COMMUNITY: OUTREACH

Organization: Amigos Medicos/Covenant Community Care

559 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit (313) 554-1095
Contact Person: Lesley Lawrenson (MSIII), llawrens@med.wayne.edu
Robert Long (MSII) rlong@med.wayne.edu
Michael “Ross” Townsend: educational/language coordinator
Time Commitment: Sign up as mutually decided, no minimum commitment.
Clinic Hours: Mon & Wed 8 am – 2 pm; Tues 4 pm – 8 pm; Sat 8 am – Noon

Description/Duties: Convenant Community Clinic provides opportunities to medical students for hands-
on learning and on-site clinical skills training by nurses and attending physicians. Covenant Community Care in a bilingual
clinic providing students translating skills and an awareness of the Hispanic Culture so that they are better able to serve
Spanish speaking patients. Sign-up on-line at http://www.med.wayne.edu/amigosmedicos .

A language class will be offered thru CHM. Students will receive co-curricular credit providing they do an equal number of
hours in the clinic i.e., 18 hours language developments, 18 hours of clinic, total work hours of 36.
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Organization: Cass Clinic: Dr. George Costea (Just a few blocks from WSU-SOM)
Contact Person: Sarah Albers (MS II), Mary Tanski Arbogast (MS II), Thomas Willis (MS II)
Jessica Dornbush (MS II)
Time Commitment: 2.5 hours per visit (Saturday mornings throughout the year)

Description/Duties: WSU medical students actively engage in providing health care services for a medically indigent
population at Cass Clinic located. Cass Clinic provides opportunities for medical students to gain hands-on experience in
procedures and patient care under the guidance of an attending physician. On site training provided. Sign up on the website
at http://www.med.wayne.edu/cassclinic/schedule.htm

Organization: Cass Community Social Services

11850 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Detroit
Contact Person: Dr. Heather Dixon (313)-883-2277
Time Commitment: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (As mutually decided)

Description/Duties: Cass Community Social Services, a non-profit agency, provides a full spectrum of care for the homeless.
The Clinic serves primarily adults, more in the age range of 40 to 50 years old.
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Organization: Covenant House Michigan

Sam G. Joseph, Exec. Director
Contact: Antoinette (313) 463-2014
2959 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208
Contact Person: Alyssa Bottrell (MS II), Qing-Min Chen (MS II), Matthew Bernbeck (MS II)
Time Commitment: Varies from active mentoring to “project” development. Willing to set a time and
follow thru with a full commitment if mentoring.

Description/Duties: Covenant House is an organization providing education, vocational training, shelter and food services to
at-risk youth in Detroit. To mentor homeless youth (up to age 21) in a safe, caring environment and to increase the
accessibility of Detroit’s homeless youth to health promotion and medical care.
Organization: HUDA Clinic (Health Unit on Davison Avenue)
Contact Person: Henna Tirmizi (MS II), Maheen Haque (MS II)
Time Commitment: Saturday, 10 AM – 2 PM

Description/Duties: The HUDA clinic is a free clinic located within the Muslim Center Mosque on Davison Avenue. It offers
basic medical care for uninsured patients and is open to anyone in need of health care regardless of race, religion or ethnic
group. Medical Students will help by taking histories and providing physical exams and report the findings to the physician
attendee. Volunteering offers a great hands-on opportunity for medical students to practice interacting with real patients.
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Organization: Clinic on Joy/Southfield

18917 Joy Road (Between Southfield and Evergreen)
Contact Person: Charissa Shawcross (313) 581-7773

Description/Duties: Hours: Tuesday 6 PM – 8 PM and Wednesday 10 AM – 2 PM; second and fourth Saturday 10AM-2PM
monthly. Serving adults with chronic illness to promote health maintenance and to prevent disease.
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Organization: The N.O.A.H. Project

(Networking; Organizing; Advocating for the Homeless)
Central United Methodist Church
23 East Adams, Detroit
Contact Person: Charissa Shawcross (313) 965-5422

Description/Duties: Developed to meet the social, emotional and medical needs of the homeless, working poor, seniors,
single parents and their children. Project N.O.A.H. staff includes a social worker, nurse practitioner, mental health referrals,
personal care items. Bag lunches are served 10:30 – Noon Monday thru Thursday; 10:30 – 2:00 PM for social services
support.
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Organization: Project H
Contact Person: Heather Molnar (MS II), Laura Anderson (MS II), Ashleigh Sartor (MS II), Andrea
Barbieri (MS II), Charlie Braun (MS II), Itishree Trivedi (MS II), Jessica Dornbush
(MS II)
Time Commitment: Varies

Description/Duties: A partnership between community members and students that provides tools and resources so that
individuals have the power to make decisions regarding their physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental wellness.
Provide resources to the Wayne County Family Center, a homeless shelter for men, women, and children in Westland.
Medical students have the opportunity to work with both children and adults. Children’s activity evening includes two
components, a health and recreational activity. Adult activities focus on relaxation and stress-relief. Additionally, every third
Monday a pediatric clinic is open. Duties may include shadowing the doctor, taking height, weight, and blood pressures, and
entertaining children waiting for their appointments.
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Organization: Senior Citizen Outreach Program (SCOP)

Contact Person: Holli Charbonneau (MS II), Ian Rowe (MS II)
Time Commitment: 2 hours/month with option for more

Description/Duties: SCOP was founded by the Christian Medical Society in 1992. The purpose is to reach out to seniors at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center (St. Pat’s). Members need not be Christian or involved with the Christian Medical Society.
Activities include serving meals, taking blood pressures, the medical keychain alert program, and providing one-on-one
companionship to seniors on site.
Organization: Vista Maria – Big Sisters Program
20651 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Corner of Warren and Evergreen
Contact Person: Wendy Kearney, (313) 271-3050 Ext. 114 (wkearney@vistamaria.org)
Time Commitment: 1 hour per week

Description/Duties: Vista Maria is Michigan’s largest residential and community based treatment agency for high-risk girls
ages 11-17. Vista Maria provides education, therapy, shelter and care for girls while helping them cope with histories of
abuse, neglect, traumas and other social problems. They are in need of women as tutors and mentors as well as men as tutors
only. If you make this commitment, it is important to be consistent with your attendance. You are also expected to attend
monthly activities.

COMMUNITY: VOLUNTEER
Organization: American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeast Michigan, Inc.
(AIHFS)
4880 Lawndale, Detroit, MI 48210 (313) 846-3718
Contact Person: Nicole Fox

Organization Description and Duties: (AIHFS) is a non profit agency dedicated to providing comprehensive health care to
the Native American community of Southeastern Michigan. Western medical practice is combined with traditional healing
practice to encourage overall wellness among the people. There are many opportunities for involvement: Youth Program;
Health Clinic; as well as ongoing programs during the year: Native Forum for Urban Natives; Mi Indian Day; Angel’s Night;
Veteran’s Day, focusing on blood pressure and diabetes. Mentoring programs also available for at-risk native youth.
Clinic opportunities are available by contacting Dr. Ruth Evans at (313) 846-6030.
Current Activities: Please call ahead to register to work. Health Screening: Sept. 17, 24, 25; Health Fair: Sept. 16th, 10:00
AM – 4:00 PM.
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Organization: Capuchin Soup Kitchen

Contact Person: Callie Salazar (Meldrum site): 1264 Meldrum (Detroit) (313) 579-2100 ext. 213
Monday-Friday 8am-10:30 am & 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Roy Hoelscher (Connor site): 4390 Conner Ave. (313) 822-8606 ext.10
Time Commitment: Monday-Friday, 8 am-1 pm , 3:30 pm-6 pm & Saturday 8 am-2 pm
Beginning mid September Children’s Tutoring/Mentoring Program
4:00 pm – 5:45 pm meets weekly; call ahead to register

Description/Duties: Meal Support. Volunteers may serve on the line, package groceries for families to take home, or sort
clothing for distribution to needy persons. Must book 3 weeks in advance.

Organization: C.C. Plus

Contact Person: Dawn Malek, (586)-792-5897 (dawnmalek@comcast.net)
Peggy DiMercurio, (586) 778-1315/(586) 801-4902 mdimercurio@wowway.com
Time Commitment: Varies: as available
Mondays: Childrens Home of Detroit 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
900 Cook Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods

Description/Duties: Teaching special needs dance/exercise classes for physically and developmentally disabled children (My
Chance to Dance). Contact Dawn or Peggy for further information.
Organization: Chinese Community Health Screening – APAMSA
In Conjunction with the Association of Chinese Americans
32585 Concord Drive, Madison Hgts., MI 48071 (248) 585-9343
420 Peterboro, Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 831-1790
Contact Person: James Lee (MSII), Stephanie Rayos (MSII), Pla Xiong (MSIII)
Time Commitment: 2.5 hours per visit, Saturday mornings, once a month per site

Description/Duties: The Wayne State chapter of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
(APAMSA) is working to provide monthly health screenings for the area elderly Chinese population, many of which have
limited English ability and lack health insurance. Students will have an opportunity to practice taking blood pressures, glucose
levels, BMI, cholesterol and other basic services. Students with any type of Chinese language skills will have ample
opportunities to practice, however Chinese language skills are by no means necessary.
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Organization: Crossroads
92 E. Forest (Detroit) (313) 831-0212
Contact Person: Latoria Glenn, Volunteer Coordinator
Time Commitment: Sunday 8am-4pm, varies

Positions Available: Intake personnel and counselors (personal and career)

Mandatory training – Saturday, Steptember 16, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; March 2007 - TBA
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Organization: Detroit Medical Center

Contact Person: Betty Jean Chapel (313) 745-5081

Description/Duties: The Detroit Medical Center Corporate Community Affairs Department consistently offers exciting
volunteer opportunities that allow medical students to interact with and contribute positively to the community we serve.
Through involvement in DMC Community Affairs activities, faces and names are given to these people. Announcements
appear in both the WSU Prognosis and DMC Enews electronic newsletters. To obtain credit, pre-approval is mandatory.

Organization: Focus: HOPE

Central Warehouse 6500 E. Davison (Detroit)
Contact Person: Don Gatewood; gatewod@focushope.edu ;313-494-4198
Time Commitment: Varies

Description/Duties: Focus: HOPE is dedicated to implementing practical solutions to the problems of hunger, economic
disparity, inadequate education and racial divisiveness. Volunteers are needed to read to children (in centers) daily, to pack
senior food boxes, to help prepare nutrition guide pamphlets and to tutor in math and more.

Organization: Freedom House

2630 West Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48216-2019, (313) 964-4320 ext.815
Contact Person: Ny Derry nyderry@sbcglobal.net (Please identify yourself as a WSU/SOM student)
Time Commitment: Required orientation: then as mutually decided

Description/Duties: Freedom House provides shelter, medical and psychological care, legal aid and support for refugees,
many of whom are women and children. Freedom House is open to any person who is “unable to return to his or her country
of origin because of a fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular
social group.” Support for people who have English as a second language. Tutors especially needed in math, French to
English, and computer training. Limited availability – design individually with coordinator.
Organization: Gleaners Community Food Bank
2131 Beaufait (Detroit), (313) 923-3535 ext.239
Contact Person: Fred Anthony (on site)
Time Commitment: Saturday 7am-4pm, varies

Description/Duties: Volunteers are needed to assemble packaged food donation boxes.

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Organization: ReDetroit
Contact Person: Paul Hagan (MS II), Sarah Hutto (MS II), Nicholas Maddens (MS II), Christopher
Smith (MS II)
Time Commitment: Varies

Description/Duties: ReDetroit is intended to be a civic and social organization that will care for various resources that exist
in Detroit. Students are encouraged to discover and take pride in the city. Volunteer opportunities will include Clean Sweep,
Angel’s Night, soup kitchens, Adopt a Park, and more to come. *Habitat for Humanity is coordinated through ReDetroit
and will meet approximately one Saturday per month.

*Volunteers are needed to work with future homeowners to help build and renovate housing in Detroit neighborhoods.
Mandatory orientation at 8:00 am on Saturday. Required signed waiver of liability.
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Organization: Student Physicians for Social Responsibility (sPSR)

Coordinators: Sajad Zalzala (MS II)

Description/Duties: sPSR promotes education and activism regarding social and political issues such as health equality,
violence, the environment and war. The goal is to inspire medical students, physicians, legislators and community members
to participate in society in a socially responsible manner. Members are expected to help organize or participate in one of the
organizations projects.
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Organization: Unite For Sight

Contact Person: Michael Siegel (MS II)

Description/Duties: The WSU-SOM chapter of Unite for Sight will work to develop sustainable solutions to improve eye
health outcomes locally and globally. Within the community we will work toward eye disease prevention, eye health
promotion and health education. Activities will promote global eye health and include eyeglass and medical textbook
donations and facilitate international volunteering opportunities.
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Organization: Student Sight Savers Program

Contact Person: Tiffany Kent (MS III); David Ellenberg (MS III)
Time Commitment: Varies

Description/Duties: Designed to expose medical students to glaucoma, patient care, and the field of ophthalmology. The
program also enhances community awareness about glaucoma and the devastating/permanent effects it can have on ones’
eyesight. Required training session to learn the use of ophthalmologic instruments and how to obtain blood pressures.
Projected glaucoma screening exams in local clinics, community centers and churches.
Organization: Violence Awareness
Contact Person: Emily France (MS II), Susie Namo (MS II), Senja Tomovic (MS II)
Time Commitment: Varies

Description/Duties: Committed to raising awareness about violence in our society and working towards a less violent society.
Art projects with children living in a domestic violence shelter call “My Sister’s Place”; plan Violence Awareness Week in
January; support the ribbon sale and other fundraisers; and coordinate self-defense class.
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Organization: World Health Student Organization

Contact Person Nicholas Yeldo (MS II)
Time Commitment: Varies

Description/Duties: The goals of this organization are: to educate and provide information about global and public health
issues; to provide support to underserved areas, both locally and internationally; and to increase medical student awareness
regarding service and career opportunities.