Health Services
I’m excited. I get the most wonderful rush when I’m here, and it overjoys me when I think about spending the rest of my life doing this. Helping people. Talking to people. Making them feel a little bit more secure in an insecure world.
-Trip Johnson ’00
on his experience at a local health service provider
American Red Cross
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator:
Peggy Mihalick
823-7161
156 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Description of Opportunities:
Volunteers for the Red Cross undergo CPR and First Aid training that will allow them to assist instructors and possibly become certified instructors. The Red Cross uses volunteers for educational efforts, such as HIV/AIDS sessions. Volunteers are also needed for special events such as blood drives that take place on campus, fundraisers, and other weekend events.
Greater Wilkes-Barre
Association for the Blind
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator:
Cindy Szumigala or Father Tom Carten, CSC
823-1161
57 N. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Description of Opportunities:
The Association for the Blind assists the visually impaired in many ways. First, trained volunteers can visit their homes to help them read mail or pay bills, usually for 1 hour a week. Second, volunteers can assist professionals with vision screening of young children by explaining the test to the children, administering the test, and/or recording results. A third opportunity is with the Radio Home Visitor, a daily radio program that present the contents of the newspaper for those who cannot read. Taping occurs daily from 7-8pm, but volunteers are not expected to be available every night.
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Northeast Health & Hospice Care
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator:
Mary Anne Fedor, Volunteer Coordinator
654-0220
38 N. Main Street, Pittston, PA 18640
Description of Opportunities:
Volunteers assist with clerical work vital to the daily operations of the office. While not direct service, this work exposes students to forms and procedures within the medical profession. No specific time commitment is asked and scheduling is flexible within business hours (8:30am-4:30pm).
Family Support volunteers spend a minimum of 2-3 hours (usually during the day) with a patient while the patient’s family or caregiver is away from the home. The volunteer does not provide medical assistance, but instead may read to or talk with the patient, or simply sit with the person.