Service Opportunities
Sign-Up for VCU Childcare Co-Op
The Pediatric Interest Group is coordinating provision of childcare to VCU Health residents and staff - they have a designated GroupMe group chat called "VCU Childcare Co-op" where we will dispense all the information! Please email vcuchildcarecoop@gmail.com with your NAME & PHONE NUMBER so you can be added to the group chat if you are interested in volunteering. As we hear of other volunteer opportunities for medical students, we will make sure to pass them along to you.
Local Opportunities through HandsOn RVA
HandsOn Greater Richmond is a website and organization that provides links and information about local volunteering opportunities, including virtual and on-call volunteering, as well as on-site volunteering pertinent to the COVID-19 response. You can find out more at this link.
Foster Animals
The Richmond SPCA and the Richmond Animal League are in need of foster homes for their animals! You can sign up to either foster an animal now or be part of Richmond SPCA's Emergency On-Call Foster Care, in case foster care is needed on short-term notice. Find out more here: Richmond SPCA and Richmond Animal League. These organizations will provide you with the supplies you need; you just provide the home, love, care, and time for the animal!
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). Sign up to volunteer with the MRC! Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far - we had a phenomenal response with 100 students who registered or in the process of registering for the MRC. Things are pretty calm so far and we hope it stays that way. But if things get hectic, we'll be ready to go! If you'd like to sign up, please do so here.
Donate to Feed More. Feed More, Central Virginia's primary Hunger Relief program, NEEDS our help. Two weeks ago, Virginia Employment Commission, in the week ending March 21, 2020, reported 46,277 initial unemployment claims. As the COVID-19 crisis rolls through Virginia, please consider donating to Feed More, which will be providing meals to tens of thousands of people in need in our local communities. If you are interested, click here to read more and donate. Every dollar helps!
SNMA MCAT Initiative. SNMA is making an effort to serve our pre-medical students of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS). We are currently collecting new/used MCAT books to donate to our MAPS chapters at VCU & VSU. If you have any MCAT books that you are no longer in need of and willing to donate please contact Kaela Johnson (johnsonkb2@vcu.edu). We would greatly appreciate the donation!
The Pediatric Interest Group is coordinating provision of childcare to VCU Health residents and staff - they have a designated GroupMe group chat called "VCU Childcare Co-op" where we will dispense all the information! Please email vcuchildcarecoop@gmail.com with your NAME & PHONE NUMBER so you can be added to the group chat if you are interested in volunteering. As we hear of other volunteer opportunities for medical students, we will make sure to pass them along to you.
Local Opportunities through HandsOn RVA
HandsOn Greater Richmond is a website and organization that provides links and information about local volunteering opportunities, including virtual and on-call volunteering, as well as on-site volunteering pertinent to the COVID-19 response. You can find out more at this link.
Foster Animals
The Richmond SPCA and the Richmond Animal League are in need of foster homes for their animals! You can sign up to either foster an animal now or be part of Richmond SPCA's Emergency On-Call Foster Care, in case foster care is needed on short-term notice. Find out more here: Richmond SPCA and Richmond Animal League. These organizations will provide you with the supplies you need; you just provide the home, love, care, and time for the animal!
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). Sign up to volunteer with the MRC! Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far - we had a phenomenal response with 100 students who registered or in the process of registering for the MRC. Things are pretty calm so far and we hope it stays that way. But if things get hectic, we'll be ready to go! If you'd like to sign up, please do so here.
Donate to Feed More. Feed More, Central Virginia's primary Hunger Relief program, NEEDS our help. Two weeks ago, Virginia Employment Commission, in the week ending March 21, 2020, reported 46,277 initial unemployment claims. As the COVID-19 crisis rolls through Virginia, please consider donating to Feed More, which will be providing meals to tens of thousands of people in need in our local communities. If you are interested, click here to read more and donate. Every dollar helps!
SNMA MCAT Initiative. SNMA is making an effort to serve our pre-medical students of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS). We are currently collecting new/used MCAT books to donate to our MAPS chapters at VCU & VSU. If you have any MCAT books that you are no longer in need of and willing to donate please contact Kaela Johnson (johnsonkb2@vcu.edu). We would greatly appreciate the donation!
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