Chicago

AVODAH Placement Organizations

This list is intended to give you an idea of the type of position you might have while in AVODAH. This is not the full or final list of potential positions available. Position and placement descriptions vary from year to year. 

• The ARK creates a safety net for Chicagoland needy by providing vital human services and building bridges between volunteers and those in need, offering an array of medical, legal, and social services to more than 3,000 people each year. AVODAH provides a Social Service Assistant to The ARK.
• Cambodian Association of Illinois works with Cambodians and other Asian populations, moving them from survival to self-sufficiency through employment, family health, literacy, citizenship, senior home care and children and youth programs, reaching about 1,500 households per year.  AVODAH provides a Youth and Cultural Programs Assistant to the Cambodian Association of Illinois.    
• Chicago Commons Chicago serves families across the West and South Sides of Chicago by operating child development, leadership development, adult education, and senior services programs in three distinct Chicago neighborhoods – West Humboldt Park, Pilsen and New City (Back of the Yards). AVODAH provides two Family Workers to Chicago Commons.
• Chicago SCORES! works with youth in the North Lawndale and Little Village neighborhoods to lead healthy lifestyles, be engaged students, and become agents of change in their communities using soccer, writing, creative expression, and service-learning. AVODAH provides a Community Resource Manager to Chicago SCORES!
• Chicago Women’s Health Center is a health collective that provides gynecological and mental health care, health outreach and education, and advocacy for women’s health rights. AVODAH provides an Office and Volunteer Programming Coordinator to Chicago Women’s Health Center.
• Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago serves the educational, cultural, psychological, and socio-economic needs of Ethiopian and other immigrant groups in Chicago and surrounding areas. AVODAH provides a Youth and Family Life Education Team Member / Facility Development Research Team Member at The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago.
• Heartland Alliance is the hub for a continuum of services that meet basic needs (including the development of affordable and supportive housing), build strengths, safeguard human rights, and provide opportunities for positive change. Populations served include ex-offenders, youth, refugees, survivors of domestic violence, substance users, those living with HIV/AIDS, immigrants, homeless, and chronically unemployed. AVODAH provides a Housing Resource Specialist to Heartland Alliance.
• I.C. Stars works with adults with a high school diploma or GED using project-based learning and full immersion teaching to provide an opportunity for change-driven, future leaders to develop skills in business and technology. AVODAH provides a Community Relations Developer to I.C. Stars.
• Inspiration Corporation helps people affected by homelessness and poverty to identify pathways to independence and develop the resources that are needed to move forward in their lives. AVODAH provides a Supportive Services Assistant to Inspiration Corporation.
• Jewish Council on Urban Affairs works across the city of Chicago in partnership with African-Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Asians, Christians, and Jews of all denominations and others to ensure social and economic equity for all people. AVODAH provides a Community Initiatives Fellow to the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
• Lakeview Action Coalition is a community organization acting to sustain racial and economic diversity in the Chicago communities of Lakeview and North Center and to build bridges between community members. AVODAH provides a Community Organizer to the Lakeview Action Coalition.
• The Mary Crane Center promotes the comprehensive early development of children through school-readiness programs, personal enrichment activities, and family support services.
• The Supportive Housing Providers Association organizes and advocates for providers and residents of supportive housing and improves services and funding for supportive housing across the state of Illinois. Residents of supportive housing are frequently formerly homeless and/or may have special needs, such as mental illness, substance abuse issues, or other chronic illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS. AVODAH provides a Resident Activities and Advocacy Coordinator to Supportive Housing Providers Association.
• Trilogy, Inc. assists people in their recovery from serious mental illness by helping them discover and reclaim their own capabilities and life direction. AVODAH provides a Recovery Counselor to Trilogy.