Volunteer Opportunities
As individuals and in teams, many practioners in the Health Care Fellowship have engaged in ways to serve the needs of the city both through, and in addition to, their regular practices.
Don’t Walk By - Medical Volunteers Needed
Medical volunteers including nurses, doctors, medical students, and social workers are needed for Don't Walk By, a homeless outreach happening every Saturday in February. Medical volunteers will be utilizing triage/assessment skills as well as basic first aid, determining the best option for those cared for during outreach times. Please contact Kathy Kiesel at kkiesel@bowery.org for more information and to sign up.Volunteer Podiatrist Needed with Bowery Mission Medical Service
The Bowery Mission Medical Service is in need of a podiatrist to serve at a clinic for the homeless and uninsured. Because many homeless individuals sleep sitting up, they can develop severe swelling in their feet and legs, and this can progress to serious health problems. Contact hfny.bmmc@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
Other Areas of Need:
1) Brooklyn Jubilee
Description: Brooklyn Jubilee is a volunteer-driven Christian non-profit offering free legal service advice to low-income Brooklyn residents on-site at food pantries and soup kitchens. We are in process to offer free healthcare services in Flatbush, Brooklyn, targeting people who have no health insurance. We will focus on patient education, nutrition, and medical care for those with diabetes and high blood pressure. We won the Redeemer Entrepreneurship Initiative 2011 Business Plan Competition for our plan to expand into a healthcare ministry.
Volunteer Opportunities: We are looking for volunteer health care professionals (doctors, nurses, PA’s, nutritionists, etc.) to join our planning committee and lend their skill and wisdom as we continue planning the program. Liability coverage will be provided to all licensed professionals once the program begins.
Contact: Email Exec. Dir. Sandhya Reju Boyd at director@brooklynjubilee.org
Website: www.brooklynjubilee.org.
2) Midtown Pregnancy Support Center
Description: Provides abortion alternatives and post-abortion support free of charge to women and families in a confidential setting
Volunteer Opportunities: MPSC hopes to expand their services by making free sonograms available to eligible clients. Looking for a volunteer physician for the following roles 1) Weekly review of sonograms performed by a licensed nurse trained in administering such procedures, and 2) Oversight of all medical policies and procedures.
Contact: Susanne Metaxas, 212-689-1705
Website: http://hfny.org/midtown-pregnancy-support-center/
3) Bowery Mission Medical Service
Description: Utilizes social workers, nurse practitioners, and medical professionals to provide medical services to the homeless and uninsured at the Bowery Mission
Volunteer Opportunities: Serve at the Bowery Mission Medical Service on Wednesdays (volunteer commitment is once a month)
Contact: Ashley Arndt: ashley@hfny.org
Website: http://hfny.org/the-bowery-mission-medical-service/
Other related organizations:
To learn more about the medical reserve corps, click on the following link:
Medical Reserve Corps
To learn more about Doctors Without Borders, click on the following link:
Doctors without Borders