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USC Community Programs and Volunteer Opportunities - V |
- Violence Intervention Program
- The Violence Intervention Program at LAC+USC Medical Center evaluates and treats victims of family violence and sexual assault. The program serves as a county-wide resource for cases of suspected child abuse and neglect, sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse/neglect, and dependent adult abuse/neglect. A primary care clinic for foster care children, called the Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center, is the program's newest addition and opened in 2004. VIP projects also include the Everychild Foundation Center for the Vulnerable Child, Sexual Assault Center, 24-Hour Domestic Violence Response Team, Adult Protection Team and VIP Community Mental Health Center. The VIP CMHC Mentoring and Tutoring Project is funded in part by a USC Neighborhood Outreach grant.
Ages Served: All ages
Contact: Astrid Heppenstall-Heger, 323-226-2095
Email: vip_lacusc@msn.com
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
- Members of the USC Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi organize a series of free income tax assistance workshops during the month of April at several community locations.
Contact: , 213-740-4809
Email: acctsoc@usc.edu
- Volunteer Program, USC University Hospital
- USC University Hospital is a private, 293-bed research and teaching hospital staffed by 500 faculty physicians of the renowned Keck School of Medicine of USC. The hospital offers top medical expertise and advanced technological services in a compassionate and comfortable environment. The hospital welcomes the opportunity to work with both student and adult volunteers from all walks of life. ||The volunteer placement opportunities are varied from administrative to medical settings. Volunteers generally do not have hands-on contact with patients, but assist with a variety of tasks to support the work performed at the hospital. Possible volunteer areas include: surgical information desk, admitting, medical/surgical units, intensive care units, physical and occupational therapy, gift shop, non-invasive vascular lab, marketing and public relations, nursing administration, and the concierge desk. Interested volunteers should visit the hospital Web site or call the Volunteer Information Line at 323-442-8919.|
Contact: Kai Tramiel, 323-442-8436
Email: Kai.Tramiel@tenethealth.com
- Volunteer Programs, LAC+USC Medical Center
- College students volunteer in various capacities at LAC+USC Medical Center. Assignments include: working in various wards and clinics, including Outpatient Services and Physical Therapy; social work internships; and Book Cart, Translator, and Coffee Cart Programs services that are provided by both General Hospital and Womens and Childrens Hospital. Womens and Childrens Hospital offers the Child Life Program, Starlight Express Room Program, and Cuddler Program. Many additional volunteer opportunities are available.
Contact: Coco Ceja, 323-226-6945
Email: sceja@dhs.co.la.ca.us
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