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Service / Volunteer Opportunities in the Salem Area

Below are some of the organizations with which you might gain healthcare-related experience. Follow the links to the descriptions and procedures for applying for volunteer positions.

  • (equine-assisted therapy for individuals with physical, emotional, and behavioral challenges)
  • (includes hospitals, hospice, and elder care in Albany, Sweet Home, and elsewhere)
  • (formerly Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Center; works with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking)
  • (work with EMS; requires that volunteers be first aid/CPR certified)
  • (hospice care)
  • (medically-based child abuse intervention center serving Yamhill and Polk Counties)
  • (numerous locations, range of opportunities)
  • Willamette Family Medical Center (serves uninsured/underinsured residents of Marion and Polk counties)
  • (serves the terminally ill and bereaved families; includes opportunities to work in a summer camp with bereaved children)
  • (some may also have facilities in Salem; check websites): American Cancer Society (Portland)
  • (support for individuals, and public health education programs)
  • (support for children and adults with autism and other disabilities or special needs)
  • (supports children with life-threatening illnesses)
  • (locations in Portland and elsewhere; support for children and families coping with adversity and trauma)
  • NARAL Prochoice Oregon
  • Other resources on campus for finding volunteering and internship opportunities: Office of Community Service Learning
  • Career Center (see Handshake on the website)
  • Volunteer opportunities that could take you abroad: 
  • (based in Portland but work in 36 countries)
Willamette University

Health Professions

Address
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 U.S.A.
Phone
503-375-5368

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