Shriners - Chicago runs more effectively with the help of about 100 weekly volunteers. We are looking for applications from people with unique talents to help in all facets of hospital operations. We make a commitment to our patients and families that we will provide the best quality care environment, and we are looking for volunteers to help us in this mission.

Volunteer Needs
Our need for volunteers is greatest during normal business hours, Monday � Friday between 8 a.m. � 5 p.m. A limited number of opportunities are available between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and very few opportunities are sometimes available on the weekends. Because of the significant testing and training required of volunteers, we need loyal volunteers who can commit to staying with us for at least six months, working one day a week for a few hours each visit.

Shriners Hospitals Alumni Association

Are you a former patient?
The parent of a patient or former patient?
A former staff member?

It�s a rare hospital that can claim its own alumni association, but Shriners Hospitals for Children, the only system of hospitals in the U.S. which provides all care at no cost to families, is a philanthropy unique in many ways.

Early in 2006, John Lehuta, director for U.S. Research for McDonald�s Corporation and a patient at Shriners � Chicago in the 1970s, invited former patients to join with him in creating a formal alumni association to support the mission of the hospital. A core group of former patients has been meeting monthly to organize and plan ways to �pay forward� to the next generation what they themselves have gained from Shriners; they recently sponsored a reunion to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the hospital.

Ideas for future Alumni Association initiatives include acting as role models for current patients; adopting and supporting individual patient programs; sharing information about services and medical care; speaking for the hospital or contacting the media with stories; working together to publish a volume of alumni stories; and perhaps fundraising for the hospital. The Chicago group hopes that �chapters� for a nationwide alumni association will eventually be established at each of the 22 Shriners Hospitals. The group�s vision is to foster a national alumni network to help continue the mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children throughout the 21st century.

For more information, contact Kally Schneider.

Young Leadership Team

Are you a young professional?

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Chicago is looking for a variety of young professionals who can assist us in raising public interest and understanding of the work of the hospitals and the benefits of providing the best in medical care to children with challenging disabilities. Shriners is an organization that needs your ideas, energies, and expertise. The Young Leadership Team is a growing group of young professionals who understand the importance of investing in the next generation. Upcoming activities include a Chicago Wolves game with patients and a wheelchair basketball challenge.

If you have a big heart, some extra time on your hands, and an interest in working with other young professionals like yourself to help secure a better future for kids, contact Kally Schneider.

In-kind donations

Thank you for considering donating to Shriners Hospital. We appreciate your support.  Donated items must be new to ensure safety for our patients, who may have compromised immune systems. Donations should not be gift-wrapped, to enable easy distribution to the children. 

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