Get Involved! How to Volunteer
To learn how you can apply to volunteer opportunities for students, faculty and staff at Drexel University College of Medicine, please contact the Office of Community Health & Inclusive Excellence, at ochie@drexel.edu.
Volunteer Opportunity For Faculty, Staff and Students
Drexel is privileged to have the opportunity to work with the Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS), located adjacent to our Health Sciences Building, to provide mini-courses in health education for fifth- through eighth-grade students. Faculty, staff and students from the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Professions will collaborate together to teach or assist with these actively engaged mini-courses around two curricular topics. Sessions occur Wednesdays from 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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MLK Jr. Legacy Pop-up Storytime Book Reading Sessions
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 | Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 | Friday, Jan. 30, 2026
Time: Morning Sessions (30 mins)
Location: Samuel Gompers School 5701 Wynnefield Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Location: Pan American Academy Charter School: 2830 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
Location: Paul L Dunbar School: 1750 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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Family Empowerment Services (FES) Resource Fair
Date: Thursday, January 29
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Location: George Washington High School Gym (10175 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19116)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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African Family Health Organization (AFAHO) ‘My Heart, My Priority!’
Date: Wednesday, February 11
Time: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: AFAHO Office (2420 S. 54th Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Go Red Sunday! Heart Health Screenings at Dare to Imagine Church
Date: Sunday, February 22
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Dare to Imagine Church (6610 Anderson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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Students-Run Philly Style
Date: Thursday, February 26
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Julia DeBurgos School (401 W. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19133)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Students-Run Philly Style
Date: Friday, March 13
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Students Run Philly Style (1819 JFK Boulevard, Suite #480, Philadelphia PA 19103)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Men's Health Event - Christian Stronghold Church
Date: Saturday, March 14
Time: 7:30-10 a.m.
Location: Christian Stronghold Church (4701 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
52 Weeks of Firsts for Philadelphia 250th at DUCoM
Date: Saturday, March 14
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Drexel University Health Sciences Building (60 N 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
African Family Health Organization (AFAHO) Men's Health Mini Screening Event
Date: Wednesday, April 1
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: AFAHO Office (2420 S. 54th Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Annual Spring Garden Festival
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships (3509 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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AAMWA Philadelphia Black Men's Wellness Day
Date: Saturday, June 6
Time: 7 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Temple University Aramark Student Training and Recreation (STAR) Complex (1816 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19121)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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