DuPage County Senior Services Volunteer Money Management Program

We match Money Management volunteers with low-income seniors in the community in order to keep them in their homes as long as possible. We need self-starting, independent volunteers, able to develop working relationships with participants, who can set up online banking, negotiate accounts, and arrange online payments.  Short-term volunteers will be creating budgets and setting up accounts for clients to manage themselves. Long-term volunteers may monitor accounts to avoid overdrafts, keep and balance a register, make sure bills are paid, set up autopay, assist with medical bills and filing, apply for appropriate benefits, help clients manage debt, and explain mail.

Participants live in DuPage County, are involved in other DuPage County programs and are screened prior to volunteer involvement. Volunteers visit participants in their homes. The Money Management Coordinator is available to volunteers for questions and support.  Volunteers have helped participants stay in their homes for years longer than would've been possible without Money Management involvement.

The Volunteer Money Management Program of DuPage County (Community Services) is a program sponsored by the Illinois Department on Aging. Volunteers are trained, supervised, and monitored by the Money Management Coordinator. The goal of the Money Management Program is to keep seniors in their homes as long as possible. Many participants stay in the program for years, some with the same volunteer, others with more than one. Flexible hourly involvement can range from 1-10 hours per month. We ask for a commitment of a year, and time off can be covered by others. Volunteers can accept more than one Participant.

Fingerprinting and background checks are done by the Sheriff's Office. Training and interviews can be done in person or via Zoom