Volunteer with 826CHI!

Personal Info, part 1

First Name

Last Name

Nickname/Preferred Name

Date of Birth

MM/DD/YYYY

Email

Be sure to enter your most frequently used email address! This is the one we'll email when you're officially approved as a volunteer.

Phone Number

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Street/Apt.

City

State

Zip

Emergency Contact Information

Contact Full Name

Contact Phone Number

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Do you volunteer at other organizations?

If so, where?

How did you hear about 826CHI?

Have you participated in 826 programs as a student in the past?

How You Can Get Involved

Program Interest (select as many as you'd like)

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After-School Tutoring & Writing: Help students one-on-one with their homework and writing. At 826CHI, Mondays-Thursdays, 3:30pm-6:30pm.
In-Schools Projects: Work with classes in local schools. Various schools (times vary).
Field Trips: Lead or assist with our creative field trips. At 826CHI, Monday-Thursdays, mornings.
Workshops: Assist in writing workshops all over the city.
Event & Outreach: Help plan readings, fundraisers, volunteer gatherings, and other 826CHI events. On- and off-site, ongoing.
Store: 826CHI Ambassadorship through shifts in The Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply Co. At 826CHI, ongoing.

What Is Your Availability?

Are you volunteering as an academic or community service requirement?

Are you volunteering to complete court ordered service?

If yes, please explain (255 characters max):

How often do you plan to volunteer?

When will we see your smiling face?

Weekday mornings (8am - Noon)Weekday afternoons (Noon - 3pm)Weekday evenings (3pm - 6pm)Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)Unpredictable (You're a secret agent, and when the world needs saving, it needs saving.)

Select the professional skills you are able to offer 826

Select any special skills that will come in handy around 826.

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Any other hidden talents you would like to share with us or our students? (255 character limit)

Like our students do, it's time to put pencil to paper or fingertips to keyboards:

Describe any experience you have working with young learners. If none, what experiences have you had that will help you work with young learners. (250 words max)

What would you like to get out of your 826 experience? (150 words max)

What follows is a question that we ask for our students' protection

Have you ever been charged with, convicted of, or plead guilty to any crime?

If so, please describe in full

And now, in small font, some words of great importance!

As a condition of volunteering, I give permission for 826CHI to conduct background checks on me, which may include (but are not necessarily limited to) reviews of sex offender registries, child abuse, and criminal history records. If I no longer wish to submit to background checks, I agree to withdraw my application from consideration (or resign my volunteer position, if already accepted). I understand that false or misleading information on this application, or the discovery of inappropriate information through my background checks, may result in 826CHI declining my volunteer application (or the termination of my volunteer position, if already accepted). I hereby release and agree to hold harmless from liability to 826CHI, the employees and volunteers thereof, or any person or organization that may provide such information. I also understand that, regardless of previous appointments, 826CHI is not obligated to appoint me to a volunteer position. If appointed, I understand that, prior to the expiration of my term, I am subject to suspension by the Staff and Board of Directors of 826CHI for violation of 826CHI policies.

Note: 826CHI will not discriminate against any person based on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

By checking this box, you agree to the above terms

I agree to the above terms

Media release

While you are engage in volunteering at 826CHI, you may appear in photographs, video, or audio footage that 826CHI or 826 National may wish to use in its promotional materials (which include the 826CHI and 826 National fact books, websites, and social or online media platforms) or on the radio, or that may appear in press articles or other media about 826CHI or 826 National. These materials help provide the public with information about programs at 826CHI and are used to help 826CHI raise money to support the writing center and its programs. Please note that although permission for use of photographs, video, or audio footage of you is voluntary, once consent is provided by signing this form, it cannot be withdrawn. Also, 826CHI is a nonprofit organization and will not be able to provide monetary compensation for the use of any photographs, video or audio footage of you. Please sign below to grant permission to use the material as follows: I hereby grant permission to 826CHI or 826 National to use my photograph, video, and/or audio footage without payment or further consideration. I acknowledge the organization’s right to crop, treat, or edit the photograph, audio, or video footage at its discretion. I acknowledge that 826CHI may choose not to use the photo or material at this time, but may do so at its own discretion at a later date. I acknowledge 826CHI will not provide monetary compensation for the photographs or material.

By checking this box, you agree to the above terms

I agree to the above terms

Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19?

YesNo

Have you received a COVID-19 booster?

YesNo

Date of last COVID-19 vaccination:

MM/DD/YYYY

What type of Agent are you?