Opportunities From: Connect2Community

We are looking for any and all individuals to assist in the creation of a novel new Telemedicine Project called Detroit VITALS free clinic (Virtual Intersystem Telemedicine And Lifestyle Services)!  

We are looking for any and all level of interest at this point and from any/all career perspectives ranging from Social Work, Information technology to Health care and Allied professions.  We are very much looking for other Physicians and Health Providers who may be interested in volunteering for a few hours or more a month from the safety of your home!  We are also strongly interested in Social workers and Mental health therapists or Psychiatrists.  All appointments, meetings and interventions will be done online and can be done from the safety of your home.  Safety is our number one priority while still providing access to Healthcare. 

At Detroit VITALS, we believe Healthcare is not a privilege but a right and we need your help to make this a reality!! 

Our goal will be to start providing primary care and limited specialty services by the end of winter of 2022 to persons without health insurance in Wayne, Washtenaw and Oakland counties (Metro-Detroit).  We will start teaching and working with volunteers likely prior to the end of 2022.  

Shifts are still being worked out in conjunction with operating hours which are subject to change.  Currently, there will be expected 1 shift per month and 1 shift as a back up person.  Tentatively the clinic (when open) will be seeing patients from 5 pm to 8 pm hours Tuesday thru Thursday (3 hour shifts).  

If interested in working with the planning committee prior to our Grand opening this Fall/winter of 2022 please see the planning committee opportunity as well.  Please also feel free to contact us at detroitvitals@gmail.com for any questions. 

Hope to hear from you soon!! 

Hello and welcome to the Detroit VITALS (Virtual Intersystem Telemedicine And Lifestyle Services) project!  

We are working with our planning committee to begin possibly the first ever Telemedicine based (online only) free clinic  and are looking for anyone interested in helping! We are looking to get the clinic operational by the end of the winter of 2022 and are looking for volunteers to help us make this a reality.

We will continue to be holding weekly meetings at Wednesday evenings on Zoom to create content and plan for the grand opening of the Detroit VITALS free telemedicine clinic!  General planning committee meetings will be one hour per week and members will be expected hour contributions are 3-5 hours per week on average currently with select committees (Networking, Educational Content, Workflow, Social Media, Website development, Advertising and Human resources/volunteer management).  

We are looking for anyone interested in assisting in helping plan out and develop plans/strategies for the new clinic as we get the clinic off the ground (goal Winter of 2022).  

Please email us detroitvitals@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram/Facebook, become a fan on this site or check out our website at detroitvitals.org for further information. We look forward to hearing from you!! 

The Washtenaw County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is not currently looking for new volunteers (medical and non-medical) to be trained to help the Washtenaw County Health Department. If you want to be notified when our MRC unit is accepting new members please complete the Volunteer Interest Survey available at https://www.washtenaw.org/1823/Volunteer-in-an-Emergency. Volunteers are required to complete additional membership requirements and participate in ongoing activities. More information about the Washtenaw County MRC is also available at https://www.washtenaw.org/1823/Volunteer-in-an-Emergency.

ByKids4Kids Youth Organization (www.bykids4kids.us) is looking for 2 additional Youth Board Members. If you are a youth ages 13-18 and have a passion to make a difference in the world reach out to spandey@bykids4kids.us

The following positions are available:

Chief Equality Officer

Duties:
● Guide and inform improvements to the culture, climate, and performance of
ByKids4Kids programs
● Create a Mentoring for Equity training that all new volunteers must attend. The
workshop should be an introduction to the ways that history, privilege, and bias
can impact roles as mentors and reading buddies.
● Work closely with Executive Director and Social Worker to develop a DE&I vision for the organization
● Lead minimum of 2 service projects annually focused on promoting racial equity and healing

Sign up to be a volunteer tutor on our website, https://theeduproject.net/tutors/. After a brief background check and orientation, you'll be able to meet with a student that we match you with (who shares interests in the areas you feel comfortable teaching) ~ once a week.

This is an opportunity to potentially save someone's life by simply joining the marrow registry. Gift of Life is a non-profit organization based in South Florida who assists in curing blood cancer through cellular therapy. 

At Gift of Life we believe every person battling blood cancer deserves a second chance at life — and we are determined to make it happen. We are singularly passionate about engaging the public to help us get everyone involved in curing blood cancer, whether as a donor, a volunteer or a financial supporter. It all begins with one remarkable person, one life-changing swab and one huge win — finding a match and a cure.

Cancer does not stop for COVID and neither do we. Gift of Life has been able to continue stem-cell donations on site to continue helping patients get their second chance at life that they deserve.

Attached to this opportunity is a fact sheet explaining the sign up and donation process in more detail, as well as why we have been dedicating so much of our time and efforts to democratize the registry.

To sign up to join the registry, please CLICK HERE and then click GET SWABBED to answer our short health questionnaire and get your swab kits sent straight to your house. You Cure & Go Blue!

North Campus Mobile Food Distribution begins Sept. 9 

UM’s Maize & Blue Cupboard (MBC) and Ann Arbor-based Food Gatherers will debut a mobile food distribution program next Wednesday to make MBC resources more accessible to individuals living on North Campus while staying within COVID-19 safety and health guidelines. The first mobile distribution will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. in the northwest Parking Lot 10, located along Hubbard Road on North Campus. Additional dates include September 23, October 17 and 23, and November 4 and 18. 

The initial idea for the North Campus Distribution pilot originated through the COVID Campus Challenge, sponsored by the College of Engineering and Student Life. 

Trucks will deliver food items to the lot and shoppers can pick up pre-bagged vegetables and fruits as well as non-perishables pre-boxed for safety.

#Students_Against_COVID has many volunteering opportunities for individuals of all age ranges! There are many opportunities to join existing initiatives as a (co)-lead, make your own initiative or campaign, ie. work with others to develop your own research project or clinical content campaign. Would love to have any interested join our movement!

Current teams and initiatives within #Students_Against_COVID include: ambassador program, artwork exhibition team, asylum seeker and refugee initiative, blogs and media team, child health and safety team, clinical resources development team, ideathon team, information technology team,  internal finance and social accountability team, interview team, live study group team, logistics team, mental health and wellness team, newsletter team, outreach team, financial awareness and health team, LinkedIn team, media relations team, academic conference taskforce, research initiative on mental health impact on medical students, general and clinical research team, research initiative on smartphone screen time use during COVID19, social media team, TikTok management team, translation team, USA: Metro-Detroit Volunteer Initiative Team, Video Editing Team, and women’s Health Team.

If you are interested in joining our movement, please see the many ways to do so here! Form to join as an internal volunteer is in bullet point #1!

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there is a severe shortage of blood. Consider coordinating your group to donate together (but separately!)

If you or your group would like to donate, please go to our site (linked below) instead of responding to this opportunity.