Help Esperanza

Each fiscal year, Esperanza MUST raise over $300,000 to bridge the gap of state fee-for-service funding.

Donate your Vehicle!
By donating a vehicle you can help the important work of Esperanza Community Services. Car donation is fast and eay and an amazing way to make a difference. For more information go to donate your car.

Corporate Involvement

There are several ways corporations can get involved with Esperanza. Your participation will help make a difference in the lives of the toddlers, students, and adults we serve.

(1) Schedule a corporate volunteer day
(2) Donate service certificates or products for our silent and live auctions
(3) Sponsor an event ( Annual Spring Dinner or the Summmerfest)
(4) Make a monetary contribution to support our mission

Volunteering at Esperanza Community Services is very rewarding. You can volunteer for one of our special events or help with painting classrooms and gardening. If you are interested in learning more about our volunteer opportunities, please fill out the volunteer application form.

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

Is your company, school or group looking for a volunteer project? Come make a world of difference! Esperanza is looking for groups of 10 to 20 people to clean, paint or landscape throughout the year. Please call Linda Romano-Derr, volunteer coordinator for more information at (312) 243 -6097 x 233.

The week of August 18 will be dedicated to preparing the school and Coleridge facilities for the new program year beginning in September. If you have a group of coworkers or friends that are looking for an opportunity to give back to the community and our program participants, this is the perfect chance! We need your help in beautifying Esperanza’s buildings through a deep clean. Come ready to get your hands (and maybe your clothes) dirty!

CILA needs your help!

Sophia and Tobias Houses, Esperanza’s supervised residential homes for adults with developmental disabilities, are in need of a major overhaul. If you have ever painted a room, or know how to use a hammer, we need your help! You can help build cabinets, or help with the yard. There is no shortage of things to do. So bring along a friend, and help improve Esperanza’s CILA homes.

Mentoring Esperanza's Youth

Esperanza School is seeking volunteers to join the mentoring program. This program allows our students to build positive relationships with adult role models while participating in activities that develop their social and vocational skills, and helps them build self esteem by giving back to the community. The first element of this program is an after school activity every Thursday from 3:00-6:00 PM. Students and mentors work on arts and crafts projects with the goal to produce items that we can sell in order to raise money for local organizations. Through these activities, participants are selected for the second element of the program where a student and mentor volunteer together at another agency. We are looking for mentors from various backgrounds who are interested in building relationships with students who have cognitive and emotional impairments and helping them to meet their potential.

BOARD MEMBERS
Esperanza is currently recruiting individuals to join our Board of Directors. While the agency looks for Board members with particular areas of expertise in accounting, event coordination, facilities management, fundraising, law, marketing, public relations, real estate, school administration, and strategic planning, no qualification is more important that the member’s interest and concern for people with developmental disabilities.