Community Collaborations

Jeane Garcia '08 is one of 10 Hopkins nursing students who provide counseling to patients through HIV Counseling and Testing Training Program. Garcia volunteers at the Chase-Brexton Clinic, one of the three program sites. Photo by Frank Klein

The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing collaborates with institutions throughout Baltimore, such as schools, churches, homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, and health clinics to benefit the community, educate nursing students, and enhance faculty practice.

The School manages three community clinics in East Baltimore: The Lillian Wald Community Nursing Center; a clinic at a domestic violence shelter, House of Ruth; and another at a senior citizen outreach facility, Isaiah Wellness Center. At St. Bernadine's Elementary School, students and faculty provide basic nursing services and health education.

Numerous other community-based partnerships make it possible for students to work in a wide range of community settings, including Programa Salud, serving the Hispanic community; Amazing Grandmothers, supporting grandmothers raising grandchildren; Caroline Street Clinic, a free health clinic, serving the neighborhood as part of the Urban Health Institute; and Dayspring Programs, caring for homeless families.

In addition to the school-run programs, students also volunteer in other community service projects, including those at schools, health departments, churches, hospices, HIV AIDS clinics, and local community agencies. The Student Outreach Resource Center (SOURCE) organizes these community volunteer activities for all Johns Hopkins students in nursing, medicine, and public health.