Volunteer: GYT: Get Yourself Tested Event Volunteer - November 12thThe GYT: Get Yourself Tested events are collaborative, youth-focused health education events that encourage STI testing and health promotion. GYT helps young people understand that STI testing is quick, simple, and usually painless. It also underscores the importance of having open and honest conversations with their healthcare provider about their sexual history to ensure they get the right STI tests and other critical information about prevention. These events also promote overall adolescent health, raise awareness of and connect youth to local resources, and offer the opportunity to represent the various opportunities in the health/public health/social services fields. Central Illinois Friends' Volunteers will be assigned one of the following duties: Assist students in completing intake questionnaires as they prepare to Get Tested Assist students in completing client feedback surveys Lead an interactive, educational game at a CI Friends table during the health fair Volunteers are expected to model the GYT Values: Positive attitudes towards presenting comprehensive (including abstinence and contraception) sexual health information to youth, and promotion of holistic wellness for adolescents Tact and sensitivity toward the feelings and opinions of others when presenting health information to youth Collaboration with the community to reduce rates of STI and HIV infections, reduce disparities in STI and HIV infections, and reinforce efforts to reduce teen pregnancy rates For more information about the GYT Events, please contact Becca Mathis, Director of Clinical Services: becca@centralillinoisfriends.orgThe GYT: Get Yourself Tested Events are a community collaboration between Central Illinois Friends and Hult Center for Healthy Living, UnityPoint In-School Health, Positive Health Solutions, Peoria Public Schools, and countless other community-based agencies in Central Illinois. These events are made possible with funding from the Heart of Illinois United Way.
Organization: Central Illinois FRIENDS of PWA, Inc. The GYT: Get Yourself Tested events are collaborative, youth-focused health education events that encourage STI testing and health promotion. GYT helps young people understand that STI testing is quick, simple, and usually painless. It also underscores the importance of having open and honest conversations with their healthcare provider about their sexual history to ensure they get the right STI tests and other critical information about prevention. These events also promote overall adolescent health, raise awareness of and connect youth to local resources, and offer the opportunity to represent the various opportunities in the health/public health/social services fields. Central Illinois Friends' Volunteers will be assigned one of the following duties: Assist students in completing intake questionnaires as they prepare to Get Tested Assist students in completing client feedback surveys Lead an interactive, educational game at a CI Friends table during the health fair Volunteers are expected to model the GYT Values: Positive attitudes towards presenting comprehensive (including abstinence and contraception) sexual health information to youth, and promotion of holistic wellness for adolescents Tact and sensitivity toward the feelings and opinions of others when presenting health information to youth Collaboration with the community to reduce rates of STI and HIV infections, reduce disparities in STI and HIV infections, and reinforce efforts to reduce teen pregnancy rates For more information about the GYT Events, please contact Becca Mathis, Director of Clinical Services: becca@centralillinoisfriends.orgThe GYT: Get Yourself Tested Events are a community collaboration between Central Illinois Friends and Hult Center for Healthy Living, UnityPoint In-School Health, Positive Health Solutions, Peoria Public Schools, and countless other community-based agencies in Central Illinois. These events are made possible with funding from the Heart of Illinois United Way.
Organization: Central Illinois FRIENDS of PWA, Inc. Need Type: Volunteer Date: Happens On Nov 12, 2025 Zip Code: 61605 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Clinic and Outreach Prep VolunteerWe always need help preparing for testing events & community outreach opportunies.
Outreach Prep Volunteers are needed to help stock safer sex kits, outreach testing supplies and carts, client intake folders, and other supplies necessary for successful community events. Prep Volunteers will also help with office-related duties to keep our services running smoothly! This may include helping organize closets, copying paperwork, data entry, and more.
This volunteer opportunity is ongoing and flexible dependent upon each individual's schedule and interests. Please note that some seasons and months are busier than others when it comes to outreach events!
For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact Selena Pappas, Marketing & Public Relations Manager: selena.pappas@centralillinoisfriends.org
Organization: Central Illinois FRIENDS of PWA, Inc. We always need help preparing for testing events & community outreach opportunies.
Outreach Prep Volunteers are needed to help stock safer sex kits, outreach testing supplies and carts, client intake folders, and other supplies necessary for successful community events. Prep Volunteers will also help with office-related duties to keep our services running smoothly! This may include helping organize closets, copying paperwork, data entry, and more.
This volunteer opportunity is ongoing and flexible dependent upon each individual's schedule and interests. Please note that some seasons and months are busier than others when it comes to outreach events!
For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact Selena Pappas, Marketing & Public Relations Manager: selena.pappas@centralillinoisfriends.org
Organization: Central Illinois FRIENDS of PWA, Inc. Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 61603 Allow Groups: No |