Get Involved

College Students:

You can help us brighten the hospital experience for kids and/or provide comfort to isolated seniors! We look for caring and committed students interested in healthcare.

“My experiences with my buddy have played an important role in shaping the person I am today and has made me a more empathetic, grateful, and well-rounded person.”

– Tiffany Clausen, Student Volunteer, University of Miami

“I have not experienced a feeling of making a difference so strongly in past volunteer experiences as I did with StudentsCare.”

– Kelly Kambeitz, Student Volunteer, Michigan State University

“The most impactful experience I’ve had in my premedical endeavors”

– Cristina Infante, Student Volunteer, University of Miami

Pediatric Patients & Families:

If your child is a patient at one of our partnering children’s hospitals, just ask your Child Life Specialist how you can get paired with a StudentsCare Buddy during lengthy hospital stays. Our college student “Buddies” will visit in the hospital on a weekly basis and engage your child in hospital playrooms and at bedside in arts and crafts, reading, games and more!

Now any child (in active treatment) can experience the magic of StudentsCare virtually! Our trained college student Buddies who have previously provided in-person support at local children’s hospitals are now able to offer friendship and fun to your child over a virtual platform. We will pair your child with a caring Buddy who will schedule weekly virtual visits on your schedule. Whether your child is in their hospital room or home living room, our Buddies will bring friendship and fun over the screen!

Seniors & Caregivers:

Are you or your loved one feel lonely? Has Coronavirus isolation got you feeling down? We are now offering virtual/phone visits to provide you/your loved one with friendship and support during these isolating times! Our compassionate and caring college student volunteers are ready to connect with you and bring you hope and joy now, when it is needed most!

Our college student volunteers are friendly and caring and trained to best support your needs. Many have previously volunteered at their local children’s hospital, before the COVID-19 outbreak.

Our students will connect with you by phone/video as often as you like, for up to 3 hours per week! You can use this time to talk about anything you wish! Swap stories and share happy memories. We will work with your facility/caregiver to ensure a good match for you (based on your gender preferences, language, interests, etc)!

Senior Living Facility Staff:

Help bring StudentsCare to your facility! We partner with nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and community organizations that serve seniors. Our college student Buddies have been thoroughly trained to work with vulnerable populations. Most students are pre-med or pursuing other careers in healthcare. They are caring and compassionate and ready to support your residents! Buddies will be assigned a resident to connect with for up to three hours per week. We will work with you to ensure a good match for your residents (based on gender preferences, language, interests, etc).

Hospital Professionals:

Help bring StudentsCare to your facility. We partner with hospitals/outpatient treatment/housing centers that serve long-term pediatric populations and are located near a university.

Schools, Community groups, Scout troops, Corporations, and more:

Although our hospital volunteer opportunities are only available to enrolled college students, there are many ways your group can help support hospitalized kids!

Host a Comfort Kit assembly event and help put together Comfort Kits with love and care for our patients and families.

Work together as a team to organize a fundraising event in your community, benefitting our patients and families.

Here’s a few other ways you can pitch in:

Having a birthday? Running a marathon? Or simply just want to do something to give back? Set up a personal fundraising page and ask your friends & family to support StudentsCare on your behalf. Click here to get started!

Help us grow! Do you know a hospital administrator, pediatric oncologist, or parent of a child with cancer who can help bring StudentsCare to their hospital? We would love to connect with them.

Do you have experience in grant-writing, marketing, or fundraising and want to share your time and talents? We would love to have you on our team!

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