Give Back Connection: Opportunities for teens interested in medicine
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESFind ways to volunteer in metro Atlanta and post opportunities at ajc.com/go/volunteer.
Register for Volunteen program at DeKalb Medical
DeKalb Medical is accepting applications for its Summer Volunteen Program through Feb. 29. Registration is open to 14- to 18-year-olds with at least one year of high school course work completed. About 20 new teens are accepted into the program each year.
The DeKalb Medical Volunteen program allows students to assist hospital staff in various departments throughout the organization’s campuses. The students also participate in Lunch-and-Learn events with medical professionals to learn about various jobs in the healthcare field.
When: Summer 2016
Where: DeKalb Medical, 2701 N Decatur Road, Decatur
Information: www.dekalbmedical.org/volunteers.
Elementary school looking for readers
Kilpatrick Elementary School is looking for volunteers to read books by black authors during its first “READ-IN” to commemorate Black History Month and those who conducted sit-ins for civil rights. The school is looking for readers of all ethnicities.
When: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23
Where: Kilpatrick Elementary, 7534 Tara Road, Jonesboro
Contact: Tiffany Moody at 678-520-2366 or tiffany.moody@clayton.k12.ga.us
