These are platforms you can to find any type of volunteer opportunity, including with
youth serving and literacy organizations

A LIST OF CHICAGO AREA TUTOR AND/OR MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/chicago-area-program-links
This section of the Tutor/Mentor Connection web site includes links to more than 200 youth serving organizations, organized by sections of the city. Organizations that do not operate from sites, such as Big Brothers, or who have multiple locations, are included in a section titled "muti site".  Organizations that operate at schools are included in another sub list.

If you are a Chicago area, non-school, volunteer-based tutor or mentor organization and want to be on the list, or if you know of an organization on the list that is no-longer operating, or in the wrong regional sub category, use the contact button on this site to report this information.

BECOME A MENTOR - MENTOR NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.mentoring.org/take-action/find-a-mentor
The MENTOR, National Mentoring Partnership database includes more than 4000 programs where volunteers and donors are needed. This is searchable by zip code by anyone looking for local mentoring opportunities.  Programs can register their program for free to be listed in the Directory.

CATCHAFIRE - CONNECTS SKILLS VOLUNTEERS TO NPOS
https://www.catchafire.org/
From the web site: "Catchafire's mission is to improve the quality of the volunteer experience by  providing the opportunity for people to volunteer their skills in a powerful  way. Our vision is to make it easy for every professional to volunteer their  skills if they want to and to make it easy for every nonprofit and social  enterprise to access and effectively use skills-based volunteers."

CORONA CONNECTS - MATCHING VOLUNTEERS TO OPPORTUNITIES
https://coronaconnects.org/
This volunteer matching site was created by a team of college students from across the US trying to make volunteering easy during the 2020 pandemic.

ENGAGE - WORLD’S LARGEST DIGITAL VOLUNTEER NETWORK
https://engage.pointsoflight.org/
The description from the website reads: "Points of Light Engage pulls volunteer opportunities from sites around the web to provide the most comprehensive database of volunteer opportunities around the world. Individuals can search for volunteer projects, nonprofits can post and manage event sign-ups, and visitors are invited to start projects of their own – all in one place. 

FIND AND POST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT IDEALIST.ORG
https://www.idealist.org/en/
From the web site: "Idealist is all about connecting idealists - people who want to do good - with opportunities for action and collaboration.  With more than 100,000 organizations and 1.4 million monthly visitors to our English, Spanish (idealistas.org), and French (idealiste.org) sites, Idealist helps people move from intention to action all over the world."

HEART OF ILLINOIS UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER CENTER
https://www.hoiunitedway.org/
Heart of Illinois United Way Volunteer Center serves Central Illinois and the  Peoria area.

JUSTSERVE.ORG - FIND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.justserve.org/about
From the web site: "JustServe.org is a website where the volunteer needs of organizations may be posted and volunteers may search for places to serve in the community.  JustServe provides opportunities to relieve suffering, care for the poor and needy, and enhance the quality of life in the community. JustServe is not for proselytizing or publicity—it is simply a service to help link community volunteer needs with volunteers."

LITERACY PROGRAMS IN CHICAGO AREA
http://www.lvillinois.org/directory-of-literacy-organizations.aspx
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois provides links to nearly 100 literacy organizations in the Chicago area, which you can search by sections of the city and suburbs.

SERVE ILLINOIS - STATEWIDE PORTAL FOR VOLUNTEERISM
https://serveillinois.galaxydigital.com/need/
At this site visitors can search by zip code to find volunteer opportunities in tutor/mentor programs and other forms of service anywhere in Illinois. The site draws from the various national volunteer search networks, such as Idealist and VolunteerMatch.  You can also learn about the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, find links to Volunteer Centers in local communities, and find links to state government agencies.

TAPROOT FOUNDATION - HELPING NPOS AND SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS CONNECT WITH BUSINESS TALENT
https://taprootfoundation.org/
From the web site:  "The Taproot Foundation connects nonprofits and social change organizations with passionate, skilled volunteers who share their expertise pro bono. Through our programs, business professionals deliver marketing, strategy, HR, and IT solutions that organizations need to achieve their missions."

UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT PORTAL
https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer
This page on the United Way web site offers volunteers a searchable list of opportunities in different service categories.

VOLUNTEER MATCH - LINKS VOLUNTEERS AROUND COUNTRY
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Volunteer Match helps volunteers from throughout the world connect with a more than 100,000 nonprofits around the world who need volunteer help.

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT WEB SITES FOR NONPROFITS
https://www.wholewhale.com/tips/where-to-post-volunteer-opportunities/
This web site offers many resources for volunteer managers and non profits. You need to subscribe to get the entire list of volunteer recruitment sites mentioned.