Health Services & Advocacy
We strive to keep these listings up to date. If you have difficulty contacting one of the sites or need other assistance, email dpenbert@kent.edu. Please also update us when you land an internship, volunteer position, or job.
Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital
Main campus: 4500, 215 W Bowery St, Akron, OH 44308
All locations:
Volunteering/Shadowing (see Adult/College and Shadowing):
Shadowing and Student Opportunities for Child Life and Allied Health fields such as Occupational Therapy:
Alzheimer鈥檚 Association
Cleveland Area Chapter:
Greater Cleveland Volunteering:
Greater East Ohio Chapter (Summit, Portage, Stark counties and beyond):
Greater East Ohio Volunteering:
National website to find other chapters:
National Volunteer link:
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Multiple locations in Ohio.
800-227-2345
Website:
Volunteer link:
American Heart Association
1689 E. 115 St., Cleveland, OH 44106
216-791-7500
Website:
Ohio page:
Volunteer link:
Cleveland Clinic Center for Youth and College Education
9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
216-444-5437
Website:
Non-clinical paid internships for college students:
Job shadowing program:
Looking for general volunteer opportunities with Cleveland Clinic? Visit:
Summa Health
141 N. Forge St., Akron, OH 44304 with locations in Barberton, Wadsworth, and beyond
College Volunteer Program and Job Shadowing:
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
6847 North Chestnut Street, Ravenna, Ohio 44266
330-297-0811
Volunteer link:
Clinical Research Shadowing Program for Portage location:
General volunteer link for all UH locations:
Summer volunteer program for students:
