Chicago Cares is redefining volunteerism. We are committed to relational, community-driven, equity-centered service: service co-designed in partnership with Chicago’s most impactful community leaders and organizations building a more equitable Chicago. We champion the many ways that Chicagoans are already engaged, and support thousands every year to forge new bonds and ignite collective action.

Today, we are proud to be more than a volunteer organization. After three decades of experience, we are trusted bridge-builders, weaving the community, civic, and corporate sectors together to build the Chicago we all deserve. Service isn’t service if we do it alone. It’s a commitment to acting together. A city more deeply bound to one another socially and civically is capable of transformational change.