Community Service Project Ideas

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/
This site has ways to help the victims of Katrina.

Autism Speaks
http://www.hosa.org/natorg/sectb/cat-v/natserv.pdf#search=%22Autism%22
HOSA National Service Project 2006-2008

Feed the Children
http://www.feedthechildren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dotorg_homepage
This site has ways to help the victims of Katrina.

Alzheimer’s Association
http://www.alz.org/
This organization is mentioned on the HOSA Handbook as an organization that could be contacted for community service projects.

Oklahoma Quiltworks
http://www.okquiltworks.com/ics.shtml
Oklahoma Quiltworks in OKC volunteers make quilts for the Infant Crisis Center. 
They need supplies to be donated.  Go to the website, click on Infant Crisis Center and see how your HOSA chapter could get involved.  Wouldn’t a blanket or quilt made out of fabric that reminded people of health be neat? (hearts, band-aids…looking for fabric or embroidering a health-related symbol?).

Heifer Foundation
http://www.heifer.org/site/pp.aspx?c=edJRKQNiFiG&b=204586
This website offers an opportunity to purchase farm animals for third world families which will make a difference in providing that family with a way raise money and live. 

Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org/getinv/
How about “the House that HOSA helped build”.  This site provides information about Habitat for Humanity and ways that people can get involved to help, donating, finding a local project and helping….

Heifer Foundation
http://www.readtofeed.org/for_kids/animal_gifts/
HOSA members could use this site to present this idea to elementary age children to get children involved with Heifer International.  It has pictures of animals to download for the children to color.  This may provide a way to make a presentation to groups and get the group interested in an organization that does so much good.  There are stories about real families who have received the animals describing what a difference the animal made in their lives.

Child Share a part of Circle of Care
http://www.circleofcare.org/
Check out Child Share on this website.  (go to COMMUNITY RESOURCES, click on Child Share). Child Share offers support to foster parents to children from the Department of Human Services…have a “shower” for Child Share and invite a speaker to talk about the program, get a list of the most needed items, bring presents and have cake and punch!  Don’t forget a camera to take pictures. This organization helps the helpers!  (Oklahoma City and Tulsa).

 Oprah’s Angel Network
http://www.oprah.com/uyl/oan_landing.jhtml
This is the Angel Network site, with many projects and ways to help communities in the US and Internationally.

Additional Ideas can be found in Unit 7, “Making a Difference” in HOSA Learn Grow Become, this is available from CIMC. This has excellent worksheets for HOSA members to use to identify community projects. 

Section C of the HOSA Handbook has ideas for Community Projects

Local Girl Scout leaders (always looking for ideas for meetings) would welcome presentations on health-related issues.

Look in your communities for craft stores that may be involved in community outreach and join the effort.

Homeless shelters would welcome volunteers.  Some possibilities to offer would be to organize a drive for toiletries in small sizes or help with serving a meal.

HOSA members could offer assistance to churches, synagogues, mosques that provide outreach services or have a need for health-related information.

 Last updated 08/23/2006