What does four hours a month mean to you? To a person in need, it can mean the world.
BEDS Plus has begun its 30th season of sheltering individuals facing the crisis of homelessness in the southwestern suburbs. Operated by a dedicated staff and a large group of volunteers, BEDS Plus has helped guide thousands out of crisis and back to stable, independent, and healthy lives.
BEDS Plus operates its nightly emergency shelters in west suburban Cook County, and service the homeless in the townships of Lyons, Stickney, Riverside, Proviso, and Worth.
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INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
Can you donate 4 hours a month to help those in crisis?
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Volunteers are essential to the success of BEDS mission. Here are ways to contribute your time:
Cooks work individually or as a team to supply a hot evening meal and breakfast items, once a month.
Laundry volunteers wash linens and bedding at home or a laundromat.
Shelter volunteers commit to a four-hour shelter shift in the evening or early morning, once a month.
HOW DO I BEGIN?
Orientation
Join us for orientation to become acquainted and inform you of volunteer duties.
Orientations are held the second Monday of each month in La Grange or in Worth on the fourth Monday of the month and begin at 7 pm, lasting about an hour. Orientations are located at the following:
First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange
2nd Floor Conference Room, BEDS entrance is on Catherine Ave.
150 S. Ashland Ave.
La Grange
or
St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church
Heaney Hall
11005 South 76th Avenue
Worth
Shelter shifts are Monday-Friday 1st shift: 6:30 PM-11 PM, 2nd shift: 11 PM-3 AM, 3rd shift: 3 AM-7:30 AM, and 4th shift: 5:30 AM-7:30 AM
For more information, visit www.beds-plus.org. For information on volunteer opportunities please contact volunteer@beds-plus.org or 708-354-0858 extension 3.