Penn's Response to Natural Disasters

Volunteer Opportunities

Contact Information
If you wish to volunteer towards Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, please contact the appropriate person below.

Undergraduate or graduate students should contact one of the following:

• Terry Conn, Associate Vice Provost for University Life, at conn@pobox.upenn.edu,
• Michele Grab, House Dean at Stouffer College House, at mgrab@pobox.upenn.edu, or
• Merri Johnston, Co-Chair of Civic House Associates Coalition Executive Board, at merrimon@sas.upenn.edu.

Faculty members should contact:

• Nancy Nicely in the Provost's office at nnicely@pobox.upenn.edu.

Staff members should contact:

• Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Associate Director for Faculty, Staff and Volunteer Services, Center for Community Partnerships, at sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu.

Penn is partnering with the American Red Cross and its Katrina response project: Give Hope Now. Volunteers for this project may be providing services in sheltering and feeding; client assistance; physical and mental health services; work-site and transportation support as well as technology/date entry support. A training session for Give Hope Now will be held October 15 on the Penn campus. If you are interested in participating you must contact the Red Cross. For further information click here.

Policy Information

For University Faculty and Staff Members
Penn's HR policy for faculty and staff interested in volunteering for organizations involved in hurricane relief efforts.

For Penn Health Care Professionals
If you are a health care professional who would be able to devote a minimum of two consecutive weeks to such a staffing effort, please register your interest by clicking here. To ensure that operational efficiencies are maintained at all Health System facilities, volunteer activities by UPHS personnel will be coordinated by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (Dr. P. J. Brennan), and will be scheduled and approved by relevant supervisors, managers, administrators, and Chairs.