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We've created this page to list organizations that could use your help as a volunteer. Whether you're a Nurse, Physician, Mailcarrier, student or average every day consumer, they can use your help.
Healthcare facilities that are usually in dire need of volunteers include your local hospitals, adult daycare centers and nursing homes. Thank you for caring enough to share a few hours of your day with people that need it.
Andrew Lopez, RN
Nursing Students, Helping Where It Counts, American Red Cross:"For more than fifty years, nursing students have been involved in helping the Red Cross deliver critical community services. Volunteering with the American Red Cross is relevant to learning nursing skills and can lead to a lifelong opportunity for service. Follow in the footsteps of some of the most famous nursing leaders. Volunteer today.
The American Red Cross partners with nursing faculty to help students develop basic leadership skills, provide meaningful services and help prepare for, prevent and respond to emergencies. Some of the opportunities for nursing student involvement are listed below; opportunities for student nurse involvement are also described in Helping Where It Counts and Make a Difference: Guidelines for Nursing Student Involvement in the American Red Cross."
http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer/nurses/students
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National Organizations:
American Red Cross:"Every day, the American Red Cross helps people in emergencies . . . whether it's half a million disaster victims or one sick child who needs blood. Our vital work is made possible by people like you, who learn how good it can feel to lend a helping hand. Red Cross "everyday heroes" come from all walks of life. They're all ages. Everyone has something special to offer . . . Including you."
American Red Cross
Attn: Public Inquiry Office
431 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
info@usa.redcross.org, Telephone 202-639-3520, Donate NOW Call 1-800-HELP-NOW
http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/
International Organizations:
Blessed Gérard's Care Centre and Hospice:"The Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard is not a catholic organisation in name alone, but a community of the church, which executes its charitable service as a work of faith. Our work is essentially a fulfilment of the missionary task of the church, to proclaim the gospel in word and deed. The centre of our daily schedule is the celebration of Holy Mass as expression and execution of the redemptory service of the church. If somebody would be critical of or distant from the church and its missionary work, he or she would not feel comfortable in our community. If you can identify with our principles, you will find ample opportunities to have many wonderful experiences."
Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard
P O Box 440
Mandeni
4490 Republic of South Africa
Phone: +27 32 4562743
Fax: +27 32 4567962
E-Mail: bbg@iafrica.com
http://198.62.75.1/www1/gtl/bbg/bbgvolun.htm
Cross-Cultural Solutions:"Cross-Cultural Solutions is a not-for-profit international volunteer organization that operates volunteer programs in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, and Thailand.
Our programs offer a unique opportunity for participants to work side-by-side with local people, on locally designed and driven projects. Our volunteer programs are designed to facilitate hands-on service and cultural exchange in the aim of fostering cultural understanding.
As an international volunteer, you will participate in meaningful community development and gain a whole new perspective of the world.
Request information today to find out how you can be an international volunteer!"
Cross-Cultural Solutions
2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA
1-800-380-4777
1-914-632-0022
info@crossculturalsolutions.org
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org
Global Volunteer Network:"The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world. We currently provide volunteer programs through our partner organizations in Alaska, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. The network continues to expand with new programs currently being researched and assessed.
Our vision is to support the work of local community organizations in developing countries through the placement of international volunteers. We believe that local communities are in the best position to determine their needs, and we provide volunteers to help them achieve their goals."
Global Volunteer Network Ltd
P O Box 2231,
Wellington,
New Zealand.
Email: info@volunteer.org.nz
Phone Numbers
Local
++64 4 569 9080
Call Free
From UK:
+0800 096 7864
From USA:
+1800 963 1198
From Australia:
+1800 005 342
Fax Numbers
Within NZ:
04 569 9081
From US/CA:
01164 4 569 9081
From UK:
0064 4 569 9081
Elsewhere:
++64 4 569 9081
http://www.volunteer.org.nz
Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF):"Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.
MSF was founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race,religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people supersede respect for national borders. It was the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and publicly bear witness to the plight of the populations they served."
Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF)
333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004
BY PHONE (212) 679-6800
BY FAX (212) 679-7016
Make a donation toll-free at 1-888-392-0392, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
MEDICO, Inc:"Since its founding in 1990, MEDICO has provided basic services to people in need. Founders Lynda and Norm Peters, Jim Durham, and Marian and David Flowers experienced the joy of serving others and wanted to continue giving to those less fortunate. They created MEDICO, an independent organization not tied to a religious or government organization. Through the efforts of MEDICO, an expectant mother receives prenatal care, a little girl can walk normally after club foot surgery, a child obtains books and paper for classes. Since 1990, volunteers from all over the world have helped make this a reality for the people of Latin America."
MEDICO, Inc.
2955 Dawn Drive, Suite D
Georgetown, TX 78628
512-930-1893 voice
512-869-7500 fax
info@medico.org
http://www.medico.org/
Peace Corps:"The Peace Corps website offers a thorough overview of the Volunteer experience-the types of work Volunteers do, the countries in which Volunteers serve, a step-by-step guide to the application process, and details about how Volunteers live. Learn About Peace Corps is a great place to start for information about Peace Corps and becoming a Volunteer.
If you've looked over the website and are ready to take the next step toward becoming a Volunteer, call us toll-free at 1-800-424-8580 to speak to a recruiter in your area. You can also go directly to Apply Now to get started on your application."
1-800-424-8580
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
Volunteers of America:"Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement.
From rural America to inner-city neighborhoods, Volunteers of America provides outreach programs that deal with today’s most pressing social needs. Volunteers of America helps youths at risk, frail elderly, abused and neglected children, people with disabilities, homeless individuals and many others."
Volunteers of America, National Office:
1660 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free:
(800) 899-0089
Phone:
(703) 341-5000
Fax:
(703) 341-7000
Email:
info@voa.org
http://www.volunteersofamerica.org
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Thursday, February 24, 2005: Nurse Weingarten offers HOPE to tsunami victims:"The volunteers on the USNS Mercy sleep in triple-bunk beds; most have not set foot on land since arriving in Indonesia. They live and work on a hospital ship off the coast of Banda Aceh, providing medical care to tsunami victims there.
Robin Weingarten of Somerville has worked in the USNS Mercy's Intensive Care Unit since Feb. 1. She decided to volunteer when Massachusetts General Hospital, where she works as a nurse, sent out an e-mail informing employees about Project HOPE, a health organization recruiting medical workers.
"I've never been this far away from home before," she said. "You know, going half a world away to work on a naval ship, it was definitely different."
http://www2.townonline.com/somerville/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=191354
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