Volunteer Opportunities

There are three main areas of volunteer opportunities at the Kimmel Cancer Center. Please review the programs listed below and contact the appropriate coordinator.

Science Outreach
Patients
Patient Advocacy and Survivorship

Science Outreach Program

The mission of the Science Outreach Program is to foster an enthusiasm for science education; promote interest for future participation in a biology-related field; and allow all students the opportunity to learn life science through a hands-on, student-centered approach to instruction.

This is a free program that reaches out to children in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Science Outreach Program hopes to foster knowledge of and experience in science education to all students and teachers regardless of community, poverty or race.

Volunteer opportunities with the Science Outreach Program include the following:

Classroom Support – Provide support to the Science Outreach Program educator inside the classroom at participating Philadelphia area public schools.
Administrative Support – Perform typing, filing, copying, answering telephones, mailing, or prep-work for classroom lab experiments.

Contact: Jamie Shuda, Ed.D., Supervisor and Curriculum Specialist, (215) 503-4505 or jamie.shuda@mail.jci.tju.edu

Patients

For volunteers interested in working directly with patients, the Kimmel Cancer Center’s clinical partner, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, provides a structured program to ensure patient and volunteer safety and other regulatory requirements.

Volunteer opportunities with patients include the following:

Patient Angels – Provide comfort to patients by visiting, helping with meals and assisting our nursing staff with a variety of duties.
Greeter – Welcome patients and visitors, and help them find their way around the hospital or to and from testing areas.

Contact: Please visit our hospital volunteer program page.

Patient Advocacy and Survivorship Programs

The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson provides cancer survivors with opportunities to make their voices heard at the Center by serving on various committees. Cancer survivors also serve as trained volunteer buddies to help newly diagnosed cancer patients cope with their cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The Kimmel Cancer Center offers a wide range of education and support programs for patients and their families before, during, and after treatment.

Contact: 215-955-8370 or email:

support-advocacy@mail.KimmelCancerCenter.org