Project: HJA Health Connections

Project Leaders: Megan Santamore ([email protected]), Venezia Garza ([email protected]), Emma Petzold ([email protected]) and Mary Kate Cloonan ([email protected])

Community Partner: Zahera Leacock

Project Description (what do volunteers do with the community partner): Student volunteers chat with patients at the healthcare center and connect the patients with community partners and nonprofits that can help meet the patient’s needs. 

Frequency/Time Commitment Expected (as specific as possible): Student volunteers will spend 3 hours a week volunteering and also commit to several hours of trainings at the beginning of the semester. We will also host optional study breaks and chats with the volunteers as a means of establishing community. 

Mode of communication: Email and GroupMe

Link to a google sign-up form: here