With only a month or so left of the semester, you might think it's simply too late to start volunteering.
But the student-run community service groups at Hopkins all agree: It's never too late to get involved.
"We're always looking for volunteers," said Esther Park, a member of Therapeutic Riding of Hopkins (TROH). The group sends volunteers to the Patapsco Horse Center twice a week, where they help physically and mentally disabled individuals with their therapeutic riding sessions.
"Therapeutic riding is a new form of therapy that is becoming popular nationwide," said Park. "The movements of the horse stimulate muscles, preventing muscle atrophy. It's also a lot of fun for everyone involved."
Other volunteer groups at Hopkins encompass a wide variety of talents that undergraduates put to use in the Baltimore community. Students work with elementary school children, the homeless and the disadvantaged through tutoring, empowerment and service.
Helping out with health
Educating community members about disease prevention is the goal of groups like Partners of Homewood in Sexual Health Education (PHISHE), which teaches sex education to incarcerated youth in Maryland Juvenile Justice facilities, and Safety, Health and Drug Education for Kids (SHADE), a group that teaches health and safety education to children.
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