Service Opportunities for Majors in
HEALTH & HUMAN
PERFORMANCE
Community service involves applying your energy, enthusiasm,
skills, and desire to make a difference to social issues that
concern you. It is an excellent way to gain hands-on experience,
enhance job-related skills, explore career options, and meet
real community needs. The following are just a few examples
of how you can get involved in service related to majors in
health and human performance:
· FAMILY STUDIES:
Volunteer with a family assistance program; volunteer at a
family planning agency; help out at a
Family emergency shelter or a shelter for battered women;
organize family activities for your church,
synagogue or temple; lobby on behalf of family issues and
rights.
· HEALTH EDUCATION:
Volunteer with the Department of Public Health; become a peer
educator at the Health Center; Volunteer at non-profit health
organizations; help a school district create health curricula;
participate in health-related fundraisers (i.e. walk-a-thons,
bike-a-thons).
· KINESIOLOGICAL SCIENCES:
Present health and fitness programs in your community; volunteer
at a clinic for people with physical
disabilities; Help with Special Olympics.
· PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Be a physical education teacher aid; teach aerobics; spend
the summer as a camp counselor; be a coach for a team sport
league in your community.
American Cancer Society
Silver Spring, MD (301) 933-9350
Contact: Connie Lightfoot, connie.lightfoot@cancer.org
Provides practical help, emotional support and community health
services to persons with cancer and their families. Also supports
and initiates research, public education, and rehabilitation.
Big Brothers/Sister of the Nat’l Capital Area
Silver Spring, MD (301) 794-9170 ext. 11
Contact: Michael Brown, enroll@bbbsnca.org
www.bbbsnca.org
Provides professionally supported, dynamic, one-to-one mentoring
relationships uniting single-parent children with caring and
committed adult volunteers.
Children’s Developmental Clinic
UM Campus and Largo, MD (301) 322-0072
Contact: Yvete Snowden, snowdeyj@pgcc.edu
http://www.pgcc.edu
Clinicians are trained to work one-on-one with children in
the areas of motor, language, and reading skill development.
Students have the option of volunteering or taking KNES 389E,
for one credit.
College Park Youth and Family Services
College Park, MD (301) 474-1210
Contact: Harriet Nelson
http://www.ci.college-park.md.us
Strives to prevent juvenile delinquency and family disruption.
Provides services that enhance family functioning.
Community Bridges: Jump Start Girls!
Silver Spring, MD (301) 585-7155
Contact: Chrissy Keen,
ckeen@communitybridges-md.org
Dedicated to early adolescent empowerment and leadership development.
Works with at-risk girls grades 9-12 using arts, sports, outdoor
education, conflict resolution, peer mentoring, mother-daughter
communication, and community action projects.
D.C. Scores
Washington, DC (202) 548-0101
Contact: Erike Lewis, elewis@americascores.org
http://www.dcscores.org
DC scores is a youth development, after school and summer
program, using soccer and creative writing as tools. We implement
a fall and spring soccer season, and many special events.
Practices are twice a week, games on Thursday, and writing
the other two days.
Families Foremost Center
Silver Spring, MD (301) 585-3424 ext.17
Contact: Yolanda Perez, yperez@MHAMC.org
http://www.mhamc.org
Supports young families with children from birth to age three.
Offers parent and adult education, infant/toddler programs,
employment readiness and computer training, health education
and life skills training.
Greenbelt Recreation Department
Greenbelt, MD (301) 397-2200
Contact: Julie McHale, ycbo@ci.greenbelt.md.us
http://www.ci.greenbelt.md.us
Works with numerous community centers, parks, and fitness
centers to provide activities to Greenbelt residents.
Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN)
Rockville, MD (301) 770-3200, ext. 6
Contact: Beata Okulska, bokulska@earthlink.net
http://www.keenusa.org
Provides one-on-one recreation opportunities to children
and youth with disabilities by pairing volunteers with children
and youth to participate in various sporting and recreational
activities.
Lakewood Health Care Center
Largo, MD (301) 925 – 7022
Contact: Sabel Getachew
Provides hands-on experience for those interested in the health
field.
University Health Center
College Park, MD (301) 314-8129
Students have the opportunity to volunteer in several areas
including: pharmacy, dental health, women’s health,
primary care, physical therapy, laboratory, and health education.
Volunteers are accepted at the beginning of each semester,
each volunteer is expected to commit a minimum of 2-4 hours
a week.
Washington Free Clinic
Washington, DC (202) 667-1106
Contact: volunteer@wfclinic.org
http://www.wfclinic.org
Provides health care to the local uninsured community. Volunteers
provide lay health work with men's, women's, prenatal, HIV/aids
testing, general medicine and pediatric clinics. Spanish/English
interpreters, patient advocates and health educators.
Community Service-Learning
1120 Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College
Park 20742
301-314-CARE—http://www.csl.umd.edu—terpservice@umd.edu
Please Note: Inclusion in Community Service-Learning (CSL)
resources is not to be interpreted as an endorsement for any
agency or organization listed here. As with any off-campus
opportunity, the University is not responsible for any personal
injury or loss that might result from your participation.
Participants are strongly encouraged to read and implement
the Good Questions to Ask and PARE handouts available through
CSL. Lastly, be aware of any special requirements or skills
necessary to perform the service requested (i.e. construction,
carpentry, landscaping) and do not feel compelled to execute
tasks which are beyond your capabilities.
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