Category Archives: Health

GALAEI

Updated 10/25/2019

Galaei is a queer and Latin social justice organization, dedicated to serving the Latinidad through providing social services around HIV/AIDs and sexual health issues.

Galaei offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. The Midnight Cowboy Project Outreach Team works during the later hours to provide education, safer sex kits and resources to those in need. Volunteers can also participate by packaging safer sex kits.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Tommy Atz to learn how you can get involved at 215-851-1757 or tatz@galaei.org

Check out their volunteer page here: https://www.galaei.org/employment-opportunities 

Galaei is located at 1207 Chestnut St. 5th floor, Philadelphia PA, 19107.

Healthy NewsWorks

Updated 10/25/2019

Healthy NewsWorks promotes the accessibility of health awareness and information through educating young students as journalists for the community. Elementary and middle school students who participate in the programs offered are uniquely empowered to create effective change not just within their own lives, but in the lives of those who read the journals published by Healthy NewsWorks. Youth learn important skills in writing, reporting, interviewing, and critical thinking, while simultaneously educating themselves about healthy living.

There is a multitude of volunteer roles available at HealthyNewsWorks, some of which are more geared toward direct teaching experiences, such as assisting educators in the classroom and mentoring students as they navigating learning about journalism. For more information, check out the volunteer page at http://healthynewsworks.org/volunteer/

To volunteer for Healthy NewsWorks, contact director Marian Uhlman through email at muhlman@HealthyNewsWorks.org or through telephone at 610-449-8008

 

The Center for Positive Aging in Lower Merion (PALM)

Updated 10/25/2019

The center for Positive Aging in Lower Merion (PALM) supports adults 55 or older by providing a caring environment with opportunities to engage actively, creatively, and independently. The center encourages new learning and growth by offering classes in subjects such as computer sciences, health, and exercise, Spanish, art, and writing. PALM recognizes and celebrates the wisdom that is accumulated through years of living by treating each member with dignity and respect. PALM also offers legal services and can be used as a resource for information. The center fosters inter-generational connections between its members and the wider Lower Merion community. Becoming a volunteer will help contribute to developing these inter-generational relationships that are paramount to the center’s key mission of positive aging, improving quality of life, and healthy living for adults 55 and older.

Volunteers commit to helping with a range of tasks that all contribute to keeping programs and classes running smoothly. PALM currently has more direct teaching experience volunteer opportunities for computer science classes. To learn more about volunteering for Positive Aging in Lower Merion, visit the site under “programs”

Positive Aging in Lower Merion is located at 117 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore PA, 19003

For more information, call 610-642-9370

Mazzoni Center

The Mazzoni Center is a health care provider that specifically targets the needs and wellness of LGBT individuals located in Philadelphia. In addition to primary health care, Mazzoni supports through providing mental and behavioral health services, LGBT legal services, HIV and STD testing, food bank and housing subsidies for families and individuals affected by HIV, support groups, outreach and education programs.

Volunteers help support the Mazzoni Center by promoting various programs and engaging the public in community-wide events. There are a variety of ways you can help at the Mazzoni Center, such as data entry, social media support, receptionist, and outreach volunteers.

Click here to learn more and submit an application: http://mazzonicenter.org/contribute/volunteer

Mazzoni’s main office is located at 21st South 12th Street, Philadelphia. For more information, call 215-563-0652.

Youth Health Empowerment Project (Y-HEP)

The Youth Health Empowerment Project began in an effort to reduce the risks of spreading HIV and STDs among Philadelphia’s young adults. The project has grown to encompassing a range of community-wide health issues, as well as encouraging leadership development among youth. Y-HEP offers volunteer opportunities in the Peer Education Academy. Peer Education Academy strives to mainstream the education it delivers, create networks for youth to access various resources, provide skills for young adults to build upon for future endeavors, and support Philly youth when faced with challenges such as peer pressure and teen pregnancy. Y-HEP is comprehensive adolescent and young adult program that offers holistic health services, sexual health education, drop in day services, and leadership activities to over 3000 high-risk/high promise, low-income, urban youth ages 13-24 living in Philadelphia.

Volunteers at the Youth Health Empowerment Project assist the staff in being able to provide youth with better services while engaging in a unique experience to interact with Y-HEP incredible participants. All volunteers are expected to carry out Y-HEP’s mission to empower young people by maintaining the Y-HEP rights and responsibilities and interacting with the participants as a role model.

Please contact Don Russell, Program Director, drussell@fight.org if you are:

  • interested in volunteering at Y-HEP or your organization wants to bring larger groups for a day of services,
  • a part of an organization that provides free or low-cost activities or workshops that our youth might benefit from. We love to bring in other organizations to offer new educational, arts, or therapeutic opportunities for Y-HEP youth.
  • an artist, musician, dancer, yogi, or have a talent to share and wish to volunteer with us, we’d love to have you as well!

Website: http://www.y-hep.org

Location: 1417 Locust Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Contact: 215-564-6388