Our Volunteer Department Vision Statement
To connect the community with rewarding volunteer opportunities at Marklund and to support our staff in its mission to make Everyday Life possible for our clients with profound disabilities.
To connect the community with rewarding volunteer opportunities at Marklund and to support our staff in its mission to make Everyday Life possible for our clients with profound disabilities.
Be a Marklund volunteer. Volunteers are an important part of our service to individuals with developmental disabilities. Whether you provide support to our residents, community clients or students on site at our Geneva, Elgin and Bloomingdale campuses, help with office duties or work at a fundraising event, you are an integral part of the Marklund team. Through our volunteers, we are able to enhance the care of our residents, community clients and students, and help Marklund make everyday life possible for them. They provide many daily life experiences while freeing up staff to provide 24-hour specialized care.
Read about the volunteer experience of first graders from Grace McWayne Elementary School in their letters to Marklund below.
Therapeutic, recreational and educational activities
Doing art projects
Reading a favorite story
Community outing assistants
Special events
Speakers Bureau
Support services
All of our volunteers can find a place for themselves, no matter what their interests, where they live or how much time they can donate.
If you are interested in volunteering, but are not sure in what capacity, Marklund’s Volunteer Department staff can help you learn about the many options. No matter what your gift, talent or skill…no matter what your age, Marklund’s staff needs you, and those we serve need you too.