What a teen learns by volunteering at a hospital 14 Articles

by Jared Garrett

I admit it freely. From age thirteen to seventeen, I was known to many people as Corky the Clown. My trademark? A massive, squeaking yellow nose. I was part of a group of concerned people in Dallas who visited children...read more

by Jennifer Smith

She used to walk these halls just like me. Her enthusiasm was contagious and the patients loved her. She would walk right up to you, have a seat on the edge of your bed and tell you about herself. She was sincere, the p...read more

by Cary Ballas

So its summertime and you have a teenager on your hands. They are not of the age where they can quite qualify for working papers to obtain a steady job, they've outgrown the camp scene, and they certainly are not about to ...read more

by Vicki Phipps

When I did volunteer work at two local hospitals as a teen, to me it seemed like a job that I took very seriously, because you see, I was making a difference. Everyone knows that a teen thinks, "It's all about me," and I ...read more

by Tnpoet

I grew up in the 60's and my mom worked in our local hospital in the billing department. She told me there was a need for teenage volunteers known as Candy Stripers. I thought about it for quite awhile before I decided t...read more

by Todd Pheifer

A hospital can be a great place for a teen to volunteer, but it can also be a very intimidating environment. There are many wonderful things that happen in a hospital but there is also a lot of suffering and pain to be se...read more

by Charlene Bailey

I am 37 years of age but when I was 16, I became a candy striper at a local hospital. The impact left on me from visiting patients, has forever lived in my mind! I was a typical teenage girl. I thought everything...read more

by Jennifer Swisher

I have a tween in my house. He is moody, mouthy, and very self absorbed. Recently, I've looked into finding him something to do in the community other then complain about how awful his life is. I believe that children can ...read more

by Jennifer Metz

What can a teen learn by volunteering at a hospital? Certainly, they will learn a lot more than they would out of a textbook. They will not only get a lesson (albeit limited) in the inner medical workings of a hospit...read more

by Susan Kliebenstein

Hospitals are a world unto themselves. They are crisis centers. People come there because they need treatment that they can't get at home or in an outpatient clinic. Keep in mind that more than 50 percent of all surgeri...read more

by Ted Sherman

Our son, ever the jokester, always said the only reason he volunteered as a teen at the local city hospital's very busy emergency ward was that it made him glad to see there were injured and wounded people who were more st...read more

by Carol Wise

It wasn't your typical hospital but it was certainly a look into a world I had no idea existed. Fairview State Hospital in Costa Mesa California is a State hospital for the Developmentally Disabled and I was 13 when I firs...read more

by Nisha Danny

Volunteering at a hospital is a great way to learn many things which otherwise, a teen may be unaware. It is a great way to understand yourself better as a teen and to learn more and decide if you would truly consider a c...read more

by Sarah Defibaugh

Hanging in my childhood closet at my parents' house is my red and white candy striper outfit. It is the souvenir of a set of experiences that helped shape my emergence into adulthood. While the lessons learned over my tw...read more