About Cities of Service
The bipartisan Cities of Service coalition and its member cities are finding new and innovative ways to harness the power of volunteers. The coalition of over 155 cities builds on the work of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who created the nation’s first high-impact service plan in April 2009 and appointed the nation’s first municipal Chief Service Officer.
As part of Cities of Service, mayors engage citizens in addressing critical city needs through impact volunteering. The coalition aims to create a vibrant and growing network of municipal governments effectively leveraging citizen service as a reliable, viable tool to achieve measurable impact on pressing local challenges. By accelerating the service movement at the most local level—connecting local needs to the supply of willing volunteers in innovative and impactful new ways—Cities of Service aspires to create a new chapter in America’s longstanding history of service while making local government more effective.
Today, the Cities of Service coalition includes over 155 mayors, representing over 50 million Americans. Like the founding mayors, each coalition member has made a commitment to work with other mayors around the country and advance service strategies in their own city by crafting a high-impact service plan.
Cities of Service Approach
Cities of Service efforts focus on “impact volunteering”—volunteer strategies that target community needs, use best practices, and set clear outcomes and measures to gauge progress.
Cities of Service is leading a multi-year effort to engage mayors across the country by:
- Developing a comprehensive service plan and a coordinated strategy focused on matching volunteers and established community partners to the areas of greatest local need.
- Working with other mayors and elected officials to advance strategies and best practices that accelerate the service movement and produce measurable results.
- Encouraging other mayors to join this national effort to engage our citizens.
- Ensuring that the voice of cities is heard in federal legislative, policy, and program discussions related to service, which will help the country achieve the ambitious goals of the Serve America Act.
Learn more at Cities of Service.org.
Want to become a City of Service?
If you would like to see your city become a City of Service, contact Adam Weiner.
Cities of Service in Illinois
There are currently 25 Cities of Service in Illinois. We rank 1st in the nation!
- Chatham
116 E. Mulberry Street
Chatham, IL 62629
(217) 483-2451
- Chicago
121 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
- Columbia
208 S. Rapp Ave.
Columbia, IL 62236
(618) 281-7144
- Campton Hills
40W270 LaFox Road, Suite B
Campton Hills, IL 60175
(630) 584-5700
- East Moline
915 16th Avenue
East Moline, IL 61244
(309) 752-1599
- Elgin
150 Dexter Ct.
Elgin, IL 60120
(847) 931-5667
- Evanston
2100 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 448-4311
- Forest Park
517 Des Plaines Avenue
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 366-2323
- Glendale Heights
300 Civic Center Plaza
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
(630) 260-6000
- Hanover Park
2121 West Lake Street
Joliet, IL 60432
(815) 724-4000
- Hoffman Estates
1900 Hassell Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
(847) 882-9100
- Island Lake
3720 Greenleaf Avenue
Island Lake, IL 60042
(847) 526-8764
- Joliet
150 W. Jefferson Street
Hanover Park, Illinois 60133
(630) 823-5600
- Libertyville
118 W Cook Ave
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
(847) 362-2430
- Midlothian
14801 S. Pulaski Rd.
Midlothian, Illinois 60445
(708) 389-0200
- Moline
619 16th St.
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 524-2000
- Montgomery
200 N. River Street
Montgomery, IL 60538
(630) 896-8080
- Mt. Vernon
1100 Main Street, P. O. Box 1708
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-5000
- North Chicago
1850 Lewis Avenue
North Chicago, Il 60064
(847) 596-8600
- O’Fallon
255 South Lincoln
O'Fallon, IL 62269
(618) 624-4500
- Park Ridge
505 Butler Place
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 318-5200
- Rock Island
1528 Third Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 732-2000
- Salem
101 South Broadway
Salem, IL 62881
(618) 548-2222
- Silvis
121 11th Street
Silvis, Illinois, 61282
- Streamwood
301 E. Irving Park Road
Streamwood, IL 60107-3096
(630) 736-3800