Have Dreams
Kyle Frost kylefrost2013@u.northwestern.edu
Gabrielle Duprat gabrielleeugenduprat2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Evanston
Volunteers help out in an after-school program for children with autism from elementary to high school age. Volunteers are usually paired up with a child or small group, and rotate through a variety of activities, from board games to crafts and cooking. Get to know some really awesome kids, and help them work on social skills while doing fun activities!
Rainbow Hospice
Ruizhi Dong ruizhidong2014@u.northwestern.edu
Michlle Bagwell michellebagwell2015@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Park Ridge
Rainbow Hospice is a site where volunteers personally interact one-on-one with patients in a palliative care setting. They will be assigned the same patients throughout the entire year, whom they will visit weekly, build a relationship with, and bring comfort to. Volunteers are expected to complete a one-day training session and complete a physical and background check (which, along with transportation, will be taken care of by the site-leaders and not something volunteers will have to set up on their own).
World Health Collaboration
Shaleen Vasavada shaleenvasavada2014@u.northwestern.edu
Paaras Modi paarasmodi2014@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Chicago
Mission Outreach is a not-for-profit organization that recovers and redistributes medical equipment to those in need around the globe. Mission Outreach is primarily volunteer-run, so Engineering World Health, along with Oasis has taken initiative to set up a weekly volunteering trip to the warehouse to categorize/organize the medical equipment and supplies.
La Rabida Children’s Hospital
Julia Simkowski juliasimkowski2013@u.northwestern.edu
Sudarshan Srivatsan sudarshansrivatsan2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Chicago
Volunteers play with the kids at the children’s hospital and occasionally assist the nurses. This site requires training, but volunteers and clients alike find it very rewarding.
NU Hospice
Savan Patel savanpatel2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Evanston
NU Hospice Volunteering is an outlet through which Northwestern students act as Patient Care Volunteers for Midwest Palliative CareCenter. In parallel with the hospice model, students are given the opportunity to personally partner with a hospice patient, either in the patient’s home, or at a local nursing center. Activities often include providing respite for caregivers, as well as socializing with the assigned patient. Any interested volunteer should be ready to spend their time with a program getting to personally know a patient as he/she progresses through the hospice program.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is looking for student volunteers and interns. If you’re interested, click on the documents below:
