There are many opportunities for students to work on current projects or independently with a faculty or community preceptor. Students in the past have been involved in curriculum development, grant writing, neighborhood health worker training, and community survey implementation. The Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic order under Mother Teresa, runs an 11-bed AIDS Hospice for patients who are terminally ill and who have no family support. Volunteers aid in filling daytime and overnight shifts at the hospice and participate in the daily routines of patients and staff alike. Program Movable Feast prepares and delivers meals to homebound AIDS patients.
Volunteers help deliver meals during weekday afternoons.
Welcome to Camp Sunshine, a one week annual summer camp in August exclusively for children who have had cancer. A wonderful chance to work with children and meet new people from the community, Camp Sunshine is the highlight of many Hopkins students' education. Contact Carol Sharp at the American Cancer Society in February for an application. Child Life Department - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Child Life helps children cope with their hospitalization through arts, crafts, and other activities in playrooms or at the bedside. Volunteers assist Child Life Specialists in providing recreational and educational services to children and parents in the hospital.