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Community volunteers

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Project Access NOW. With the help of community volunteers like you, we are able to provide access to health care for those who are most in need. This is why volunteers like you are such an essential piece of what we do.

 Featured community volunteer: Molly McGuire

Twenty-seven years in the medical equipment field gave Molly McGuire more than enough material to work with as a Project Access NOW community volunteer. Having worked in medical products manufacturing and distribution, “I know the ins and outs of the medical world.”

With a bachelor’s in business, Molly decided to get a second degree in Spanish. Afterward, she spent two years marketing a diabetes product line. One of her projects entailed developing a program for uninsured Latinos to get diabetic care equipment.

It was at that time that Molly heard from a friend about the then-launching Project Access NOW. Soon after, in October 2008, she signed up as a community volunteer, working up to 20 hours a week while juggling her other commitments (she teaches Spanish to grade school kids and helps a local greeting-card company with sales).

Molly’s main focus is phone surveys of patients: she developed the program, wrote the script, and created a Spanish-language version as well. The initial, or entry, phone survey evaluates every patient’s overall healthcare experience, particularly access to care. Six months later, patients go through the exit survey, which asks the same questions following care as well as feedback on Project Access NOW.

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 What can you do?

Read about our collaboration with Hands On Greater Portland.

 Helpful documents

 Program Volunteer Job Description

 Pharmacy Bridge Volunteer Job Description

 Volunteer Self-Assessment

 Volunteer Application

 Volunteer Agreement