Health Related Organizations

AIDS MINISTRIES/AIDS ASSIST OF NORTHERN INDIANA

Located at: 222 Williams Street or PO Box 11582 South Bend, IN 46634
Phone: (574) 234-2870

BACKGROUND: AIDS Ministries was started in 1989 by the North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church. The organization is currently working toward an ecumenical/community base. Located in South Bend, the agency serves north central Indiana with direct assistance and northern Indiana with educational and referral programs.

MISSION:
The mission of AIDS Ministries is to create a world that supports and enhances the lives of those infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS. AIDS Ministries' goals are: *To provide access to community support *To provide assistance to those in need *To educate the public medically, psychologically, and spiritually with regard to HIV infection *To raise awareness of and to advocate for the dignity and rights of those who are HIV infected *To stimulate and to collaborate with religious and other communities of care to build networks for education and support

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
*Telephone Crisis Intervention - AIDS Assist 287-8888 or 1-800-388-AIDS*Direct Services – 234-2870 - care coordination/case management ,social support, personal support, pastoral counseling, housing, basic needs, financial assistance, HIV testing and education*Referral Services – 234-2870 - healthcare professionals, transportation *Education – 234-2870 - library, newsletter, workshops and speakers, coalitions for community education and outreach, teen peer education program

VOLUNTEERS:
Volunteers are needed to give social support to individuals who are HIV+ by providing support and help (including light housekeeping, transportation, shopping, etc.) through the course of the illness. There is some need for office help and phone answering on the AIDS assist phone line. Also need assistance with data base input and statistical analysis. Internships are possible.

Saint Joseph's Sister Maura Brannick HEALTH CENTER at Chapin Street and Western Avenue
Phone: (574) 239-5299
Contact: Michelle Peters
HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, monthly evening clinics 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and youth groups are offered afternoons and weekends.

BACKGROUND: Saint Joseph's Chapin Street Health Center was established in response to the critical need for affordable health care for people who are unemployed, those unlikely to be eligible for government assistance programs, and the working poor. The clinic provides health services for individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, do not have medical insurance, and cannot afford private health care. They are medically indigent population in our community.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
*Assist the Pharmacist and the Pharmaceutical Indigent Assistance Programs
*Administrative and filing assistance
*Vision and Hearing Screening
*Participate at community health fairs
*Perform EKG's on patients
*Phone duties and clinic statistics
*Assist Sister Maura with community visits
*Clinic visit pre-assessment
*Occasionally following physicians as they see patients

VOLUNTEERS:
With a limited staff the Health Center depends on volunteers to ensure the clinic runs efficiently. Working as a volunteer is an excellent opportunity to gain medical experience, and increase your knowledge and exposure to public health. The Health Center commits to assuring every volunteer a thorough orientation, a voice in the development of new programs, and an opportunity to contribute to the mission of the clinic.

Work study positions are available for eligible students. Contact the Financial Aid Office for information or their website for job descriptions.

HEALTHWIN SPECIALIZED CARE FACILITY
20531 Darden Road
P.O. Box 4136 (mailing address)
South Bend, IN 46634-4136
Phone: (574) 272-0100

BACKGROUND: Healthwin is a county owned facility but it is not supported by taxes. It has 156 beds of which 32 are chronic hospital licensed beds, 33 skilled nursing and 91 intermediate care nursing home beds. The Supported Living Center provides life-long and transitional care for the brain injured. It is detached from the main facility and is licensed for seven residents.

MISSION: Healthwin provides services to a variety of chronically ill or elderly people and their families. It offers an alternative to patients in acute hospitals to receive comparable rehabilitative and skilled nursing services with successful therapeutic outcomes. Respite care is also available to provide temporary relief for caregivers.

VOLUNTEERS: Healthwin needs student volunteers to make weekly visits to patients on a one-to-one basis. They may also provide help for patients who have special needs, i.e. tutoring, reading, letter writing, etc. The volunteers' schedules can be arranged individually. An orientation will be provided to any new volunteers.

HEALTHWORKS! KIDS' MUSEUM

105 E. Jefferson Blvd Suite 700
South Bend, IN 46601
Phone:(574) 245-3655

HealthWorks! is an interactive health education center located in downtown South Bend, focusing on changing a kids perspective of health. We cater to grades Kindergarten through 6th grade and are open to both school field trips and the general public.

Some positive changes have recently occurred at HealthWorks! regarding volunteer recruitment and the writing of volunteer job descriptions. One major change is using volunteers during the time a school or group field trip is present at HealthWorks!. This reassures volunteers that they will have interaction with kids on the exhibit floor. As a volunteer, you will "play" with local grade school kids in exploring the topic of health as they travel through our exhibit floor or participate in a theatrical classroom.

HealthWorks! is open to school groups from 8:30AM to 2:30PM, Monday through Friday. A typical volunteer time frame is a two hour time commitment while a school or group field trip is present We are in need of volunteers starting immediately. If you have further interest in volunteering at HealthWorks! Kids' Museum, please call me or e-mail with a time you can have a brief 30 minute orientation and walk-through "playtime" on our exhibit floor.

CENTER FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend

Phone: (574) 243-3100

BACKGROUND: Hospice is a home care program for terminally ill patients and their families. It takes a holistic approach through physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support to ensure that the patient's life is as comfortable, satisfactory, and pain free as possible.

VOLUNTEERS:
Volunteers are needed to visit terminally ill patients in their homes. A commitment of 4 hours every one or two weeks is expected. Volunteers must complete 21 hours of training mandated by the state and have their own transportation.

MADISON CENTER AND HOSPITAL
Main location: Madison Center on the Race
403 East Madison Street
South Bend, IN 46617
Phone: (574) 234-0061

BACKGROUND: Madison Center is a community agency that provides mental health and substance abuse services to the citizens of Saint Joseph County.

MISSION: Madison Center is a coordinated effort to serve the mental health needs of our community.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
*Madison Center on the Race (234-0061)
*Madison Center for Children (283-1797)
*Madison Center at Washington Street (283-0581)
*Inpatient Services- Madison Hospital (234-0061)
- New Beginnings Inpatient Services (282-3154)
*Day Treatment Programs
- Children's Day Treatment (283-1797)
- Elementary and Adolescent Day Treatment Services (283-1797)
- Adult Day Treatment (283-0581)
*Sustaining Care Services (283-0581)
- Outpatient
- Adult Day Treatment
- Networks Vocational Program
- Community Support (282-8700)
- Residential Programs
- supervised living group
- semi-independent living
- alternative families for adults
*New Passages (282-8700)
*Addictions Programs (233-4422)
- Quietcare Intensive Outpatient (adults)
- Adolescent After-School Intensive Outpatient Program
- Inpatient Unit
- Dual Diagnosis Program
- Aftercare
*Employee Assistance Program (MAXIM) (234-0061)

MILTON HOME
Phone: (574) 233-0165

BACKGROUND: Milton Home is a Meridian Health Care Facility that provides residential care for elderly people. It is located on Marion St. in South Bend.

MISSION: Milton Home is committed to maintaining the quality of life of its residents by offering them a hospitable and stimulating environment.

VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed to visit residents on a one-to-one basis. Groups are welcome to plan special events in consultation with the Milton Home staff.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
Phone: (574) 259-9912

BACKGROUND: The Muscular Dystrophy Association coordinates patient services for persons suffering from 40 different neuro-muscular diseases, the most common types being ALS, Mayasthenia Gravis, and Duchenne.

VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are mostly on an as-needed basis, so time commitment is very flexible. Volunteers help with Labor Day telethon, general donation seeking, work as summer camp counselors, and assist with various events throughout the year. Volunteers may also be asked to visit families with family members suffering from muscular dystrophy.

PORTAGE MANOR
3016 Portage Road
South Bend, IN 46628
Phone: (574) 272-9100

BACKGROUND: Portage Manor is a licensed, 144 bed, residential care facility owned by Saint Joseph County and located on the northwest edge of South Bend. It provides care for individuals and married couples who cannot care for themselves. Some residents are elderly while others suffer from debilitating disease or mental illness.

MISSION: The mission of Portage Manor is to provide residential care to people in need. Residential care includes 24-hour nursing supervision, planned activities, meals, housekeeping, and laundry services.

VOLUNTEER ROLES: Volunteers are needed to pay regular visits to individual residents who have no family. Volunteers may also plan group activities or arts and crafts activities for Portage Manor residents. This has been a successful project for residence halls. Would also like to organize some one-on-one tutoring.

SACRED HEART PARISH
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-4139

VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
Parish Nurse Program: Volunteer opportunities for Saint Mary's Nursing students to gain clinical experience.

Friendly Visitors: This ministry involves visiting the homebound. We have many people in our parish who cannot leave the confines of their homes. The Friendly Visitor connects them with the parish community. All that is needed for this program is a caring heart, the ability to listen, and 2-4 hours every six weeks for visits.

Respite Care: Volunteers provide companionship to the homebound loved one for a few hours each week so the family caregiver can be refreshed in spirit. The program requires that each volunteer attend a six-hour training session sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW).

Grief Support Group: Offer assistance to those who are grieving in a support group atmosphere

Healing Prayer Ministry: (*2 parts) Volunteers are always needed to help plan these events.

*Prayer Phone Tree - Parishioners are on a phone tree and act on prayer intentions by passing the intention on to the next participant on the tree, and by praying on the intention.

*Healing Services - Annual Healing Mass at the Grotto, monthly anointing after the 11AM mass in the Crypt, Healing/Anointing Mass twice a year at the Senior Life Mass, Annual Grief Memorial Service in November and prayer intention basket in the crypt are all part of this ministry.

Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound and Sick: Two teams of Eucharistic Ministers take the Eucharist to the homebound of our parish on Sunday. Eucharistic Ministers are assigned usually once a month and communion rounds can take 2-4 hours, depending on the number of homebound needing visits.

WOMEN'S CARE CENTER/PREGNANCY HELP CENTER
Multiple Locations
South Bend, IN
Phone: (574) 234-0363

BACKGROUND: The Women's Care Center was founded by a concerned group of people who realized the need to give pregnant women support so that they could consider carrying their pregnancies to term.

MISSION:
The Women's Care Center seeks to assist individuals and couples facing a possible problem pregnancy by offering a warm, supportive environment in which potential difficulties surrounding the pregnancy can be explored. The Women's Care Center also provides women with the care they need to carry their pregnancies to term.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
*Pregnancy Tests
*Counseling
*Pregnancy Related Referrals
*24-hour line
*Shepherding Home Program
*Abstinence-Based Program for Schools

VOLUNTEERS:
Volunteers are needed to assist in welcoming pregnant women and couples and beginning the process of assisting them to gather the resources that they need to complete the pregnancy. Some volunteers do counseling while others help with administrative work. Volunteers are expected to commit to 6 hours a week. A three day training weekend at Moreau Seminary is provided for all volunteers.