About Weekly Phone Buddy

United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago (known as UCP Seguin, EIN 36-2894174) is seeking volunteers to act as a Phone Buddy to make weekly calls to individuals with developmental disabilities who are served by UCP Seguin from UCP Seguin's main headquarters in Cicero. The hours needed would be Monday through Friday, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. If you are available to work between 1 and 3 hours weekly, we would love to hear from you.

We desire volunteers to come to our main offices located at 3100 S. Central Ave. in Cicero once a week to make phone calls to converse with adult men and women who have a disability who are served by UCP Seguin.

The individuals you speak with will be 18 years old or more, may work, volunteer, or attend a day service programs, and have a variety of interests just like you. They may have Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, or a variety of other disabilities. Although they may have difficulty speaking, they will each have a variety of interests and you can talk with them about those commonly held interests they have.

You will be trained by UCP Seguin for this position and there will be a UCP Seguin staff member who will available while you volunteer to aid you, as needed

If you are interested in learning more, pleases complete the attached form and we will be in touch. Thank you for your interest in volunteering at UCP Seguin.

Application Process

There will be an application to complete, a background check and some basic training that will be required as part of volunteering at UCP Seguin.