTEER
People from various backgrounds and neighborhoods contribute their time and unique gifts to our movement. So, depending on your interests, talents, and availability you can engage in one or more of the following ways:
Advocacy, Organizing and Social Justice
Work with and on behalf of those who are marginalized, most vunerable and in great need of social opportunities.
The Arts, Media and Communications
Share your gifts to craft and share messages through visual, print, performing, broadcast and digital media.
Management and Organizational Leadership
Offer professional consultation related to accounting, business, finance, personnel, training, etc.
Crafts, Labor and Trades
Lend your expertise for vocational projects such as construction, demolition, horticulture, landscaping, painting, etc.
Jobs and Workforce Development
Locate employment opportunities and/or support North Lawndale organizations assisting residents to secure sustainable jobs.
Pro Bono Professonal Consulting
Provide personalized professional assistance such as advertising, legal, health, marketing, tech support, etc.
Systems, Data and Research
Help Kinship Partner Organizations to operate more efficiently with surveys, stats, records, studies, interviews, technology, etc.
Educational, Social and Spiritual Enrichment
Serve on committees to plan workshops, retreats, worship services, rallies, and socials to unite the communities.
Youth Sports, Mentoring and Recreation
Work with existing organizations and teams to provide mentoring, character development, recreation and violence prevention.
Strategic and Quality of Life Planning
Support one of the 16 North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) Quality of Life Subcommittees to help address a focused social issue. The Subcommittees include: 1. Housing, 2. Economic Development, 3. Workforce Development, 4. Transportation and Infrastructure, 5. Technology, 6.Greening and Open Space, 7.Arts and Culture, 8. Health and Wellness, 9. Public Safety, 10. Education and Youth Development, 11. Sports and Recreation, 12. Capacity, and 13.Communications.
Unique Projects
Surface brand new ideas and assets to contribute to the Kinship mission. Let us know exactly how you feel called to get involved.
Kinship Coordination Team
Coordinate big gatherings, craft Kinship messaging, enter and manage data, provide hospitality, and more!
See a role for you? A way you can make a difference? Click below to fill out our volunteer form!