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Adopt-A-School Volunteer

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ORGANIZATION: Community Service, Education and Research Fund

  • 31 people are interested

Opportunities exist to provide ongoing health and science presentations to children in Sacramento schools. The primary age group served by the program are grades 4-8. Each volunteer works with school staff(teachers and/or the school nurse) to design presentations customized to meet the needs of each school. Teaching aides are available on a loan basis from the Adopt-A-School Program. A variety of charts, models, videos, and organs for dissection are available.

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About Community Service, Education and Research Fund

Location:

5380 Elvas Avenue, Suite 214, Sacramento, CA 95819, US

Mission Statement

Clean hands, a healthy diet, understanding the dangers of smoking, drugs, and alcohol. Children need these life skills to enhance their well-being. Through health education and positive role models, the Adopt-A-School Program empowers school-aged children to make healthy lifestyle choices now and in the future.

Description

The Adopt-A-School Program places physicians, nurses, medical & nursing students, and other healthcare professionals in local elementary, middle, and high schools to augment preventative health education to staff and students. Adopt-A-School is a non-profit program of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society. Since the program was started in 1989, Adopt-A-School volunteers reach an average of 7,000 students per year.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Health & Medicine
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

local schoolsSacramento, CA 95819

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • MD or DO

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