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Parkview Collective

The Parkview Collective exists to Equip Children and Families through safe relationships to foster restoration, dignity and hope.

Summer Opportunities

Interested in volunteering?

The Collective Volunteer Roles

Clubs North

After school: 2:30-3:30 once a week for 4 weeks (2 volunteers per club)

There will be 30 students per club. These are interest-based clubs that either teach a new skill or encourage what the students already know. We’ve done, cooking clubs, arts and crafts, games, math, and physical activities to name a few. 

Middle School After School Tutoring

New Hope Church: Villa Park Monday-Thursday: 3:15-5:15 (1 Volunteer per day)

Jefferson Middle School has an ambitious goal of seeing all of its students involved in an extracurricular activity after school. Our Middle School Tutoring program will help students complete (and turn in) their homework as well as expose students to a variety of different professions throughout the program. 

Elementary Reading Buddies

North Elementary Monday 2:30-3:15 pm (5 volunteers needed per day)

Schafer Elementary Monday- Thursday 9-10a, 10-11a, 11a-12, 1-2p) (10 volunteers needed)

District 45 recently implemented a new reading curriculum that requires students to read for a minimum of 20 minutes a day. For a variety of reasons, some of our students really struggle to complete this task. That is where you come in! We are looking for volunteers to come during or after school to read with and encourage our students. In addition to helping kids read, we have also seen how reading with an adult 1-1 has encouraged kids to attend school. 

Mentors

Middle School Mentors: After school (offsite 4:00-5:00)
Our mentoring program for middle school/high school meets once a week after school. This is one on one, there are opportunities to hang out with the other mentor pairs after about 30 minutes of one on one time.

Every person benefits from having loving people in their lives that cheer them on, and whom they can go to for encouragement, advice, and help in life. You will be giving these kids an opportunity to see beyond their everyday lives and think/dream big. You and your mentee can share all kinds of activities you already like to do. Play sports together. Read books. Or just give some advice and listen. Whatever it is you enjoy, odds are you’ll enjoy it even more with your mentee—and you’ll be making a life-changing impact. By investing a few hours a couple of times a month in your mentee, you will give this kid the invaluable gift of friendship and someone for them to look up to. 

Elementary Recess/Lunch Mentors:

(Schafer and North)
11:00am-1:05pm (5 Volunteers Needed)

Volunteers will run games, build relationships and hang out with kids outside during recess.

Collective Update

The Parkview Collective has served the local community of North Villa Park and School District 45 for quite some time.  With deep commitment, many of us have supported and served in the ministries that happen there and continue to do so.
 
Since beginning our work in North Villa Park over ten years ago, our approach has always been to ask community leaders, “What do you need and how might we help?”  It was the local school district that responded first, and we’ve been working with them ever since in a wide variety of ways including – funding a music program, Lunch Bunch Groups, renovation of student and teacher indoor and outdoor spaces, after-school tutoring, mentoring, sports equipment etc., just to name a few. Over this time, we have stopped and started various initiatives in response to a changing environment, stated needs, and evaluating effectiveness. For example, in 2020, when Covid restrictions no longer allowed us in the schools, the Collective adapted quickly by launching the Collective Academy [an in-person program] to maintain contact with students. The Academy was a huge success and continued until schools reopened.
 
Two years of a pandemic have changed the landscape of ministry in our world and in our communities, so we keep adapting to current realities. The exciting news is administrators have invited us back into the schools to continue mentoring and academic programs [such as Reading Buddies] that we were running prior to the pandemic.  In partnership with New Hope Church, we look forward to utilizing a shared ministry space as well as offering services in the local schools. 
 
The Collective is also providing funding that allows the elementary program students to attend Parkview’s Summer Kids Camp for free. Students are excited about this. It provides a wonderful opportunity for them to hear about Jesus – perhaps for the first time. Ultimately, this is the purpose behind everything we do in and for the community.
 
In addition, a team is being formed to help evaluate and re-envision how to move the Collective work forward in an ever-changing post-pandemic environment. We will listen to and work with school leaders and families to understand and prioritize the needs of students and identify how we can continue to partner with them for the greatest impact. We continue to imagine new creative ways to serve families in the community and are excited to see how God leads us.
 
All this to say, as in the past decade, we remain fully committed to the schools, students, and families of North Villa Park. Although, like most other things, the ministry of the Collective was unquestionably impaired by the global pandemic, we now believe better days are ahead and see God reopening doors and new opportunities for service and ministry.  For this we are grateful!
 
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” – Proverbs 3
Ray Kollbocker

Ray Kollbocker

Lead Pastor

Middle School After School Program

Sept 7 - March 24
Monday-Thursday
3:30p-5p

Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Middle school is a pivotal time for students. Our after school program is a strategic step to help your student continue on a path of success. With caring adults, in a safe environment, our hope is to empower middle school students inthe following areas: making good choices, developing healthy relationships, and improving academics that will aid in their success both in and out of school.

Our program structure, and its activities, will be a hub for Jefferson middle school students to lead, to be creative and expressive during the after school hours. It’s our endeavor to provide a space where these promising students can build relationships, make connections, and thrive academically.

Typical Schedule

  • Students Arrive 3:30p
  • Snack and hangout time 3:30p-3:45p
  • SEL/Lifeskills 3:45p-4p
  • Academic 4p- 4:30p
  • Student directed activities 4:30p-5p

New Hope
230 W. Plymouth Ave. Villa Park

Any Questions: Email Alison@parkview.cc

Elementary After School Program

Sept 20 - March 24
Monday-Thursday
2:45p-5p

Any Questions: Email chantel@parkview.cc or call Alison at 630-740-9499

Schools We Support

We partner with schools in Villa Park to invest in children’s lives. We run an after school program to help students get up to grade levels, and mentoring and lunch bunch programs for other students where we put a caring adult in their lives once a week. If you have any questions or comments, please contact alison@parkview.cc

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JEFFERSON MIDDLE

255 W. Vermont Street, Villa Park, IL 60181
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NORTH ELEMENTARY

150 W. Sunset, Villa Park, IL 60181
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SCHAFER ELEMENTARY

700 E. Pleasant Lane, Lombard, IL 60148
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