Social Issue: Health Care

Saint Joseph Health System-Mishawaka Campus FOCUS: To improve the health of our community and to create a health system to deliver exceptional care close to home. ACTIVITIES: Volunteers provide support and assistance in serving the needs of our patients, families, guests and staff. HOURS: Office hours: MON–FRI 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Volunteer Opportunities MON–SUN 8:00 a.m. – […]

Saint Joseph Health System-Community Health and Well-Being – CELC SITE FOCUS: To provide health care for the underserved in our community. ACTIVITIES: Room patients, provide clerical assistance, stock exam rooms, and in some cases, shadow physicians. May assist with health fairs, screenings etc. at CHWB location. HOURS: MON–THU 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; FRI 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 […]

Saint Joseph County Health Department FOCUS: To promote physical and mental health and facilitate the prevention of disease, injury, and disability for all St. Joseph County residents. ACTIVITIES: Assist in health education program development, implementation, and evaluation. Develop key public health skills through community partnership building and facilitation. Assist with SJC Food System Assessment, SJC Food Access […]

RiverBend Cancer Services FOCUS: To improve the quality of life for cancer survivors, their families, and caregivers through helpful advocacy, hopeful support, and innovative programming. ACTIVITIES: Students serve as volunteer client advocates- answering phones, assisting with intakes, helping sort donations, and more. Student volunteers get to interact regularly with clients at RiverBend. HOURS: MON–THURS 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 […]

Memorial Hospital Ambassador and Customer Services FOCUS: To provide an exceptional experience for every patient, visitor, and guest. ACTIVITIES: Serve in many different service areas within the hospital and health system, caring for all those who enter our doors. Activities range from escorting patients to updating families in our surgery waiting room and more. HOURS: MON–SUN 7:00 a.m. […]

Imani Unidad – CELC SITE FOCUS: To infuse social justice into behavioral health by providing prevention, education, and advocacy. ACTIVITIES: Participate in service activities and/or assist with the development of activities and materials for use with individual, group, and advocacy services. HOURS: Office: MON–WED 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; THU 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; FRI 8:00 a.m.–noon; MON–SUN scheduled as needed. […]

Healthwin Specialized Care FOCUS: To enhance, through volunteers, the quality of life of those residents they serve through their music, laughter, and friendships. ACTIVITIES: Assist with bingo, manicures, music programs, chess and cards; interact with the Alzheimer/Dementia residents through one-on-one visits; help plan special events during the year. HOURS: MON–SUN 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. REQUIREMENTS: 18 +; U.S. […]

Grace Hospice FOCUS: To create hospice care that includes a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, counselors, aides, chaplains, and trained volunteers who work together focusing on the patient’s needs. ACTIVITIES: Relieve the primary caregivers by helping with household chores, visiting with patients or running errands for them. Also provide administrative assistance to the hospice care team. […]

Elkhart General Hospital Volunteer Services FOCUS: To enhance the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the communities we serve as the community’s provider of outstanding quality, superior value, and comprehensive health care services. ACTIVITIES: Assist patients during discharges; complete patient rounds; provide customer service to patients and families; assist staff as needed HOURS: Monday–Friday 7:00 a.m. – […]

Center for Hospice Care FOCUS: To improve the quality of life both for persons facing the end of their lives and their families. ACTIVITIES: Provide personal care, transfer patients, prepare meals, answer call lights, and other assistance at the inpatient facility or in private homes. Possible need for clerical help, Life Review booklets and photography HOURS: Mon–Sun 24 […]