Career Resources for Nurses and Health Care Professionals: Volunteer Opportunities

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Volunteer Opportunities Currently Listed Online

• Children's Aid Society - On the front lines of services to New York City's underserved children and families.
• Peace Corps   - Peace Corps volunteers travel overseas and make real differences in the lives of real people. Find out how to apply, explore the world, read volunteer stories, access global education resources, and have fun at Kids World.
• American Red Cross Volunteer Recruitment - Volunteer online to assist the Red Cross with its humanitarian work.
• Beach Health Clinic - Organization providing free health care services for the uninsured in Virginia Beach seeks medical and nursing volunteers.
• Blessed Gérard's Care Center and Hospice - Catholic organization that offers volunteer opportunities in Mandeni, South Africa for those in health care professions.
• Doctors Without Borders - Doctors and nurses volunteer to provide urgent medical care in countries to victims of war and disaster. Includes news, exhibits, publications, speeches, field news, and volunteering information.
• Hospital de la Familia - Volunteer nurses needed to join surgical teams at this Guatemalan missions hospital.
• Marine Reach - Formerly Mercy Ships: Pacific. A ministry of Youth With A Mission serving in the south Pacific and southeast Asian regions. News and information on various projects.
• M.E.D.I.C.O. - Provides free medical, dental, and optometric care and educational services to people in developing countries who have little or no access to basic medical care. Nurses are needed as team members.
• The Mentawai Venture - Not-for-profit organization recruiting volunteers to help with free medical clinics in the Mentawai Islands 100 miles south of Sumatra, Indonesia. Includes mission profile, requirements, and chat.
• Mission of Mercy - A non-profit organization of doctors, nurses and medical personnel working with other volunteers to bring relief, medical attention, education and hope to people of underdeveloped countries.
• Nursing Volunteer Opportunities in Developing Nations - Links to organizations, stories and pictures from nurse volunteers, and travel tips.
• St. John Ambulance Volunteers - A Canadian humanitarian organization that is always looking for trained and caring nurse volunteers. Provides volunteer first aid service and disaster response to the community of Halton Hills, Ontario.
• Volunteers of America - A national nonprofit, spiritually-based organization providing local human service programs and the opportunity for individual and community involvement.