This is a list of some of the organizations in Tallahassee where health professional students have volunteered in the past. Some are clinical others are direct community service and some are a combination of both. The list gets updated periodically but because they are volunteer organizations, the contact person listed may not be correct.

Alzheimer’s Project of Tallahassee
1700 N. Meridian Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Volunteer Coordinator: Recie Cullpepper Office: 850.386.2778 Cell: 850.556.2553 recie@alzheimersproject.org

American Cancer Society
241 John Knox Road, Suite 100, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Volunteer Contact: Jean Gibson 850.297.0588, x 3709 jean.gibson@cancer.org

American Heart Association (Big Bend)
Big Bend Area
1304 E. 6th Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Volunteer Contact: Kelly Maynard 850.878.3885, x 201 kelly.maynard@heart.org

Big Bend Cares, Inc.
1375 Cross Creek Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Volunteer Contact: Diana Slater 850.656.2437, x 301 dslater@bigbendcares.org

Big Bend Hospice, Inc.
1723 Mahan Center Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Volunteer Services Coordinator: Ginny Burns 850.878.5310 genny@bigbendhospice.org

Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Big Bend
2337 Wednesday Street, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Volunteer Contact: Becky Tepe 850.386.6002

211 Big Bend (Florida HIV / AIDS Hotline)
P.O. Box 10950, Tallahassee, FL 32302-2950
Volunteer Coordinator: Liovani Nazario 850.681.9131, x 225 volunteercoord@211bigbend.org

Capital Regional Medical Center
2626 Capital Medical Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Volunteer Contact: Nancy Spears 850.325.5116
There is a mandatory 6 month commitment required of each volunteer.

Center for Civic Education and Service
930 W. Parka Avenue, FSU Campus
Volunteer Contact: Lisa Brown 850.644.3342 thecenter@admin.fsu.edu

Children’s Home Society
1801 Miccosukee Commons Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Volunteer Coordinator: Louise Lles 850.921.0772

Children’s Medical Services
2390 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Volunteer Contact: Sue Gray 850.487.2604, x 127 sue.gray@doh.state.fl.us

Elder Care Services, Inc.
2518 W. Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304
Volunteer Coordinator: Julie Prevatt 850.245.5927 prevattj@escbigbend.org

FIRE (Florida Institute of Rehabilitation Education)
1286 Cedar Center Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Contact Person: Barbara Ross 850.942.3658, x 201 fireinformation@earthlink.net

Gadsden Community Healthy Start Coalition
Gadsden County
Volunteer Contact: Ashley Phillips at 850-543-1485 ashleyross@mac.com

Girl Scout Council of the Apalachee Bend
250 Pinewood Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Volunteer Contact: Brenda Gibbs 850.386.2131, x 36 bgibbs@gscab.org

Literacy Volunteers of Leon County
200 W. Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Volunteer Contact: Rhonda Cooper 850.606.2644

Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
438 W. Brevard Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Volunteer Contact: Gabriel Otuonye 850.224.2469 gotuonye@nhsclinic.org

Nims Partners in Excellence, Nims Middle School
723 W. Orange Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32310
Volunteer Contact: Sandra Hudson 488-5960

Planned Parenthood
2121 W. Pensacola Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304
Volunteer Coordinator: Shannon Cho 575-0485

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH)
1300 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Contact Volunteer Services: 431-5331

Thagard Student Health Center
FSU Campus
Contact: Director of Nursing, Denise Garland 644-4987

Summer Programs

There are great opportunities for pre med students during the summer months to be working outside while gaining valuable health care experience. Many of these opportunities are helping children within a summer camp experience. Depending on available dates, it may be possible to combine a summer school schedule with a volunteer experience.

The Boggy Creek Gang Camp
30500 Brantley Branch Rd., Eustis, FL. 32736
352-483-0589
http://www.boggycreek.org
The mission of the camp is to enrich the lives of children who have chronic or life-threatening illnesses by creating camping experiences that are memorable, exciting, fun, and empowering.

The Florida Diabetes Camp
Gainesville, FL
352-334-1323
Contact:  Rosalie Bandyopadhyay or Al Avendano
http://www.floridadiabetescamp.org
This organization offers a variety of programs throughout the state for youngsters with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

International Volunteer Experience

This can be a great experience for student who the time, money and sometimes foreign language fluency. The time commitment may last from just a week to an entire summer. Often, these opportunities require the student provide for their own transportation and expenses.

Child Family Health International
2149 Lyon St. 45
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-863-4900
http://www.cfhi.org
This program promotes primary care, integrative medicine and Spanish literacy among pre health students. Programs offered in Ecuador, India and Mexico.

Amigos de las Americas
5618 Starr Lane
Houston, TX 77057
800-231-7796
http://www.amigoslink.org
A summer internship program where students spent 8 weeks in a rural community in a health related project. Interns live with local families.

Global Volunteer Network
Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational, environmental, and community aid programs. Examples of these activities include teaching English, environmental work, AIDS education, and assisting in orphanages. There are currently programs operating in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, Romania, Russia, Thailand, and Uganda.
http://www.volunteer.org.nz

International Service Learning
3201 Bimini Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
http://www.ISLonline.org
This organization sponsors programs in Central and South America for pre-health students.

Visions in Action-Mexico
http://www.visionsinaction.org
An international NGO committed to achieving social justice in the developing world. Offers short term (3-9 week) trips to Mexico in medical clinics.

Unite for Sight
http://www.uniteforsight.org
A non-profit organization that works worldwide to improve eye health care and prevent blindness. Volunteers are sent to provide eye health education programs to underserved communities worldwide.

Intern Abroad
http://www.internabroad.com
Search for volunteer opportunities by area of interest or country.

The Center for International Service Learning
http://www.isonline.org