All About Volunteering!
Here in Utah we do not utilize volunteers in our health centers in any clinical capacity. While volunteers do share information about the health care services and education programs at PPAU, we do not train our volunteers to offer health advice and ask that volunteers always direct people to our health center, call center, or website for information.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Community outreach tabling at events (farmers markets, fairs, festivals, concerts, fundraisers, etc.).
- Advocacy work in the community which can include canvassing, phone banking, rallies, demonstrations, and other events.
- Special event staff (set up, clean up, host, registration, etc.).
- Administrative office help (data entry, button making, office organization, event preparation).
- At times we have opportunities to engage from home--making safe-sex kits and/or buttons, for example.
Patient Greeters fulfill a very important function. In addition to the larger issue of defending a person’s right to bodily autonomy and the ability to access services and information – patient greeters also support the wellbeing of patients, staff, and visitors when they come to PPAU in front of our health centers with protestor activity. Patient Greeters must attend both a general volunteer orientation AND an additional Patient Greeter Volunteer to pariticipate in the program.
While there are several volunteer opportunities that pop up over the course of the year, our highest priority engagement is usually assembling safe sex kits, Patient Greeter Volunteers and tabling at outreach events.
Expectations of volunteers include:
-Read the volunteer email to sign up for volunteer opportunities
-Suggested sign up of 1 shift per month
-Report volunteer hours on a monthly basis
-Pick up/drop off outreach booth bin and supplies
-Complete surveys as requested
-Complete required training and disclosures
