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online volunteering for hospitals and other healthcare settings

These are programs that bring (or have brought together) other online volunteers together with patients in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

    Ability OnLine Support Network
    http://209.146.155.200/public/default.htm
    An electronic mail system that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. This network gives "wings" to thousands of children and adolescents by removing the social barriers that can come with having a disability and illness, and by providing opportunities to form friendships, build self-confidence, exchange information, and share hope and encouragement through e-mail messages.

     
    ConvoNation (formerly known as Convomania)
    http://www.convonation.org
    Based in Calfifornia, this national endeavor was begun by Apple Computer as a way for kids with a serious illness and/or disability to share experiences with each other via the Internet. They worked in partnership with San Jose Children's Musical Theater to produce an original musical about youth with disabilities.

     
    San Jose Children's Musical Theater
    http://www.sjcmt.com
    This nonprofit organization based in California was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.

     
    STARBRIGHT World
    http://www.starbright.org/projects/sbw/index.html
    A private, interactive computer network where hospitalized kids from across the nation can interact with a community of their peers, helping each other cope with the day-to-day realities of living with illness. Kids learn about illnesses, procedures and coping and learn the definitions of difficult terms. STARBRIGHT World is available in hospitals nationwide, and there is a list of these hospitals on the STARBRIGHT World Web site.

     

 
Back to Index of collaborating agencies

If you are interested in setting up or expanding a telementoring/teletutoring program, we link to such resources that can help you here on our web site. We also have information about online safety in volunteering programs, including a special section for programs involving youth.

Does your organization already involve volunteers via the Internet? Then We Want to Hear From You!

If your organization involves volunteers "offline" to promote your agency's mission (tutoring clients, staffing a crisis line, support groups, etc.), and you want to explore involvement of online volunteers in a similar capacity, OR, if you already DO involve online volunteers and want to expand these activities, the Virtual Volunteering Project would love to help you. Read more about how we might collaborate.




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