Volunteering with AMSA

Corazon Clinic started in 2000 with one medical doctor, a notebook, a couple of patients, and a box of first aid supplies and medications. In 2014, the clinic averaged 30 volunteers, and 1,289 patients signed-in. The notebook has turned into patient charts, and the box of first aid supplies has turned to drawers and shelves of donated supplies. The clinic's volunteers range from pre-health undergraduate students, graduate students, and health professionals. Corazon Clinic's mission is to provide healthcare services and education to those without access to standard medical services, free of charge. Corazon Clinic strives to increase the quality of life and care for our patients. 

Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition (BAHRC) provides syringe-exchange services, hygiene and safe-injection supplies, wound-care, and educational resources to prevent the transmission of blood-borne and sexually-transmitted diseases among vulnerable populations. By providing essential harm reduction kits, we aim to support and improve the overall well-being of the Bexar County community.

Harm reduction kits provided contain essential items, including:

• Syringes 
• Cookers 
• Nasal and/or Intramuscular Naloxone 
• Bandaids & gauze 
• Alcohol pads
• Feminine hygiene products
• Condoms
• Educational materials on safe drug use & recovery resources
• Referral card to agencies in San Antonio

Another version of the kit is tailored to the specific needs of diabetics.

https://www.bexarareaharmreductioncoalition.org/

The Brain Exercise Initiative is a UTSA student-run nonprofit volunteering organization that trains volunteers in leading math, reading, and writing exercises in nursing homes to those with or without dementia. These exercises are provided to encourage increased neural activity in brain regions employed in reading, problem-solving, and writing, which has been associated with a slower onset and lowered risk of developing dementia.

Taking it to the Streets ministers to the homeless and impoverished of San Antonio and the Hill Country by serving meals, distributing clothing & other basic necessities, and building God-honoring relationships with those we serve. There is a group prayer at the end of each volunteer session, but participation in such is not required!