UMass Boston

Pre-Medical Volunteer Opportunities

Suggested Organizations for Volunteer Opportunities

Children's Services

Adoption and Foster Care Mentoring
Big Brother of Massachusetts Bay
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Boston Medical Center
Boys & Girls Club of Boston
Camp Boggy Creek
Children’s Hospital Boston
City Year Young Heroes Program
Dimock Community Health Center
East End House
Franciscan Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
Health Leads
Horizons for Homeless Children
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Judge Baker Children’s Center – Harvard Project on Language and Child Psychiatry
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
Stand Up For Kids
Starlight Children’s Foundation
The Home for Little Wanderers
Tufts-New England Medical Center Floating Hospital for Children
YouthBuild Boston

Community Health Centers

Center for Community Health Education, Research and Service (CCHERS)
Codman Square Health Care Center
Dimock Community Health Center
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Fenway Health
Martha Eliot Health Center
South Cove Community Health Center

Disabilities & Special Needs

Charles River ARC
Franciscan Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
MAB Community Services
Learning Ally

Diseases & Illnesses

AIDS
AIDS Action Committee
Boston Living Center
CDC Foundation – Price Fellowship for HIV Prevention
Dimock Community Health Center
Fenway Health
ALS Association Massachusetts Chapter
Alzheimer’s Disease
Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Cancer
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Jimmy Fund
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
Joslin Diabetes Center
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts & Rhode Island
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Initiative-Boston
Housing for Patients’ Families
Hospitality Homes
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
LAM Treatment Alliance
Lupus
Lupus Foundation of New England
Camp Boggy Creek
Starlight Children’s Foundation

Domestic Violence

Abuse Victim Hotline, Inc.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Ended (DOVE)
RESPOND Inc.

Education: Tutoring & Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Boston Partners in Education
Boston’s After School for All Partnership
Boys & Girls Club of Boston
Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL)
Cambridge School Volunteers
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
Citizen Schools
Dimock Community Health Center
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston
Jumpstart (AmeriCorps Program)
MATCH Charter Public High School
Museum of Science
Peace First

Elder Care

Boston Senior Home Care
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Elders Living at Home Program
Ethos
Friendship Works
Hebrew Senior Life
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Minuteman Senior Service
Springwell
Sherrill House
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services

Fellowships

Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
CDC Foundation – Price Fellowship for HIV Prevention

Homelessness & Shelters

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
New England Center for Homeless Veterans
Rosie’s Place
The Women’s Lunch Place

Hospitals & Medical Centers

Beverly Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Medical Center
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Children’s Hospital Boston
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Franciscan Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Hebrew Senior Life
Joslin Diabetes Center
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mount Auburn Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
North Shore Medical Center
South Shore Hospital
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Tufts-New England Medical Center Floating Hospital for Children
VA New England Health Care System

Hunger

Boston Rescue Mission
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
Community Servings
East End House
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
My Brother’s Table
New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans
The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Women’s Lunch Place

Mental Health/Rehabilitation Services

Andrew House Detoxification Center
Boston Rescue Mission
Dimock Community Health Center
Judge Baker Children’s Center – Harvard Project on Language and Child Psychiatry
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline
North Charles Inc. Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Services & Programs
Parents Helping Parents
Samaritans of Boston

Multi-Service Organizations

AmeriCorps
Boston Cares
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
College Bound Dorchester
Corporation for National & Community Service
East End House
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Justice Resource Institute (JRI)
United Way of Massachusetts Bay

Services for Low-Income Individuals & Families

Crittenton Women’s Union
Habitat for Humanity
Health Leads
Horizons for Homeless Children

Veterinary

Animal Adventures
Animal Rescue League of Boston
City of Boston Animal Shelter
Dog B.O.N.E.S.
Ellen M. Gifford Shelter
Franklin Park Zoo
Greyhound Welfare Inc.
Helping Hands
Massachusetts Animal Medical Center
Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) Angell
Museum of Science
Neponset Animal Hospital
New England Aquarium
New England Wildlife Center
Pawsafe Animal Rescue
Quincy Animal Shelter
State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART)
Stone Zoo
The Boston Cat Hospital
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Wildlife Clinic
VetCor
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Women's Health

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
Crittenton Women’s Union
Junior League of Boston
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Rosie’s Place
The Women’s Lunch Place
Women of Means