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’s Hospital
Main campus: 4500, 215 W Bowery St, Akron, OH 44308
All locations: https://www.akronchildrens.org/cgi-bin/loc_search/new_search.pl
Volunteering/Shadowing (see Adult/College and Shadowing): https://akron.vsyslive.com/
Shadowing and Student Opportunities for Child Life and Allied Health fields such as Occupational Therapy: https://www.akronchildrens.org/pages/Shadowing-and-Student-Opportunities.html
Alzheimer’s Association
Cleveland Area Chapter: https://www.alz.org/cleveland
Greater Cleveland Volunteering: https://www.alz.org/cleveland/volunteers
Greater East Ohio Chapter (Summit, Portage, Stark counties and beyond): https://www.alz.org/eastohio?set=1
Greater East Ohio Volunteering: https://www.alz.org/eastohio/volunteers
National website to find other chapters: https://www.alz.org/
National Volunteer link: https://www.alz.org/get-involved-now/volunteer
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Multiple locations in Ohio.
800-227-2345
Website: https://www.cancer.org/
Volunteer link: https://www.cancer.org/involved/volunteer.html
American Heart Association
1689 E. 115 St., Cleveland, OH 44106
216-791-7500
Website: https://www.heart.org/
Ohio page: https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/ohio
Volunteer link: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/volunteer/volunteerForm.jsp
Cleveland Clinic Center for Youth and College Education
9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
216-444-5437
Website: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/education/center-for-youth-and-college-education
Non-clinical paid internships for college students: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/education/center-for-youth-and-college-education/internships#cyce-summer-college-internship-programs-tab
Job shadowing program: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/education/center-for-youth-and-college-education/student-pathways-and-shadowing-experiences#shadowing-experiences-tab
Looking for general volunteer opportunities with Cleveland Clinic? Visit: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/about/community/volunteer
Summa Health
141 N. Forge St., Akron, OH 44304 with locations in Barberton, Wadsworth, and beyond
College Volunteer Program and Job Shadowing: https://www.summahealth.org/about-us/about-summa/volunteering-at-summa/college-volunteer-program
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
6847 North Chestnut Street, Ravenna, Ohio 44266
330-297-0811
Volunteer link: https://www.uhhospitals.org/about-uh/volunteer-services
Clinical Research Shadowing Program for Portage location: https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/uh-portage-medical-center/about/volunteer-services/observational-learning-opportunities
General volunteer link for all UH locations: https://www.uhhospitals.org/about-uh/volunteer-services
Summer volunteer program for students: https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/uh-portage-medical-center/about/volunteer-services/summer-volunteer-program
