This is the social hotbed of 826CHI volunteer greatness. Meet, whisper, write in code, give digital high-fives, throw out questions, propose gatherings, and most of all pal up in support of 826CHI's mission to inspire kids in Chicago to write. Onwards, agents!

Our group's aim is to play for people at nursing homes, hospitals, community centers - any place where we can brighten the day of people who otherwise would not be able to listen to live music. Everything we do is completely volunteer. We are simply a group of individuals who come together and share our music with a deserving audience. Here is how a "typical" gig has worked in the past: We get a group of people together, usually around 5 or 6. We play songs from our group's songbook, or from any …

One Brick provides support to local non-profit and community organizations by creating a unique, social and flexible volunteer environment for those interested in making a concrete difference in the community. We enable people to get involved, have an impact and have fun, without the requirements of individual long-term commitments. What makes us even more unique is that One Brick chapters are 100% volunteer-run! We have no employees...we don't even maintain offices! In fact, on a National level …

Pets for Vets, a national 501(c)3 organization, is an entirely volunteer run organization that has chapters throughout the US, and most recently in Chicago. Essentially, our organization pairs veterans suffering from PTSD or TBI with shelter dogs at no cost to the veteran. Our goal is to bring the joy and unconditional love of a pet to someone who could benefit from this specific type of healing. Studies have shown the therapeutic effects having an animal can have, especially for those with PTSD …

4-days after the 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, Chicagoans of this Meetup started spreading the message that HAITI needs help for a long, long time. One of the inspiration to start this group was an e-mail received 1-day after the earthquake, from Meetup co-founder Scott Helferman. He suggested to think about how to help Haiti by means of using a Meetup. Obviously if you’ve donated your share already, kindly pass this information to someone who likes to further help. Honestly your word-of-mouth p …

Mountain bikers unite! Build trails where no bikes have gone before. Improve and maintain existing trails. Meet great people and be part of a fit and active community. Bikers, hikers, runners, all are welcome to help build sustainable trails in the Chicago area. If your employer offers volunteer matching, see our VolunteerMatch profile http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp1186218.jsp

We're McKinley Park Church, a small, grassroots-style ministry that meets in the homes of our members. Our Meetup group will offer three different types of Meetups, so you can pick and choose which ones you want to be involved with. They are: 1. Sunday Morning Worship Service. Christ's love for us is the motivation behind everything we do. If you'd like to join us in worshipping our great God, or even just engage in a good conversation about what that means, we would love to have you. 2. Vol …

This group is for those of us in Chicago and the suburbs that want to meet with other vegans and vegetarians for not only dining out together, but also doing other fun social things like going to see shows, museums, volunteering, potlucks, drinks, etc... Please check the "Pages" tab for information on our group's attendance and harassment policies.

The Chicago Black Professionals Meetup is a group primarily made up of men and women over the age of 21 here in the Chicago area whom share an interest in ethnic heritages rooted in the African diaspora. We come from broadly diverse educational, professional, and social backgrounds, but we have a common interest: to come together for social networking. We strive to promote social connections between our members, and to promote a healthy and free exchange of information and ideas between the memb …

Do you live in the Edgewater neighborhood in Chicago? Would you like to get more involved in your community but just don't know how? Would you like to support local businesses, meet your neighbors and make a difference while having fun? If so we'd love to "meet" you! We're a brand new Meetup who would like to find like-minded neighbors who would like to get involved in our beautiful community to volunteer, support our businesses and have fun in Edgewater.

AARP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all as we age.  We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through advocacy, service, and information.  In Illinois, AARP has offices in Chicago and Springfield and a statewide network of volunteers that are involved in our advocacy and community outreach initiatives.  With nearly 1.7 million members in Illinois, AARP is a powerful voice for older adults in the state Capitol an …

Adopt Me! (poochie faces & critters needing a forever home) Come out and help get adorable animals a 'forever home' – a permanent placement in a loving home. Do you love pets? Do their cute little faces make you want to adopt them all? (lol) Then perhaps this is the group for you. We will post & attend adoption events so that these little critters can find a permanent home. We can find places to volunteer our time and make monetary contributions and donations of supplies to Chicagoland area huma …

We are jetsetters, expats, and young, professional, globally minded women. We believe in getting involved in the world around us, whether through travel, volunteering, or global awareness -- and we believe in the power of an internationally connected community to do it! We're starting at the local level and Chicago is our first step. Come join us for quarterly happy hours called "Go Girl Live", which are after-work networking events that benefit a local women-focused non-profit, as well as other …

ARFhouse Chicago (Animal Refuge Foundation) is a no-kill all volunteer animal shelter in Chicago. In August 2007, we celebrated our one year anniversary. In addition to helping place homeless animals, our goal is to lower the homeless pet population and the number of animals euthanized. Our goal is being accomplished through a combination of adopting out animals and educating the public on the importance of spaying and neutering. To date, we have adopted out over 600 animals. ARFhouse places dog …

Thank you for your interest in Sassy Mahogany Wives Foundation. Sassy Mahogany Wives Foundation is a sisterhood of wives who support, uplift and motivate each other, mentor underprivileged teen girls and give back to the community! We are in the beginning stages of birthing this vision and we would love for you to join our circle and grow with us. Meetups will include roundtable discussions, couples night, wives night out, spa events, group mentoring as well as several other volunteer events tha …

The mission of the United Way Young Leaders Society (YLS) is to promote and encourage the spirit of philanthropy and volunteerism among the young professionals of Chicagoland. Members of YLS are committed, compassionate and generous individuals who are dedicated to making a positive impact throughout our community around our issue areas of income, education and health. They GIVE, they ADVOCATE, they VOLUNTEER and they share a common desire to LIVE UNITED.

Local in service. Founded in 1990, CEP provides free tax and financial services to improve the bottom line of Illinois’ families. National in voice. Leading a coalition of like-minded organizations from across the country, we find the solutions that work for working families and returned over $10 MM in tax refunds to working families here in Chicago. Have a direct impact on your local economy and volunteer, and as always you don't have to have a background in numbers to make an impact!

Love beer, volunteering, free tee shirts and fun? This is the meet up for you! We're looking to connect Chicago residents who love giving back to their community as much as they love beer!

This is a group of actual heroes that meet twice a week to change the world. We have been meeting since 2000 to find ways to be modern day superheroes by funding retired CIA, NSA, KGB, Mi6, Delta Force (SFOD-D) and Interpol operatives to work with the FBI to stop Extreme Human Rights Abusers. If you care about human rights abuse and the United Nation's 37 Rights of Children and would like to have a direct hand in stopping badguys please join us!! We need more local heroes to join our group!

We are a social and service organization for young professionals and students dedicated to the principles of Rotary. We offer a wide range of activities, from involvement in the local community with different social projects to fun social events and professional development events. Please also feel free to join our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/51002020342/ and check our our webpage (currently being updated) at http://www.rotaractchicago.org We have done international service …

Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) is one of Chicago's oldest and largest domestic violence organizations. The Junior Board increases CAWC’s exposure to the community by obtaining additional resources to support CAWC programs and aid CAWC's mission of ending domestic violence through a self-help, empowerment approach.  This approach provides counseling, advocacy, and a 24-hour hotline for people affected by domestic violence, including a shelter for women and children.  Junio …

AARP Chapters are nongovernmental, nonpartisan community service organizations. Chapters get involved in making our communities better places to live by organizing and participating in a variety of community service projects. Chapters make a difference in state and national issues as they receive state legislative alerts and information to influence policy decisions. You will make new friends by meeting with people with similar interests and areas of concern.

Inspired by DataKind's DataDive 2012. We offer regular meeting space and opportunities for ongoing collaboration of non-profit data partners and data enthusiasts to explore and gain insights from interesting data sets for the greater good.

Chicago has a vibrant indie filmmaking scene. If you're part of it, we invite you to tap into the Filmmakers in Action network to find likeminded filmmakers and screenwriters developing their craft and building their portfolio/reels. Whether you want to produce your own short (or feature) film or get experience on someone else's, you'll find plenty of opportunities in this MeetUp group. MONTHLY MEETUPS Pencil in the 2nd Tuesday of each month and make a point to join us for our monthly presenta …

This is a book club dedicated to exploring great writings about the environment. We will discuss both the great past works and their influence on society as well as explore the pioneering notions and ideas found in the present literature.  Field trips, lectures and other activities will supplement the reading (or provide a way for our fellow Naturalist Book Lovers to get to know each other better).

In or around Chicago? Atheist? Do you need or want a venue for serving the community that won't try to get you to think-alike? Here we are.

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Unknown “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost --------------------------------------- Do you love Hiking and Adventures? Welcome to the Chicago Hiking, Outdoors, & Social Meetup Group. We strive for adventures, fun, and friendships. This group is for people who en …

This is a group that has dinners in restaurants. While there is a number of vegan and raw groups, our focus is a little different. We are looking to have events at restaurants that will provide vegan and raw options at our events. It may not always be possible to have a raw option but that is one of our goals. Another one of our goals is to have events at restaurants thay may not be only vegetarian/vegan or raw. We would like to show the traditional types of restaurants that there is a market fo …