Volunteering
About our excellent volunteers and how you can become one!
What Our Volunteers Do
Do you envision a community where individuals experiencing housing insecurity have equitable access to housing and healthcare? Our 85 volunteers provide healthcare, housing services, and supplies on the street, in parks, at shelters, and more.
who volunteers with us?
Our volunteers are doctors, physician’s assistants, nurses, clinical social workers, CNAs, EMTs, and more! Our clinical work is limited to volunteers holding a clinical license, however, there are opportunities for volunteers to lift up our organization in other ways. Sign up below to find out more!
Long Term Learners
We define long-term learners as individuals or cohorts of students who are interested in participating in our medical outreach for a whole semester/clinical rotation. To learn more on how to become a long-term learner, see our policy.
Short Term Learners
We define short-term learners as individuals who are nursing, medical, PA-C, or APNP students who are unable to participate in medical outreach for a whole semester/clinical rotation but would still like to learn about street medicine, as well as individuals who are undergrad pre-health students who have been volunteering with Madison Street Medicine in some capacity for at least four months and would like to observe other types of outreach than those they are able to participate in. To learn more on how to become a short-term learner, see our policy.
Volunteer FAQ
Our volunteers provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness in our community. We currently provide clinic, foot care, street, and encampment support.
The typical volunteer onboarding process consists of 3-6 hours of online training followed by at least 2 shadow shifts. We expect a commitment of at least one year.
- Volunteer ~virtual~ Orientation and Application, Background Check, and Volunteer interview
- After you complete these steps, Madison Street Medicine will determine if we will move forward with the volunteer relationship
- Est. Time Required = 1-2 hrs
- Reviewing/signing Volunteer Handbook and Policy Manual, Volunteer Waiver, Flu/TB Test completion. Electronic Health Record and Privacy Training, and self-study of many topics that are important to Madison Street Medicine.
- Training can also be ongoing, and if you feel you need additional help with anything please reach out to volcoord@madisonstreetmedicine.org
- Est. Time Required = 2-3 hrs
- Shadowing other volunteers for 1-3 shifts depending on the outreach/comfort level of the volunteer.
Ready to get started?
To get involved, sign up here!