Little City, Palatine, IL

Little City is located in Palatine.  It was established in 1959.  Little City was founded by a group of parents who dreamed of a unique and revolutionary environment for their children who “experts” often said should be institutionalized. Today, Little City is a vital and vibrant community offering a comprehensive scope of services and amenities to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Internship Description:

Looking for interns/volunteers at the Little City Foundation! Little City is a non for profit residential organization that works with adults and children with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities!

The Little City Foundation is located in Palatine, Illinois close to the Woodfield Mall. For more information please visit our website at https://www.littlecity.org/.

Here are some perks of working with the Little City Foundation!

-Hours

    Monday through Thursday: 10 hour days, 9:00am-7:00pm

    Tuesday through Friday: 10 hour days, 9:00am-7:00pm

    Monday through Friday: 8 hour days, 9:00am-5:00pm

-Follows all ATRA, NCTRC, and USF standards

-Use all components of the APIED process

-Will be supervised by a CTRS and Athletic Director

-Both community and clinical components

-Special Olympic Events

-Wide age group and variety of programming

-Great opportunity to gain experience!!!

Contact Information

Stephanie Darnell, CTRS: sdarnell@littlecity.org, 815-955-1401

Tim LaHart, Director of Recreation: tlahart@littlecity.org

Malorie Solus, CTRS: msolus@littlecity.org

Maggie Brennan, CTRS: mbrennan@littlecity.org