Volunteer

Project HEALTH believes that undergraduates have what it takes to make real change – for individual families and for our country’s healthcare system. We are always seeking passionate, committed, social justice-minded students to join our movement.

What It Takes

All Project HEALTH volunteers bring great commitment, creativity, tenacity, and humility to their work with families. And, as members of a volunteer community on their campus, they continuously reflect on this work and develop their programs to achieve greater impact. Every volunteer in Project HEALTH:

Commits to dedicate a minimum of six hours a week for at least one year. The majority of volunteers remain with Project HEALTH from the day they start until they graduate.
Fulfills all program expectations. This includes participation in all training sessions (a prerequisite to serving for the academic year) and personal, client-centered engagement in all program activities as outlined in the application and communicated by program leaders.
Participates in weekly Reflection Sessions and periodic campus events with fellow volunteers, to share best practices, discuss the intersection of health and poverty, learn from faculty, practioners and community members, develop new initiatives, and support each other in growing as leaders for change.
Contributes to the development of the Project HEALTH programs and vision in whatever ways s/he is most interested in, whether it be engineering a program improvement, spearheading a campus event, or something we haven’t even thought of yet.

How to Apply

Project HEALTH accepts applications for new volunteers each semester. Each site’s application includes program times and locations, application submission deadlines and instructions, interview and training dates, and other useful information for students who want to join Project HEALTH. Please read the entire application carefully. If you have any questions beyond the information in the packet, you can get in touch with your local Campus Coordinators, whose contact information is included in the packet.

Download an application:

Project HEALTH currently works with undergraduates from the following schools:

Boston University
Harvard University
Brown University
Columbia University
Barnard College
New York University
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola College
U. of Maryland, Baltimore County
George Washington University
University of Chicago

We regret that we cannot at this time consider individual applicants from schools other than those listed or from graduate students. If you attend a school that does not currently have a Project HEALTH site and you believe that other undergraduates on your campus would have an appetite to participate in the Project HEALTH movement, email national@projecthealth.org.