President's Initiative for Community Engagement and Interprofessional Education

Galveston Central Church opens-up their facility to all, including people experiencing homelessness, providing a warm meal, hot shower, laundry services, bike repair, and partnership to empower them in their journey of life. Service as a general volunteer. No religious events associated with the service or required for participation. Please make sure to watch video associated with this session prior to volunteering.

CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread provides nutritious meals, clean clothing, personal hygiene, mental health, and medical services to the community, many of whom are experiencing homelessness. You will serve as a general volunteer, a big need is helping in the kitchen for food preparation.

To deliver groceries & hygiene supplies to over 140 families in crisis that have no mode of transportation on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in personal vehicles & alongside with other volunteers. Dress weather appropriate with active wear & closed toed shoes. Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. use personal vehicles & work with other volunteer.

The Harmony Healers program is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to come together to perform music for patients in the hospital and increase patient morale. Students who sing and/or play an instrument (regardless of skill level) are welcome to attend these sessions to prepare and perform music for patients. As soon as you arrive, you will receive music and will rehearse with your fellow musicians for one hour. At 2:00pm, you will go up to your assigned unit and perform for patients until 3:00pm. Music and Medicine and Syncope will provide music for you to play, intentionally arranged so that it will be easy to sight-read.

**If you register for this session, please click the link in the registration field below to access orientation materials, timesheet and questionnaire**
Our goal is to support Spanish-speaking patients in activities surrounding their St. Vincent’s Clinic appointment. We want to ensure that patients can navigate clinic information surrounding their visit with confidence by providing guidance in their own language.
Main tasks students in the front desk can help with:

1. Make phone calls to confirm attendance of patients to the clinic
2. Make phone calls to provide patients with test results. (This is a really important need in the clinic, since we were told that sometimes notification of results to Spanish speaking patients gets pushed back until someone who can actually do it shows up to the clinic).
3. Fill out the “check in” questionnaire for patients arriving for their appointment
4. Answer any questions the patients may have during their visit
5. Have someone that guides patients to their room and guides them in the process of scheduling follow ups and any other consultation in other clinics.

Volunteers are paired as a buddy with participants of the Christina Sullivan Foundation's Camp PossAbilities in the pilot Adaptive Inclusive Art and Music Therapy Program! This program provides an opportunity for individuals with differing abilities to utilize artistic outlets in order to express emotions, practice motor skills and reduce stress in a supportive environment.

**If you register for this session, please click the link in the registration field below to access orientation materials, timesheet and questionnaire**
Our goal is to support Spanish-speaking patients in activities surrounding their St. Vincent’s Clinic appointment. We want to ensure that patients can navigate clinic information surrounding their visit with confidence by providing guidance in their own language.
Main tasks students in the front desk can help with:

1. Make phone calls to confirm attendance of patients to the clinic
2. Make phone calls to provide patients with test results. (This is a really important need in the clinic, since we were told that sometimes notification of results to Spanish speaking patients gets pushed back until someone who can actually do it shows up to the clinic).
3. Fill out the “check in” questionnaire for patients arriving for their appointment
4. Answer any questions the patients may have during their visit
5. Have someone that guides patients to their room and guides them in the process of scheduling follow ups and any other consultation in other clinics.