Open your hearts and introduce your family to another culture.
Teach an international student the values and traditions of American culture.
Share your home for a semester, in exchange, enjoy a friendship for a lifetime.
All ICES students are fully covered by health insurance, have access to an ICES counselor 24/7, and have their own spending money for their stay in the USA.
Hosting an ICES exchange student is tax deductible.
Participation lasts 17 weeks and includes weekly visits to the research clinic at the American Lake VA or the Seattle VA. Participants must be willing to take an investigational medication or placebo (sugar) pill and attend weekly group therapy sessions. Study participation requires about 45 hours.
Activities: Mentoring Children of Promise is looking for volunteers to take the lead in supporting a young person through an ongoing one-to-one relationship. Volunteers will build trust, respect, and self-esteem by planning and participating in activities with their mentee as well as helping to set goals and working to accomplish them.
Our commitment serves throughout Western Washington. Volunteers are needed for Pierce, King, Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom County as well as surrounding areas! Please become part of our mission!
Benefits: Wonderful opportunity to gain skill and experience is social work and childcare services while making a positive contribution in the lives of young children!
Knowledge and Abilities:
Must be 18 years of age or older
Desire to work with young people
Be willing to adhere to all program polices and procedures
Dependable and consistent
Reliable transportation
Minimum one year commitment
Minimum six hours per month one-on-one with mentee
Communicate with mentee weekly
Prerequisite Information:
Complete volunteer placement application
Provide three references
Pass background check
Attend three hour orientation and training
Schedule in-home interview
Timeframe:
Minimum one year commitment
Minimum six hours per month one-on-one with mentee
Communicate with mentee weekly
You can choose any location and any of the programs you would like to volunteer for. Volunteers for my programs are used as advertising, the more people I have taking my classes the more advertising to the public I have. There are no contracts, no signup fees...you get to take my fitness programs for free and in return you get in the best shape of your life! There are no downsides to this offer but once the 40 spots are filled thats it...so call or email us to get registered and start today!
This research study was initiated by researchers at the VA Puget Sound Health Care Center and is being done at the Tacoma and Seattle campuses of the VA Dr. Nael Kilzieh is the Principal Investigator for this study.
**This study is for both veterans and non-veterans**
Participation lasts 15 weeks and includes weekly visits to the research clinic at the VA. Participants must be willing to switch their current antipsychotic medication to olanzapine and be willing to provide weekly urine and blood samples. Participants will receive a small payment for time and effort.
Knowledge and Abilities:
Must be 18 years of age or older
Desire to work with young people
Be willing to adhere to all program polices and procedures
Dependable and consistent
Reliable transportation
Minimum one year commitment
Minimum six hours per month one-on-one with mentee
Communicate with mentee weekly
Please Contact Walter Washington
wwashington@voaww.org
425.259.2973 x2717
2253.273.6282
Volunteers of America
We are conducting research on an investigational medication for the treatment of this condition.
If you wake twice or more during the night to go to the bathroom, you may qualify for this study.
Compensation up to $350.00 for time and travel is available to those who qualify.
Abdominal pain and Cramping
Bloating/Constipation
Change in bowel habits
If you are a man or a woman, age 18 or older, who has IBS with constipation, you may qualify for a clinical research study of an investigational medication. Qualified participants may receive compensation up to $480 for their time and travel.