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Our mission as a student group is to provide health advocacy to the surrounding Baltimore community and offer assistance to Baltimore clinics and nonprofits in achieving their respective goals of delivering accessible healthcare, promoting healthy living, and alleviating human suffering.

Among other activities, we participate in monthly trips to the local farmer’s market, in which members assemble pertinent health information, preventative care tips, and free resources like brochures and present them to the community. On top of that, our members volunteer at clinics that offer free or reduced services to patients who are uninsured or underinsured. Finally, we engage in community service that aims to aid those in need throughout the Baltimore community.

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Members have to opportunity to venture outside the classroom and into the Baltimore community to do meaningful volunteer work with a group of students who are all passionate about community health. Members receive information about clinical/shadowing experiences near Hopkins and also have access to leadership opportunities within the club.

ABC Health accepts applications at the beginning of the fall semester. Stay tuned for our next application cycle!

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The Alpha Phi Omega, Kappa Mu Chapter has been striving for excellent service since its 1998 rechartering at Johns Hopkins University. Kappa Mu’s impact in Baltimore is astounding; collectively, we perform over 5000 hours of community service per semester. Our service is spread out over various types of projects including helping out at soup kitchens, repairing homes, and teaching English to the Spanish-speaking community.



While service is an integral part of Alpha Phi Omega, we also encourage friendship among the chapter and leadership attained through internal and external activities. As such, in addition to performing community service, our Brothers attend many fellowship events and seek leadership both on campus and in the greater community.

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The American Red Cross JHU chapter is an active volunteer organization that works under the broader American Red Cross Central Maryland Chapter and the Center for Social Concern at the Johns Hopkins University. We aim to extend the services of the American Red Cross on our campus and in the local community by providing regular blood drives, disaster action services, CPR and First AID classes, and domestic and international relief awareness. We also organize community service events in the Baltimore community and take part in the Red Cross's Homefire Campaign and Vaccinate a Village initative. 

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ASK is an organization dedicated to teaching young students the excitement and wonders of science! Nowadays, Science and math classes can be disconnected from first-hand experience which can discourage students. We believe that the learning experience can be more effective if the students are given a more hands-in approach.

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Our mission is to create a culture of active citizenship at Hopkins through meaningful volunteer experiences, education & reflection, and reciprocal relationships with community organizations and local nonprofits.

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Members of Baltimore First are able to work with local organizations and non-profits to become better acquainted with the Baltimore community and engage in workshops to help make them more cognizant of the underlying social justice topics that pertain to their volunteer work.

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Art therapy is a growing field which involves creative outlets for personal and emotional support. It’s an evidence-based therapy practice that focuses on improving well-being and emotional health through expressive arts projects. There have been countless studies proving the benefits of expressive arts and art therapy in many populations and we’re excited to share art activities with a wide range of people in the Baltimore community. With the unique opportunity of partnering with the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Believe in Tomorrow Children's House, Ronald McDonald House, Keswick Assisted Living Center, Gilchrist Center Baltimore, and Karina Cafe, Believe in Art focuses on serving the community through art therapy to alleviate levels of pain and anxiety and provide emotional care. Members are closely involved with patients and family members by facilitating arts and crafts projects. Service trips occur weekly, biweekly, or monthly depending on the community partner. The service opportunities expose our volunteers to various levels of patient contact, as well as provide experience in both the medical and artistic fields. Another facet of the club works with spreading awareness of art therapy within the Hopkins community through arts events, club collaborations, and on-campus events. Everyone can benefit from art therapy, whether it's patients at the Hospital, people with disabilities, our volunteers, or undergraduates on campus.

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The main purpose of this project, through our two programs, is to give back to the Baltimore community and develop meaningful relationships with those with special needs.

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The mission of Kesem at Johns Hopkins University is to support individuals ages 6-18 through and beyond their parent's cancer. This is done through year round programming such as cabin chats, friends and family days, and a weeklong summer camp, free of cost to our camper families.

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Charm City Science League (CCSL) empowers Baltimore middle and high school students to pursue STEM education beyond lessons taught in the classroom. We engage students in active learning and scientific inquiry through Science Olympiad, a national STEM competition for grades 5-12. Using a unique combination of intensive one-on-one mentoring, academic competition participation, resource support, and greater community involvement, we inspire young students to explore their passions in science and support their academic growth.

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As one of the largest student organizations within the Center for Social Concern (over 100 members!), Charm City Science League offers a whole host of opportunities to help serve our network of 20+ Baltimore City Schools. We primarily send groups of ~4 mentors to each of our schools in weekly sessions in both the fall and spring semesters, where mentors help the school’s Science Olympiad teams prepare for the Regionals and States competitions in March. Additionally, members help put together kits, write online curriculum, volunteer at workshops throughout the year, and run Johns Hopkins very own Science Olympiad Invitational. Those who want to get even more involved can become head mentors, or join our Executive Board.

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Circle K at JHU is a fun and flexible community service group geared towards exposing our members to a variety of volunteer opportunities around Baltimore. Our 3 main tenets are service, fellowship, and leadership. We work with many different populations (children, elderly, homeless, etc.) and engage in a multitude of activities (gardening, carnivals/fairs, cooking, healthcare/blood drives, tutoring, fundraising, and many others). We offer our members a way to make a large impact on the community, gain service and leadership skills, and of course, have fun!

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Circle K benefits from its place in a global community. Like Key Club, Circle K is an international service organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. Joining this organization puts you in contact with members of a community dedicated to service around the world and will allow you to continue volunteering even after graduating, as there are chapters outside of the collegiate level. We want to be the leading global community service organization on college campuses and enrich the world- one member, one child, and one community at a time.

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Our mission is addressing social determinants of health in Baltimore and beyond through concrete and self-identified means. CATCH Baltimore acts on the belief that community members and their local healthcare clinics know what is needed most for patients in their local healthcare centers.

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We exist to find out what is needed most urgently for patients and providers in these healthcare centers. We then (1) connect them with nonprofits, student organizations, and other healthcare centers that can provide the resources they need, and (2) unite the student body in raising funds or supplies to address these needs.

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Music is a powerful mode of expression that serves as an outlet in times of stress, joy, and any other emotion. Beyond serving as a hobby, studying an instrument allows the student to practice important life skills, such as commitment and self-discipline. Thinking in terms of music helps expand one's current frame of mind, which promotes open-mindedness and new ways of seeing the world that may be applicable to many school subjects such as math and science.

Encore offers music lessons to students at schools in the Baltimore area. Lessons are provided on a voluntary basis, and they range from group instruction to private lessons. We seek to cultivate camaraderie with the students we serve as we introduce them to music theory and a variety of instruments.  For many of our students, EMP's various programs are the only musical instruction they will receive.

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In the past, Encore has provided lessons at Cardinal Shehan School, Waverly Elementary/Middle School, Hampstead Hill Academy, Abbottston Elementary School, and 901 Arts. Our volunteers are all Hopkins students, ranging from those who enjoy music as a hobby to those who pursue it professionally. 

We provide instruction for a variety of musical instruments, depending on the experience of our volunteers and students' access to instruments. For example, a volunteer might help lead group piano lessons for kindergarteners during an after-school program, or they may give a private clarinet lesson to a third grader in the middle of the day. Hours and skillsets vary among our volunteers.

Therefore, NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED of our volunteers. Instead of teaching music lessons, volunteers may choose to write lesson plans. They may also decide to lead lessons for our beginner students and learn techniques they will teach 15 minutes prior to the start of each lesson.

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Food as Medicine is a Johns Hopkins student group dedicated to improving health and wellness of the students at two Baltimore City Public Schools. The program partners with Barclay and Waverly Elementary/Middle Schools to provide: (1) interactive health and nutrition workshops for students, (2) a health-focused after school program, and (3) school-wide health events. The weekly workshops address the Maryland Common Core Curriculum Standards for nutrition. The Food as Medicine program aims to promote healthy behavior changes by not only empowering students to think critically about leading healthy lives, but to also act on the lessons learned throughout the program. Together, the Food as Medicine participants and volunteers strive to promote a culture of health and wellness at Elementary/Middle schools.

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The mission of Habitat’s youth programs is to capture the imagination, energy and hope of young people ages 5 to 25 in order to productively and responsibly involve them in the work of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. At Johns Hopkins University, our organization works to involve the campus by taking worktrips to build homes around Baltimore county with Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake in addition to fundraising and advocacy events to raise awareness.

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HASA's mission is advocate for heart and stroke awareness in the Baltimore community and beyond. Through volunteering, fundraising for the American Heart Association, and presenting at health fairs, our groups spreads heart healthy habits and stroke prevention tips.

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It is our mission as Hop Help Tutoring to provide academic support and act as exemplary role models to the students of Waverly Elementary School so that they are inspired to pursue learning. We tutor students from third to fifth grade three times a week during their after-school program with math and reading homework, while encouraging them to have fun. We work hard to ensure that tutor-student pairs are kept constant throughout the semester so that a strong rapport is built between the Hopkins and Waverly students. As the school is conveniently located around 10 minutes by foot from Barnes and Nobles, our members often build lasting connections as we travel back and forth every week. We work closely with the staff at The Y of Waverly to ensure the program runs smoothly and to the benefit of the students.

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Make sure to join the CampusGroups / HopkinsGroups page for Hop Help if you are certain about joining our club!

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Hop Outside partners with Baltimore Inspiring Connections Outdoors, a local chapter of the Sierra Club, to help lead cost free trips for inner city Baltimore City students. Members lead middle school and high school students on day-long or overnight hiking, canoeing, climbing, and biking trips. Outdoor activities can be prohibitively expensive for many students who may not have the money or access to resources, particularly in Baltimore where the economic disparity is a serious issue. These trips provide opportunities for students to experience the outdoors and yield the benefits this can have on individuals’ mental and physical health. They are also educational opportunities that emphasize enjoying the outdoors in a way that minimizes human impact to foster environmentally-conscientious young adults.

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Hopkins Community Connection collaborates with communities to challenge systemic barriers to health equity by training a diverse workforce of individuals who champion a more just system through an innovative and patient-centered approach to addressing social determinants of health in the healthcare setting.

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Hopkins Community Connection is a student organization designed to address essential needs of patients through universal social needs screenings and navigation to community resources and benefit programs. Our organization partners with JHMI and staffs Family Resource Desks at the Harriet Lane Clinic, Comprehensive Care Practice, Bayview Children's Medical Practice, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, and the East Baltimore Medical Center to address the social determinants of health. Student advocates assist Baltimore families to access essential resources such as food, housing, heat and electricity in order to be healthy. Volunteer advocates then follow up with their clients, on a weekly basis, to ensure they get the appropriate resources to address their needs. By learning about the health care system, addressing psychosocial needs, and making lasting bonds with Baltimore families, HCC volunteers will become the nation's next great health care leaders.

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Hopkins Students Against Homelessness seeks to bring awareness to and alleviate homelessness in Baltimore. We achieve these aims by coordinating both on and off-campus events throughout the year. By partnering Hopkins students with various homelessness advocacy groups, we work to make significant steps in resolving an often misunderstood and crippling issue in Baltimore.

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Humanitarian Organization for Medicine and Equity (HOME) is a student-led organization founded at Johns Hopkins University. HOME aims to bridge the gap between humanitarian education and application in health care by providing professional development and service opportunities to students and community partners. We are driven by the vision to mitigate the effects of humanitarian crises born out of conflict, neglect, disaster, and disparities in local and global populations. With compassion and determination, we hope to build a movement for global health equity.

HOME's mission is create educational and service opportunities for the JHU community to engage in ethical, meaningful, purposeful community work.

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Education and training, professional development, and community service and outreach opportunities

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IDEAL is an acronym which stands for Inform, Discuss, Enlighten, Acknowledge, and Learn. We are
a national, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization. Our goal, ambitious yet simple, is to change the way students think about politics and the way they interact with each other. In order to promote political discourse, IDEAL hosts campus events, implements an after-school program dedicated to civics and politics, and operates an online political magazine.

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The Johns Hopkins Jail Tutorial Program provides tutoring in GED and other subjects to incarcerated men, women, and juveniles at institutions across Baltimore and Maryland. Tutors have the opportunity to build unique relationships with inmates and develop a personalized curriculum for tutees. Many incarcerated in multiple institutions lack educational opportunities to prepare themselves after release, and Jail Tutorial Project aims to bridge this gap. Jail Tutorial Project focuses on building meaningful relationships between the tutors and students, and inspire academic excellence, challenge uninformed perspectives, and enrich the future of all participants. In addition, we focus some of our efforts on advocacy for educational opportunities in the incarceration system, as well as informing our community at large about the educational barriers that exist for incarcerated people.

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The Hopkins Pet and Animal Welfare Society Club aims to improve the quality of life of homeless animals in the Baltimore community through volunteering at the Maryland SPCA, fundraising to provide much-needed care and medical treatment for homeless animals, and awareness events to draw attention to animal neglect and abuse.

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The Johns Hopkins University Chapter of the Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness
Program (KDSAP) strives to provide students with the opportunity to participate in community
outreach events, promote awareness of kidney-related diseases, and increase interests in
nephrology careers among its members. JHU KDSAP also offers speaker series and programs
to expose its members to medical and scientific professions while building relationships with
mentors. Through this, the organization targets undergraduate students to gain leadership and
management skills as well as an early exposure to the lacking nephrology workforce. The goal
of JHU KDSAP is to essentially improve the health and lifestyle of under-served communities
while developing important skills and fostering interests in medicine among its members.

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Our members have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in screening patients for kidney disease, as well as shadowing opportunities with nephrologists at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Members are also able to attend Renal Grand Rounds to learn from physicians about how they handle cases, and they are able to attend speaker series that expose our members to medical and scientific professionals. Our members gain invaluable experience working with under-served communities and the opportunity to find mentors within the medical field.

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The mission of Maryland Science Olympiad at JHU (MSO@JHU) is to provide fun and challenging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competitions that build team skills and highlight the value that diversity brings to a team.

Science Olympiad is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of K-12 science education, increasing student interest in science, creating a technologically literate workforce and providing recognition for outstanding achievement by both students and teachers. These goals are achieved by participating in Science Olympiad tournaments, incorporating Science Olympiad into classroom curriculum, and attending professional development workshops.

The Maryland Science Olympiad is a "hands-on" K-12 science program including rigorous academic interscholastic tournaments. Scientists and engineers from Maryland corporations, organizations, and universities collaborate with K-12 science teachers to oversee the 46 teamwork-oriented tournament events.

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Teaching team skills and making science and technology fun.
Ensuring all students have an equal opportunity for high-quality STEM education regardless of their ethnicity, household income, or geographic location.
Motivating students to expand their knowledge and competence in STEM fields and increase their insight into the investigative process by enabling them to "do" science through hands-on and inquiry-based exploration.
Nurturing students' enthusiasm for science and technology.
Getting students interested in pursuing science and science-related careers.
Increasing community involvement in schools.
Providing recognition for outstanding achievement for both students and teachers.

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Musicare is an organization that brings together Hopkins students to play music at hospitals and nursing homes. We perform in a variety of different styles with a range of instruments and also emphasize personal interaction with the audience. We have coordinated with Roland Park Place, Mercy Medical Center and Keswick Multi-Care Center

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NAB aims to address the social isolation experienced by Alzheimer’s through forming student-patient relationships. By pairing student volunteers 1-to-1 with dementia residents we not only hope to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents and their families but also to develop a stronger understanding of their personal identity, build new social skills, and make new friends.
At Hopkins, we want to leverage Hopkins clinical and public health expertise to educate and spread awareness about inequalities surrounding AD. Our group invites guest speakers from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Public Health who share their clinical and academic insights. Within NAB, there will be monthly journal clubs to discuss racial disparities encompassing AD to further educate ourselves on social and racial injustices.

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Project Finish to Start aims to connect Hopkins undergraduate mentors one-on-one with high school seniors to provide personalized guidance for meeting college-related goals. While many Baltimore city high schools provide students with solid academic foundations, there is a lack of built-in support specifically geared towards the college and scholarship application process. Our initiative guides college-bound students towards success as they transition into the next chapter of their academic and professional journeys.

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Members will have a fulfilling online volunteering opportunity by assisting Baltimore high school seniors throughout the college application process. Volunteers will also gain a better understanding of the Baltimore education system.

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Bringing joy and play to pediatric patients.

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The Ready, Set, Design! program provides introductory engineering experiences for middle school and elementary school girls in the Baltimore area through half-day, weekend programs held at the Johns Hopkins University campus. Our goal is to familiarize young girls with the STEM industry and inspire them to pursue further STEM interests in a creative and educational environment. Girls have the opportunity to design their own prototypes, build models, and run test trials on their designs. This half day event allows girls to experiment with engineering and is intended to serve as an outlet for girls to explore engineering.

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