Master Naturalist Volunteer Program
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Programs
- X ERBA Emergency Food and Shelter - Douglas County
- X Employment Service / Unemployment Insurance
- X Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
- X Big Brother Big Sister (BBBS) Early Intervention Program
- X Children Immunization Clinics - Shelby County
- X Adult Immunization Clinic
- X ALLKids - Edgar County
- X Women, Infants and Children - Shelby County
- X Environmental Nuisance
- X The Job Center
- X Prairie Association of Home and Community Education
- X Low Income Public Housing
- X Community / Christians Upholding Persons
- X Healthy Moms, Healthy Kids
- X Outreach Program
- X Water and Water Wells Program
- X Breastfeeding Program - Edgar County
- X Charleston Collaboration for Youth
- X Marriage and Individual Counseling
- X Immunizations - Clark County
- X Chester P. Sutton Community Center for Seniors of Edgar County
- X Family Case Management - Clark County
- X Chronic Disease
- X Story-time / Music-time
- X High Risk Infant Program
- X Immunization Program - Edgar County
- X Women, Infants and Children - Edgar County
- X Lead Screening - Edgar County
- X Septic Program
- X Smoking Awareness and Cessation
- X Communicable Disease - TB Program
- X Communicable Disease - STD Program
- X Adult Immunization Program
- X IREAD
- X Car Seat Program - Edgar County
- X Paris Community Hospital Exercise Stress Testing
- X CEFS Education-Shelby County
- X Family Life
- X ERBA Homeless Program - Cumberland County
- X U of I Extension Youth Development
- X Occupational Health Services For Industry
- X Caregiver Connections
- X ERBA Homeless Program - Coles County
- X Charleston-Mattoon-Effingham Area Ostomy Association
- X Home Sleep Studies
- X Nebulizer Asthma Medication Program
- X Clinical Respiratory Assessments
- X Home Medical Supplies and Equipment
- X Operation Blindside
- X Hand Therapy - Central Illinois Physical Therapy, LTD
- X MDA Summer Camp
- X U of I Extension Agriculture Services
- X Case Coordination Unit Community Care Systems, Inc.
- X PACE - Douglas County White Caners
- X Carle Cancer Center - The Women's Room
- X Children FIRST
- X PACE - Vision Impairment Services
- X Carle - Patient Advisory Nurse
- X Vocational Services- CTF ILLINOIS
- X Wellness Clinic - Douglas County
- X PACE - Personal Assistant Referral
- X Community Reintegration Program
- X SBLHC Rotarian High School Athletic Heart Scan
- X Gambro Healthcare Patient Services
- X Eastern Illinois Foodbank
- X Shelbyville Public Library
- X Illinois Department on Aging
- X Health Presentations Program
- X Tanning, Well, and Septic Program
- X American Cancer Society
- X Portable Water
- X ERBA Emergency Food & Shelter - Cumberland County
- X ERBA CSBG Scholarships - Jasper County
- X University of Illinois Extension; Cumberland/Jasper Unit
- X Advantage Home Health
- X ERBA CSBG Scholarships - Douglas County
- X Jasper County Senior Center
- X Diabetes Education - Paris Hospital
- X Tobacco FREE Group Support
- X In Home Support Services - Addus Homecare
- X Blood Lead Level Testing - Clark County
- X SBLHC Ostomy Support Group
- X Central East Alcoholism & Drug (CEAD) Council
- X Family Therapy
- X Grief Counseling
- X Developmental Training- CTF ILLINOIS
- X Safe Sitter Classes
- X Prevention Initiative Birth- 3 Program
- X WIC/Family Case Management- Cumberland County Health Department
- X Cumberland County Health Department-Lead Screening
- X Food Pantry- Salvation Army Mattoon Corps
- X Utility/ Rental Assistance- Salvation Army Mattoon Corps
- X SBLHC Big Brother, Big Sister Pajama Party" Sibling Class"
- X Shelby Memorial Hospital - Home Services
- X ERBA - Housing Counseling - Coles County
- X Standing Stone Community Center
- X Choices Pregnancy & Health - Charleston
- X SAIL-FIVE CORE SERVICES: Charleston
- X SBL Marketplace (Insurance) Assistance
- X Home Services
- X SAIL-Community Reintegration Program: Charleston
- X CSBG Emergency Services
- X Court Appointed Special Advocates - CASA
- X Ministerial Alliance
- X CSBG Skills Training Program
- X Youth Workforce Training and Education Program
- X Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter - Safe Return
- X Outreach and Referral Service
- X Soup Kitchen
- X Vision and Hearing Screening
- X Healthy Handwashing Habits
- X Camp New Hope, Inc.
- X ERBA CSBG Scholarships
- X Employment Placement - CCAR Industries
- X Family Case Management - Edgar County
- X A 24 - Hour CILA (Residential) Services- CTF ILLINOIS
- X CSBG Family Functioning Development
- X DHS Homeless Prevention Services
- X Coles County Habitat for Humanity
- X Adult Wellness Clinic
- X Carle Cancer Center
- X Addiction Guide
- X Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
- X Abundant Blessings Food Pantry
- X UIC, DSCC Core Program
- X Civil Legal Services
- X Children's Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois
- X Sarah Bush Lincoln Home Medical Equipment - Mattoon
- X Master Naturalist Volunteer Program
- X Sexually Transmitted Disease
- X Tobacco - Free Program
- X Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Course
- X Easter Illinois University Speech - Language - Hearing Clinic
- X United Way of Coles County
- X McKinney-Vento Lead Liason
- X Horizontal Health-Dialysis Services
- X Memory Loss Support Group - Coles County Council on Aging
- X Charleston Public Library
- X AdvantAge 50
- X Horizon Health Cancer Friendship Group
- X Horizon Health Cardiac Rehab
- X Horizon Health Chrisman Clinic
- X Horizon Health- Nephrology (Kidney Health)
- X Horizon Health- Senior Care
- X Cumberland County Health Department-High Risk Infant Program - APORS
- X ERBA CSBG Scholarships - Edgar County
- X Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
- X Pregnancy and Labor Support
- X Post Abortion Stress Support (PASS) - Mattoon
- X Choices Pregnancy & Health- Casey
- X Prevail (formerly SACIS & CAISA)
- X ERBA - Housing Counseling - Edgar County
- X Boy Scouts - Greater St. Louis Area Council
- X Brookestone Estates of Mattoon North
- X Pregnancy and Labor Support
- X Coles County Senior Information Services
- X CEFS Adult Volunteer Literacy Program
- X Relatives Raising Children
- X Moultrie County Senior Center
- X Horizon Health Bariatric Surgery
- X Thrifty Boutique of Sullivan
- X Immunization Clinic - Coles County
- X CEFS Effingham County Public Transportation -- Effingham County
- X Illinois Coalition for Community Services (ICCS) - Teen REACH
- X Illinois Coalition for Community Services (ICCS) - Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services (CCBYS)
- X Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
- X Family Service Senior Resource Center – Douglas County
- X Master Gardener Volunteer Program
- X SBLHC Medical Library
- X Child Care Resource and Referral
- X SBL Peace Meal Senior Nutrition Program
Location:
809 Broadway Ave
Mattoon, IL 61938
Telephone Numbers and Contact Information:
217-345-7034 Jenny Lee
Web Page: http://www.extension.illinois.edu/ccdms/
Email to: jalee73@illinois.edu
Program Details:
| Operating Agency: | University of IL Extension - Serving Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Moultrie, and Shelby Counties |
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| Agency Type: | Non-Profit |
| Person In Charge: | Jenny Lee |
| Hours: | M - F 8am - Noon and 1pm - 4:30pm |
| Fees: | The training course is $200. This fee includes an extensive manual. |
| Eligibility: | Participants will need to attend a training course to be eligible. Volunteers are then expected to volunteer 60 hours within two years, then 30 service hours and 10 continuing educational hours every year after to maintain their Master Naturalist certification. |
| Area Served: | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Moultrie, and Shelby Counties |
Program/Service Notes:
Educational, volunteer program offered by the University of Illinois Extension. The Master Naturalist Program provides science-based educational opportunities that connect people with nature and help them become engaged environmental stewards. The program educates and trains adult volunteers so they are better equipped to share natural resource information with others in their communities and to assist with environmental conservation and restoration activities. Master Naturalists volunteer throughout our community with local partnering organizations.
Last Updated: Jan. 3, 2024, 9:54 a.m.