Orlando Health team members are encouraged to volunteer alongside family, friends, and colleagues throughout the community in ways that may or may not utilize their professional skills.

Participation in any pro bono volunteer opportunity, whether listed or otherwise, does not fall within the scope of your employment with Orlando Health. As such, if participating in any pro bono activity participation will be at your own risk, including the need for any malpractice or other insurance coverage.

Family-Friendly Volunteering

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Orlando Health team members have the opportunity to experience the work our local non-profit partners do by volunteering a few hours at a local non-profit’s facility. All Orlando Health team members are welcome to sign up for volunteer opportunities that include sorting donated school supplies at A Gift for Teaching, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, packing emergency food boxes at Second Harvest Food Bank, preparing meals for families staying at Ronald McDonald House, and more. If you are interested in being notified of volunteer opportunities like this, please email [email protected] to be added to the email list.

Long-Term Pro Bono Volunteering

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Medical homes are local non-profit organizations that, through private and public funding, provide medical services free-of-charge to uninsured community members. Various medical homes have differing missions, affiliations, and locations. Orlando Health encourages you to familiarize yourself with the medical homes listed below and evaluate your ability and interest in volunteering our time as a clinical provider at one of these organizations.

Grace Medical Home

  • Website: https://www.gracemedicalhome.org/
  • Location: 51 Pennsylvania St., Orlando, FL 32806 (near Orlando Health’s downtown campus)
  • Mission: To be a medical home reflecting the heart of Christ by offering the highest level of health care to those in our community who need it most.
  • Needs: Clinical providers (especially nurses, phlebotomists, pharmacists, and specialists) who are willing to see patients at Grace Medical Home or in their own offices.
  • Contact: Carrie Williamson [email protected] or 407-936-2785 x2050

Orange Blossom Family Health

  • Website: http://www.orangeblossomfamilyhealth.org/
  • Location: multiple locations, including:
    • West Orlando: 232 N. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32805
    • SoDo: 150 W Michigan St. Orlando, FL 32806 (near Orlando Health’s downtown campus)
    • Kissimmee: 2198 Four Winds Blvd. Kissimmee, FL 34746
    • Seminole County: 225 Kennel Rd. Sanford, FL 32771
    • Dr. Phillips: 6001 Vineland Rd, Suite 112 Orlando, FL 32819
    • East Orlando: 9833 E. Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32817
    • Pine Hills: 3100 Evans Trojans Way Orlando, FL 32808 (on the campus of Evans High School)
    • Downtown Orlando: 701 W. Livingston Street Bldg. 800 Orlando, FL 32805 (pediatrics only)
  • Mission: We are committed to providing the highest quality of care to all community residents in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. We offer affordable patient centered services for all community members regardless of their financial status.

Shepherd’s Hope

  • Website: http://shepherdshope.org/
  • Location: multiple locations, including:
    • Seminole County: 600 North US 17-92, Suite 124 Longwood, FL 32750
    • East Orlando: 9833 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32817
    • Downtown Orlando: 101 South Westmoreland Drive Orlando, FL 32805
    • West Orange County: 10101 West Colonial Drive Ocoee, FL 34761 AND 120 Floral Street Ocoee, FL 34761
    • Mission: Shepherd's Hope is a faith-based organization of volunteers that exists to provide access to health care for the uninsured.
    • Needs: Currently our greatest health center need is for physicians, ARNPs and PAs who are willing to see patients at a Shepherd’s Hope location. Health Care Professionals must have an active and clear license to practice in Florida. They work in a team with other health care professionals to provide basic, non-emergency medical care.
    • Contact: Abby Seelinger [email protected]

Short-Term Pro Bono Volunteering

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Orlando Health frequently receives requests from local non-profit partners for clinical personnel to assist with various health-focused programming. Examples include educating children on heart-healthy life choices through American Heart Association’s Kids Cook Challenge, assisting with medical needs that arise when children with chronic illnesses attend summer camp at Camp Boggy Creek, and consulting with the Commission on Homelessness about the health impact of living without secure housing. If you’re interested in being contacted when these types of opportunities arise, please email [email protected] to add your name to our list of interested clinical providers.