YouthLink
is a great, flexible, time-limited volunteer program that works
with homeless and at-risk youth in Minneapolis. They have many
different opportunities for volunteers. You can volunteer time,
items, or do a fund raiser and donate money.
www.youthlinkmn.org general info site
http://www.youthlinkmn.org/news/Volunteer.pdf specific
volunteer opportunities.
Connections
Mentoring Program
is a
partnership with the Medical School,
Medical Alumni Society (MAS), Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF),
and Hennepin and Ramsey Medical Societies. Interested physicians
can contact Emily Heagle for more information. She will make sure
they are on the mailing list for the Fall recruit. They usually
send out letters in August and match physicians with students at
the end of October, and host a kick-off breakfast in
mid-November. Phone: 612-624-9161 or 800-922-1663 e-mail:
e.heagle@mmf.umn.edu
Web:
www.mmf.umn.edu
Brain
Awareness Week
“is a big
push for kids to get interested in medical science at a young
age. It's also a good way to teach kids about drug abuse,
depression, epilepsy, cancer, strokes, gosh...the list goes on!
They are always FULL of questions about these subjects. It's
really a neat idea.” – UMD student who has participated for 2+
years
Society for
Neuroscience
http://apu.sfn.org/BAW/index.cfm
U of M
Chapter
http://www.neuroscience.umn.edu/baw/index.html
Habitat for
Humanity
http://www.habitat.org/local/affiliate.asp?place=56
Affiliates for
Minnesota exist throughout the state and have links on the
National website.
United Way
http://www.unitedwaytwincities.org/
Two General
Volunteer sites -
Not specific
to medical volunteering.
www.volunteertwincities.org -- Type in your zipcode for a
list of opportunities in your area.
www.volunteermatch.org --- Type in your zipcode for a list of
opportunities in your area.
Additional
Opportunities Limited to Twin Cities area
Phillips
Neighborhood Clinic
needs family physician preceptors to supervise the student-run
clinic. Contact John Song, M.D. at
medical.director@phillips.neighborhoodclinic.com or
songx006@umn.edu, or call 612-724-1690. Dr. Song says the
university handles credentialing and covers malpractice liability
for professionals who volunteer.
KARE11
website
features different volunteer opportunities each month.
http://kare11.com/community/volunteer/
Contact your
local school district, church, food banks, community education
services, community colleges, etc. This list is not an attempt to
be all inclusive. If you would like to recommend a volunteer
opportunity, please email the
office@mafp.org and it will be added to our online list.
Opportunities with MAFP sponsored programs
Tar Wars
is a nationwide interactive tobacco education program for fourth-
and fifth-grade students. It is designed to discourage tobacco use
among children by giving them an understanding of tobacco’s
short-term effects and the way advertising influences people to
buy and use tobacco products. A state and national poster contest
is a popular piece of the program.
www.mafp.org/tarwars.asp
KARE11 Phone
Bank
- Share your medical knowledge with KARE-11 viewers! Every year,
family physicians as well as third- year family medicine residents
take to the phones at KARE11-TV in Golden Valley to answer a
variety of health-related questions. The annual phone bank gets
great response from the community!
www.mafp.org/phonebank.asp
