Procedure: After signing up with the Service Learning Program, do the following:

• Call the site contact as soon as possible. Identify yourself as a Marquette Service Learner from the Spanish for the Health Professions course who has signed up to do Service Learning at the site.

• Set up an orientation. At the orientation, be sure to have your Service Learning Contract signed by the site contact. Upon meeting the contact, discuss your course syllabus and learning objectives and confirm the days and times that you will be doing your service. At this time, make sure that your site supervisor is aware that you need to be doing translations.

• Begin going to your site on a consistent basis. Your site supervisor is expecting you to make a commitment of 2-3 hours each week for the duration of the semester.

• If you encounter any problems or difficulties, please contact your Student Coordinator in the Service Learning Office immediately at (414) 288-3262 or (414) 288-3264. You can also call Corey Young, Assistant Director of the Program at (414) 288-0302.

 

 

Presentation Option: UCC Senior Center

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Core/El Centro

Limit: 2 Students

Contact: Jillian Holy, Jillianh@core-elcentro.org

Phone: (414) 384-2673 ext. 12

Address: 611 W. National Ave. 4th floor (Suite 409) *Site will move in early March to 538 S. 2nd St.

 Transportation: Take the #10 or #30 eastbound to 6th and Wisconsin. Take the #80                                                               southbound to 6th and National.

Approximate travel time by car: 10 minutes

Approximate travel time by bus: 20 minutes

 Orientation: Wednesday, February 1 5:30-6:30 pm, Thursday, February 2 2:00-3:00 pm.

 Available Hours of Service:

Shift times are as follows: (However, we can be flexible with some overlap of shifts if necessary due to student schedules. Students will have more exposure to working with clients when there is only one on per shift.)

Monday 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tuesday 9:00am - 11:00am
Wednesday 10:00am - noon
Thursday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Description of Agency/Activities: CORE/El Centro is a natural healing center for all levels of income serving underserved populations with a special emphasis on working with the Hispanic population. The organization is founded on the central principle that the body's natural ability to heal itself is enhanced when natural healing methods are integrated with conventional medicine. The center offers a variety of services that assist an individual in their personal healing including techniques that promote relaxation, movement awareness and energy balancing. Some of the modalities the center offers are Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Healing Touch, Color Therapy, Acupuncture and movement classes such as Yoga, Zumba, Latin Dance, Nia and children's ballet. While parents are taking advantage of the movement classes at CORE, children can spend time at the Children's Space with staff and volunteers engaging in fun and healthy activities and games.

Student Role at Agency: Service learners are primarily placed with CORE's acupuncturist to interpret for clients. The schedule of the acupuncturist can vary slightly and not all clients in each shift are Spanish speaking. Therefore, it is asked that service learners be somewhat flexible and open to assisting, listening and utilizing their Spanish in other ways when they are not directly interpreting. Generally service learners will accompany the acupuncturist in their initial assessment of clients and at the end of a treatment. Some of the other ways students will have exposure to using Spanish in the Medical Profession include assisting with client appointment reminder phone calls, greeting for and possibly participating in the morning movement/exercise classes, and observing general client/reception interaction. It is recommended that Service Learners are very confident with their Spanish skills in order to work with the acupuncturist and clients. A language assessment will be conducted prior to students interpreting. Based on the assessment, students who are not yet ready to interpret on their own will still be welcome to shadow other interpreters and reception/client interaction as well as assist in other areas (as mentioned above). Students not only need to be comfortably bilingual but must also be bicultural, i.e.- have experience working with the Hispanic population. A pre-service orientation will be required.

Other Requirements: Background check, Volunteer Application, Confidentiality Agreement

Website: http://www.core-elcentro.org/

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Marquette University Community Dental Clinic South (Formerly Parkway Dental)

Limit: 30 students

Contact Person: Dr. Patrick Knapp, Patrick.Knapp@Marquette.edu

Phone: 414-288-8964

Address: 2906 S. 20th St.

Transportation: Take the #14 bus southbound across 16th St. and get off at Forest/Home. Transfer to the #19 southbound and take to W. Kinnickinnic River Parkway. Walk south on 20th St. and look for address.
Approximate travel time by bus: 40 minutes
Approximate travel time by car: 15 minutes

Available Service Times: Monday-Fridays, 9-12pm and 1-4pm (Limit two students per time slot).

Description of Agency: The Marquette University Dental Clinic South is currently the largest dental service provider on the Southside. The community Dental Clinic South is a clinic of the Marquette Dental School and is currently the largest dental service provider on the Southside. The clinic opened in September of 2007 and is very busy.

Student Role at Agency: The Community Dental Clinic South serves a large Spanish-speaking population therefore students can expect to fulfill various interpretation and translation tasks. Students may work in the reception area as intake assistants; obtaining medical histories from patients and helping patients fill out forms. Students may also work with staff during dental/medical procedures as an interpreter. Knowledge of dental vocabulary is required.

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Southside Health Center

Limit: 2 students - one per shift

Contact Person: Carla Melo

Phone: (414) 286-6614

Address: 1639 South 23rd St.

Transportation: Take the #30 westbound to 27th St. Get off on 27th and Wisconsin. Take the #27 southbound to Lapham. Walk 3 short blocks east to 24th and Mitchell.

Approximate travel time by bus: 15 minutes

Approximate travel time by car: 8 minutes

Available Service Times: Services Learners are needed at the clinic on Mondays from 3:00pm-6:00pm and Tuesdays from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Description of Agency/ Activities: Southside Health Center is a free walk in clinic that serves primarily pregnant women and school aged children. Southside provides a variety of services including immunizations, health assessments, vision, hearing and blood pressure tests, pregnancy tests, and counseling and referral services for local area residents. Southside Health Center also processes applications for government medical insurance through the Medical Assistance Outreach Program.

Student Role at Agency: Students will greet clients and assist Spanish Limited English Proficient clients fill out forms and go through the clinic process. When the student's Spanish fluency has been tested he or she will be able to interpret for nurses as they administer immunizations. They will also be able to interpret for applicants in the medical assistance program.

Website: www.milwaukee.gov/health

Other requirements: This site requires students to dress in business casual clothing. A TB test, immunization records, and a background check are required. Service Learning will hold a 2-day TB Test Clinic on campus. The Student Health Services fee for this test is $5, made payable by cash or check.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Deton Dental Clinic

Limit: 5 students

Contact: Miriam Mexicano

Phone: (414) 383-3220

Address: 1730 S. 13th St.

Transportation: By Bus: Take Bus #14 towards Southridge. Get off at S. 16th St. and Mitchell By Car: Drive south on 16th st. turn left at W. historic Mitchelle St. turn right onto W. Forest Home Ave.

Approximate Travel Time by Car: 10 Minutes

Approximate Travel Time by Bus: 20 Minutes

Orientation: First day of service

Available Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 8:00am-10:00am

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UCC Senior Center

Limit: 5 students

Contact Person: Elsa Mercado

Phone: (414) 384 -3100

Address: 1028 S. 9th St

Transportation:The Adult Day Center (ADC) is accessed via the main entrance on 9th Street.

Approximate travel time by bus: 10 minutes

Approximate travel time by car: 25 minutes

Available Service Times: Monday-Friday from 9:00-1:30 pm

Description of Agency/Activities: The Senior Center provides social,
recreational, educational, nutritional, health services to ambulatory
older adults, particularly those who are Hispanic, in order to increase
their social integration, decrease their isolation in the community, and
facilitate access to community resources.

Student Role in Agency: Service Learners at the UCC Senior Center will
work on planning and organizing crafts for the seniors. They will be
able to engage seniors in conversation and learn about their pasts and
current situation while teaching these crafts to both large and small
groups. Students must have Spanish communication skills to serve at this site.

Website: http://www.unitedcc.org/

Other requirements: Mandatory Group Orientation

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Walker’s Point Community Clinic

Limit: 4 students - 1 student per day. No overlaps!

Contact Person: Alison Gima

Phone: 384-1400; voicemail: 672-6679

Address: 611 W. National Ave., 4th floor. Site will move in early March to 538 S. 2nd St.

Transportation: Take the #10 or #30 bus to 6th St. then transfer to the #80 bus going south (note that the #30 doesn’t stop on 6th St. but you can stop on James Lovell and walk one block east to 6th St.) Get off at the corner of 6th and National. The clinic is located in the Esperanza Unida Building on the corner of 6th and National.

Approximate travel times by bus: 20 minutes

Approximate travel time by car: 10 minutes

Days/Hours of Operation: Service Learners can pick 2-hour shifts between 9am-5pm, Monday- Friday. Walker's Point only accepts one Service Learner per day.

Description of Agency/ Activities: Walker’s Point Community Clinic (formally Madison Street Outreach Clinic) was created to provide access to health care to persons residing in Milwaukee’s South side who are unable to obtain health care due to barriers, including lack of health insurance, low income, language and cultural obstacles and geographical distances. Services at the Walker’s Point Community Clinic strive to provide cost effective and easily accessible health care to families and individuals whose only other alternative would be emergency rooms or not obtaining care at all. There is also an optometry clinic on Fridays, which Service Learners can participate in between the hours of 9:00am-4:00pm.

Student Role at Agency: The primary role of students will be to serve as intake assistants for patients, helping at the front desk reception area, making phone calls (in Spanish) to remind patients of appointments, and some clerical work. Students with an interest will be placed as assistants to different personnel at the clinic. Spanish skills will be assessed before service begins at clinic to ensure a proper fit for both the Service Learner and Walker’s Point.

Unique Features of the Agency: Walker’s Point Community Clinic is an energetic facility with very diverse surroundings. Students need to be conscious of various health issues that may arise while serving at the clinic such as women’s health issues and family planning.

Website: http://www.aurorahealthcare.org