Volunteer Opportunities

The Health Trust believes that advancing wellness in Silicon Valley requires more than just individual volunteers -- it requires the involvement of the community. At The Health Trust, we successfully match community members with rewarding volunteer experiences. Whether volunteers are students seeking an internship or fulfilling a community service requirement, or they are retirees, working professionals, or someone in job transition, The Health Trust offers a "one-stop shop" of volunteer opportunities unique to our region.

When people volunteer, it enables us to leverage their time, talents and energies to expand our commitment to a wide range of programs and initiatives. We all work together as a community, giving greater access to health care for those who are truly in need.

Volunteer!

Meals On Wheels
For 30 years, Meals On Wheels has helped thousands of individuals remain independent and in their own homes. Volunteers are needed throughout Santa Clara County to provide nutritious home-delivered meals and companionship to seniors and other homebound adults.

The Living Center
The Neil A. Christie Living Center provides a safe haven for those living with HIV/AIDS to interact with other community members in a positive environment. The goal of the center is to promote the optimum health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, and to educate the community about the disease.

The Food Basket
The Food Basket provides food and nutritional supplements to individuals and families with HIV/AIDS. Volunteers are needed to help pack and deliver food to homebound residents, as well as to assist the more mobile clients who come to the center to pick up their food.

Youth Wellness Promotion Program
The Health Trust is in the beginning stages of developing a Youth Wellness Promotion Program in which high school students can participate in health related service projects and enrichment activities in order to collect service hours and gain professional development in the health field.

The PlaneTree Library
The Plane Tree Library is a comprehensive consumer health and medical library, which is free and open to the public. Its main purpose is to provide the community with access to information about their health and how to make healthy lifestyle choices. Volunteers are needed to assist with article reproduction/review, data entry, customer service functions, and special projects. Individuals with library experience or a health/medical background, as well as those bilingual in Vietnamese or Spanish, are encouraged to volunteer.

AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national program that provides full-time volunteers to community-based organizations and public agencies to create and expand programs that bring individuals and communities out of poverty. Under The Health Trust AmeriCorps VISTA grant, up to 12 members serve with The Health Trust or key partnering organizations, including School Health Clinics and CommUniverCity San Jose. The Health Trust VISTA members dedicate one year of full-time volunteer service to improving the health and wellness of Silicon Valley residents. While volunteering, they receive a small living stipend and an education award.