Any information on volunteering in hospital for sick kids???

Question

i want to volunteer at the hospital for sick kids for few months....i just finished ma high school and i have few months before i have to start my uniso i am thinkin of volunteering in the meantime......anyone had any idea how i should go about that???and does anyone have a contact number that i could call to make an appointment or something?????your help is really appreciated..thank you so much...

Answer 1

Try calling local hospitals and see if there are any jobs available you could do for FREE.

Answer 2

Call the hospitals in your area and tell them you would like to volunteer. Also check these web sites for hospital volunteering opportunities:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

Change.org, http://www.change.org

CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com

Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org

http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/

ServeNet, http://servenet.org/

Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site, http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

You will be required to come on site to fill out paperwork, be interviewed and to go through a screening and orientation process. At that time, you can express interest in helping with young people. If you are accepted for any kind of work with children, you will have to undergo a criminal background check (which you will probably have to pay for yourself). Also, do you have any experience working with children, and personal references who can state that you have such experience and are good with children?

Answer 3

http://www.volunteermatch.org.  Enter your zip code, and it will show you all the volunteer opportunities in your area.

Answer 4

Call your local hospital and enquire.