The Penn Memory Center and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are teaming up for a program that pairs volunteers with CHOP patients and other children in the community.
Volunteers will work with children on a range of activities including reading, creating art, engaging with music, and playing with children of a variety of ages.
This program is being piloted at the South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center, which is located at 1700 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. This is the home of the CHOP Care Network (South Philadelphia), The Philadelphia Free Library, and the DiSilvestro Recreation Center.
Volunteers must be able to volunteer for at least 90 minutes once a week, provide immunization records (MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Influenza, and PPD/TB), obtain Child Safety Clearances (provided and paid for by CHOP), and attend a short CHOP Volunteer Orientation and training session.
For more information, please contact Megan Fucci at (215) 614-7612 or megan.fucci@uphs.upenn.edu.