Help Support St. HOPE!

Please join us and help improve the lives of even more people from underserved communities!

Thank you for considering to support St. HOPE.  For more than 15 years St. HOPE has helped revitalize inner city communities through public education, civic leadership, economic development and arts enrichment. 
Today, primarily through the operation of 6 small schools, a 25,000 square-foot mixed use retail complex, a theater and an art gallery, St. HOPE provides an entire community opportunities that previously did not exist.  More importantly, through our K-12 public education system, we have helped nearly 2,000 students raise their academic performance levels and better prepare them for life after school.
By supporting St. HOPE, your help will enable us to reach operational, instructional and organizational excellence.  Furthermore, with every dollar you contribute, our educational leaders and hard-working staff will be able to pursue professional development opportunities, which will continue to improve the services we provide.

Interested in Volunteering with St. HOPE?

Community leaders have used their skills and talents to serve the inner-city community of Oak Park through volunteer ism since St. Hope's inception in 1989. Since then volunteer s have played a vital role in all of St. HOPE's divisions: public education, civic leadership, economic development and arts enrichment, striving to ensure the success of the community they serve.

St. HOPE places a significant amount of responsibility on volunteer 's shoulders as they are, like all staff members, representatives of St. HOPE and Oak Park. They bring the necessary labor, community resources, community information, and potential donors that St. HOPE needs in order to expand its services in Oak Park. Through their volunteer activities, they will show others the importance of serving, demonstrate what it means to be an active citizen, and uphold and pass on the ethic of service.

St. HOPE needs volunteer s from all different types of backgrounds with a wide range of skills to support its unique inner-city community development model. We need:

  • Oak Park residents
  • High school & college students
  • Health workers
  • Executives
  • Maintenance workers
  • Seniors
  • Anyone willing to make a difference in Oak Park

There are many ways that you can become involved and make a difference as a volunteer through one of the four St. HOPE divisions. Possible volunteer activities or areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Tutor
  • Mentor
  • Teacher assistants
  • Neighborhood Clean-up volunteer
  • Underground Books assistant
  • Workshop or seminar facilitators
  • Guild Theater special events volunteer

The Process:

1. If you're interested in volunteering, go to the "Employment Opportunities" tab located on the home page or www.sthope.org.

2. Select the St. HOPE Public Schools location.

3. Select the Volunteer job description.

4. Complete the online application. Please indicate your area of interest and availability.

If you have any questions please call (916) 649-7900 or email pfletcher@sthope.org