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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Young Dragons Health Sciences Summer Camp
Date: Monday, July 13-Friday, July 17
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: ExCITE Center (3401 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Mt. Vernon Manor CDC's 10th Annual Community Fun Day
Date: Friday, July 17
Time: 3-6 p.m.
Location: 39th and Olive Street Playground, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
4th Annual Community Sneaker Ball & Resource Fair
Date: Saturday, July 18
Time: 2-6 p.m.
Location: 2800 W. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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Community Baby Shower
Date: Saturday, July 18
Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Temple University, Aramark Student Training & Recreation (STAR) Complex, Philadelphia, PA 19121
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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2026 Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, July 18
Time: 12-7 p.m.
Location: Saunders Park Greene (39th & Powelton Avenue)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Vine Memorial Church Community Health Fair
Date: Saturday, July 25
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Vine Memorial Baptist Church (5600 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
African American Male Wellness Agency Black Men’s Wellness Day Chester
Date: Saturday, July 25
Time: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Chester (site TBA)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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Free Fest 2026
Date: Saturday, August 1
Time: 12-4 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Navy Yard
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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National Night Out
Date: Tuesday, August 4
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Location: Lancaster Walk (3300 Block of Lancaster Ave, Behind the Drexel Recreation Center)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
16th Annual Back To School Carnival
Date: Friday, August 7
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Parking Lot (160 E. Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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2026 Back to School Community Fair
Date: Saturday, August 8
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Christy Recreation Center (728 S. 55th St., Philadelphia, PA 19143)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Family and Friends Day and Community Health Fair
Date: Saturday, August 8
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Resurgence Worship Cathedral (4100 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Healthy Fam Jam
Date: Tuesday, August 11
Time: 4-8 p.m.
Location: Dornsife Center (3509 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Community in Action Festival
Date: Saturday, August 22
Time: 12-4 p.m.
Location: Parade Route and meeting point TBA
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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4th Annual Unity in the Community Block Party and Health Fair
Date: Saturday, August 22
Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Market Street between 60th and 61st in Philadelphia, PA, 19139
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Students Run Philly Style Sports Physicals
Date: Thursday, September 10
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: Northeast High School (1601 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Men's Health and Prostate Workshop
Date: Saturday, September 12
Time: TBD
Location: Christian Stronghold Church (4701 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Greater Exodus Community Day
Date: Saturday, September 12
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Greater Exodus Church (704 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
2026 Elevate215 K-12 Philly School Fair
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: PA Convention Center (1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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Know Your Numbers – Salem Baptist Church
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Salem Baptist Church (2716 Woodland Avenue, Abington, PA 19001)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
DentMed, Inc Pop Clinic
Date: October 17-18
Time: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: The Eye Institute (1200 W. Godfrey Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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2026 Philadelphia Heart Walk
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
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