For court-ordered community service requiring supervision, please call 708-771-1051 for more details.
For court-ordered community service NOT requiring supervision, you can earn service hours/impacts through our Litter Cleanups program. Follow the steps below to register:
For non–court-ordered community service (including school requirements, community groups, churches and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP), you can earn service hours/impacts through our Litter Cleanups, Ecological Stewardship, Tree Trimming Love & Care and select Community Science programs. Follow the steps below to register:
- Create a volunteer profile.
- Register for an approved program:
- Litter Cleanups (court-ordered and non-court-ordered)
- Ecological Stewardship, Tree Trimming Love & Care and select Community Science programs (non-court ordered community service ONLY). All youth under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
- Volunteer with your selected program
- Log your hours/impacts on your online profile.
- When you have completed and reported the number of hours/impacts required, email us at volunteer.fpd@cookcountyil.gov to ask for a report on Forest Preserves of Cook County letterhead. Please allow two business days to receive your report.