Volunteering

Mather LifeWays offers a variety of ways to serve your neighborhood or community either in an informal, "as needed" way, or within structured volunteer programs.

Mather's—More Than a Café
Mather Connections

Training and ongoing support is provided for volunteer opportunities at

Mather's—More Than a Café:

• Administrative volunteers answer phones, confirm attendance, prepare classrooms, and distribute mail
• Class Instructors/Group Leaders share special talents, hobbies, or professional skills with fellow members
• Ambassadors are links to the community
• Special projects involve helping with special events, parties, and mailings
• Data entry/computer work
• Program planners research and develop future Mather's—More Than a Café classes and special events
• Tutors work in local elementary schools to help children with reading and language skills
• Travel planners assist in gathering data for use in the development of day trip and extended travel opportunities
• Greeters work in shifts at our Cafés to welcome and socialize with customers

For more information about volunteering opportunities with Mather Connections, call (773) 205.3308 or e-mail Eilleen Gabriel-Galan.
For a detailed list of available opportunities, please click here.
For your convenience, a volunteer application is available for download.

Return applications via
E-mail: egabrielgalan@matherlifeways.com

U.S. Mail:
Mather's—More Than a Café
Attn: Mather Connections
3235 Central Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634

Mather Pavilion

Volunteers at Mather Pavilion invest themselves into the lives of residents in many ways. The following is a list of available volunteer opportunities:

• Activities Assistant
• Art Instructor or Assistant
• Book & Resource Cart
• Computer Volunteer: see www.IN2L.com
• Organizational/Administrative Volunteer
• Performer: Music, Dance, Theatre, etc.
• Pet Visits
• Photographer and/or Scrap-booker
• Reading to the blind
• Rehab Volunteer
• Special Events/Projects
• Visiting Volunteer
• Writer
• OTHER:  We’re open to just about anything. If you’ve got an idea, we’ll listen!   

To learn more about joining the Mather Pavilion team of volunteers, call Mike Fehland at (847) 492.7711 or e-mail mfehland@matherlifeways.com. For your convenience, a volunteer application can be downloaded and returned to Mike Fehland by fax, e-mail or U.S. mail (see application for more information).

Legacy Leadership Institute

The Legacy Leadership Institute program focuses on teaching individuals how to develop much-needed funds for important causes. As a Legacy Leader, you’ll put your know-how into action after being matched up with a nonprofit organization of your choice.

• Share your talents
• Take on a new, fulfilling challenge
• Learn about the nonprofit world
• Develop skills that make you more “marketable”

For more information about Legacy Leadership Institute and the upcoming training session on September 30, please contact Karen Kolb, Manager of Community Resources at (847) 492.7732.  Click here to download a Legacy Leadership Institute flyer.

The Legacy Leadership Institute is a program of the Chicago Life Opportunities Initiative (CLOI), a partnership of CJE SeniorLife and Mather LifeWays. CLOI unites the wisdom and experience of older adults with Chicago area non-profit organizations to address community-identified needs through volunteerism, employment, and lifelong learning opportunities. CLOI is partially funded through the generous support of the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Fund, the JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, and Mather LifeWays.