Chicago Area Volunteer-Based Tutor and/or Mentor Programs

Since 1993 we have collected and shared information about Chicago area, volunteer-based tutor and/or mentor programs that operate in the non-school hours.  The site where this information has been hosted is now being repaired so the list is temporarily available on this site.

The list was published in a printed directory from 1994 to 2003 then in an on-line directory since then.  We've attempted to show what areas each program serves, using maps and using list segmentation.

Click the links below to find programs in different sections of Chicago and its suburbs.

Chicago North

Chicago Central

Chicago South Central

Chicago South

College Access Tutor/Mentor Programs

Multiple Site & Community Based Tutor and/or Mentor Programs

School-Based Tutor and/or Mentor Programs

Chicago Suburbs (North, West, South) Includes Rest of Illinois, NW Indiana

If you find broken links or if you know of programs that should be added please contact Daniel Bassill of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC

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Does your volunteer-support strategy combine service with learning? Does it intend to convert tutors and mentors into leaders and capacity builders. This video is a recording of a flash animation created in late 2000s by a University of Michigan Grad student to explain this concept. You can also view the video on this Vialogues site, with updated comments.

View this article to see the original version of this volunteer-growth strategy. Click here.

Additional Resources for Volunteer Recruitment

* What are you doing to support volunteer recruitment? blog article

* Strategies for Recruiting Volunteers for your program - see PDF

* Recruiting Talent Volunteers for your organization - see PDF

* Strategic Thinking About Volunteering and Service - see PDF

* Building Support for your organization - see PDF