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Help Support a Breast Cancer Awareness Event for Homeless Women!
ORGANIZATION: Care For the Homeless
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
As you may know, October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In order to raise awareness, our Health Education team is holding a series of events designed to empower homeless women to take charge of their health via periodic breast cancer screenings, breast self-exams, and other positive self care habits.
Volunteers are needed to help oversee a number of women's health educational tables, conduct client outreach, and manage clinic sign ups. The goal of these activities is to educate clients on the risk factor and prevention methods for breast cancer, breast anatomy, educate clients on the differences between a pelvic and pap exam, and promote services provided at the Care for the Homeless Health Center. Volunteers will work onsite as part of the clinical team which includes Medical Providers, Health Educators, Medical Assistants, Medical Case Managers and Social Services Workers.
Care for the Homeless is a 501(c)3 non profit organization that operates medical clinics in partnership with shelters, soup kitchens, and drop in locations throughout the city. We also operate a 200-bed, transitional residence for homeless women in the Bronx called Susan's Place.
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About Care For the Homeless
Location:
30 East 33rd street, 5th Fl, New York, NY 10016, US
Mission Statement
Care For the Homeless fights homelessness by delivering high-quality and client-centered health care, human services and shelter to homeless individuals and families, and by advocating for policies to ameliorate, prevent and end homelessness.
Description
Care For the Homeless (CFH) serves 10,000 homeless men, women, and children annually and provides comprehensive health care at multiple sites co-located at soup kitchens, shelters, drop-in centers and street outreach programs in all 5 boroughs of NYC. Our service delivery model provides care where homeless individuals and families are receiving a variety of other services with the goal of reducing barriers to accessing high-quality health care. CFH also operates three transitional housing sites with on-site health care and is expanding shelter services in the future, ensuring a safe, supportive path to permanent housing.
In addition, CFH is committed to ending homelessness by conducting public education, research, and analysis of model programs and practices that create permanent housing opportunities, and by shaping policies to prevent future homelessness.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Franklin Women's Intake Shelter1122 Franklin AvenueBronx, NY 10456
DATE POSTED
October 17, 2017
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REQUIREMENTS
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