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2. Chicago Cares - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Cares is a nonprofit organization that connects prospective volunteers with volunteer opportunities throughout Chicago. [1] [2] [3] It was founded in 1991 by Leslie Bluhm and Mary Prchal. [4] In addition to connecting volunteers to service programs, Chicago Cares offers a training called Power of Service. [5]

3. Friends of the Parks - Wikipedia

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   Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1975, it acts as a watchdog group and environmental advocate for the Chicago area. Specifically, it monitors the condition and safety of the Chicago Park District and the forest preserves of Cook County. FOTP's office is in downtown Chicago.

4. List of volunteering awards - Wikipedia

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   The Hong Kong Volunteer Award, which are awarded by the Agency for Volunteer Service in Hong Kong, recognize outstanding individual volunteers and group volunteers in serving the community locally and worldwide. Since April 2009, all awardees were invited to join the Hong Kong Volunteer Awardees Society that was established to pool the strength ...

5. Chicago Hospital Offers Cuddlers to Help NICU Babies - AOL

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   For over 35 years, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has been helping infant patients and their families through a volunteer cuddler program. When families are away from the hospital's ...

6. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   It is an 804 acres (325 ha) lake that has 419 acres (170 ha) within the city of Chicago and the remainder in the city of Hammond. [12] Its maximum depth is 20 feet (6.1 m). [ 1 ] Wetlands adjacent to the lake include the 250 acres (100 ha) Eggers Woods Forest Preserve, 175 acres (71 ha) Powderhorn Lake Prairie, and 40 acres (16 ha) Hyde Lake ...

7. Friends of the Chicago River - Wikipedia

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   Friends of the Chicago River founded Chicago River Day in 1992. This annual clean-up day activates more than 2,000 volunteers working along the river at over 80 city and suburban locations, and serves an activation for increased river stewardship for people of all ages.

8. List of parks in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Lincoln Park: 1,188 acres (481 ha) Chicago's largest city park. Located north of the Loop, this is one of the more distinctive parks in terms of geography, because while it is centrally located in the Lincoln Park community area, it spans many different neighborhoods on the north side. Marquette Park: Chicago Lawn: 315 acres (127 ha)

9. Civic engagement - Wikipedia

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   E-services would allow digital technologies to improve the efficiency of urban services within a city. This would allow the services to become more effective as well as give the public a way to get involved. E-democracy and co-production would work by allowing citizens to shape public policy by allowing them to partake in actions through ...