UCAN Serve AmeriCorps Program Member Survey Responses: Montana MONTANA

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1 MONTANA Campus Service Site Future Plans for Community Involvement Comments Miles Community College Glendive Medical Center Act as a nurse in the healthcare field to care for my community. Miles Community College Miles Community College Montana Campus Corp Miles Community College Holy Rosary Healthcare Sidney Health Center Miles Community College Holy Rosary Hospital Sidney Health Center Becoming a registered nurse and helping the community through healthcare I plan on becoming a Registered Nurse and serving my community be health care support. I plan to keep serving my community as much as I can and to work hard at my career and serve people in that aspect. I plan to keep volunteering in my community and to keep serving the people around me as much as I can. This program was helpful to get me out and do some community service and will help out with college expenses. Until coming to college I didn't know about this program. It was a positive expense and I am excited to start back up this next year. Miles Community College AmeriCorps and Campus Corps I plan to search for volunteer opportunities in my place of business. I was wonderful Miles Community College Campus Corps Just being aware of community events Miles Community College AmeriCorps and Campus Corps I plan to get involved by seeking out volunteer work at my place of business It was wonderful Miles Community College AmeriCorps Corporation, Montana I will research the available volunteering opportunities in my Campus Corps community and volunteer as much as possible I plan on earning a Master's degree in art therapy. I hope to one day I really enjoyed the program and highly recommend it. use art to teach and council children. Billings Clinic, Saint Vincent Hospital, Rainbow House I plan on furthering my education to become a nurse practitioner who can service rural areas. City County Health Department I plan to continue serving my community in any way possible, including via work and community help projects when I'm available. I'm thankful for the opportunity that AmeriCorps has given me during my time at school. It's been a great experience. Gallatin Valley Food Bank Eagle Mount Bozeman Eagle Mount Bozeman Eagle Mount Yellowstone County Extension St. Patrick's Hospital, Community Medical Center, Marias Fair, CATCH Program Community Medical Center, St. Patrick's Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, Missoula City County Health Department, MSU College of Nursing Bozeman Deaconess Hospital City County Health Department Counseling and Psychological Services I plan to continue to volunteer at the Food Bank and I also want to volunteer at the animal shelter. I plan to continue to volunteer at Eagle Mount as much as I possibly can. I'm interested in working with the aquatics department and also with the ice skating program this winter. I plan to continue volunteering at Eagle Mount as long as I can. Eagle Mount offers an aquatic program I am very interested in as well as an ice skating program in the winter. I plan to continue volunteering at Eagle Mount in other programs such as ice skating and skiing I plan to continue working with communities to help satisfy their needs hopefully in the 4-H and extension program as they provide much needed information to the rural areas I plan to get a job as a registered nurse and also continue to volunteer in civic organizations. I plan to volunteer to help with food drives, immunization clinics, disaster preparedness and response, nurses or doctors without borders This was the best experience I have ever had. The kids I got the pleasure of getting to know are truly amazing people and I will never forget them. This was by far the best experience I have ever had. There are no words to describe how blessed I feel to get to work with all my kiddos at Eagle Mount. They have forever changed my life! This was one of the best experiences in my entire life!! Thank you! Wonderful!! It was a great program and I learned a lot. I plan to work in a hospital setting. I also plan to volunteer my time Great Program Thank you to young children. I think the community continually needs support and help from its members in many different aspects. In the near future, I plan to help volunteer coach youth soccer and spend time working with the needy people in the community. I will serve my community by working in a not for profit organization. I will also continue to help those in need whenever possible. My plans for the future include continuing to work with individuals to increase their mental health and over all well being. I think I will do that by working in a community mental health facility, and may eventually go into private practice. This was a great program, it helped me see what a difference community service makes in the community and helped make school a reality for me. It helped prepare me for a field where I can give back to the community for many years to come It was a great experience and I'm thankful for the time giving during my educational process. I am so thankful that I was given the opportunity to participate in the UCAN Serve AmeriCorps program and only wish the opportunity was extended to individuals who continue to work to served their communities after completing college and do not receive financial reimbursement. Kalispell Regional Medical Center Sunny View Pediatrics' Dr. Gina Nelson's Office Pathway's Treatment Center Community Medical Center Camp Make A Dream - Billings - Billings St. Vincent Healthcare Billings Clinic School District 17H&1 Norm's Island (Audubon Society) Adult Ed (School District 17H&1) Once I finish my education, I would like to dedicate time to Habitat for Humanity, local animal shelters, and a local grief program called Tamarack Grief Resource Center. With the skills I have learned through volunteering with AmeriCorps I plan to be more actively involved in my community and support those in need. I am going to continue working in the healthcare field while It was surprisingly easy with the proper support and guidance! completed my BSN nursing degree and when I receive my degree I plan to be active in volunteer work both in my field and outside of it. I enjoy volunteering in my community both in the hospitals and healthcare related areas but as well as in the education and with other community needs. This next month I plan to volunteer judging state speech and drama and I plan on serving in other healthcare areas in my community. It is my intention to continue my volunteer activities at Norm's Island in whatever capacity they need my services. I also intend to seek out volunteer activities working with at risk teens. I really enjoyed the AmeriCorps program and feel that it is very beneficial. This was a wonderful opportunity personally as well as getting some friends involved in the joy of volunteering.

2 - Billings School District 17H&1 Schoenthal's Island affiliated with Audubon Society & Conservation Education Center Adult Ed Program at School District 17H&! (various hospital floors) New Directions (center for mental health) Montana Student Nurse's Association (MSNA) Benefits healthcare Rescue Mission Rescue Mission & Benefits AmeriCorps/ Montana Campus Corps Dental Hygiene (MSU Dental Clinic) MLK Day On a short term as well as long term basis, I plan to continue working with Norm's Island in whatever capacity they need my services. I further plan to find ways to volunteer with troubled youth. advocate for causes I am passionate about (low-income, women, anti-domestic and anti-sexual violence), environment I plan to be actively involved in projects that clean up my community and in fundraising events that raise money to better the community. I will continue to give back to my community in any way I can. Currently I participate in charity runs to raise money for the community I live in. I will also continue to donate to the rescue mission and help that facility out to the best of my abilities. I will continue to provide healthcare to those who are in need and educated my patients on the various resources in the community they can seek for healthcare. I am going into Radiation Therapy and will volunteer my time at our local cancer center while I complete my training in the next two years. I am not entirely sure how I will or what I will do but I don know I will be doing something to help out others. I hope to acquire a limited access permit to volunteer my services to the Rescue Mission in, MT within a few years of experience. dental hygienist service learning I plan on doing great work good job Benefits Hospital. Dental Hygiene Clinic Benefits Hospitals I plan on getting more involved. I have been looking in the newspaper and online to find access to more options. I plan on helping people for the rest of my life whether its at the hospital or outside the hospital. I just enjoy it. I plan to continue educating on oral health care and its relation to overall health. Oral hygiene is a necessary luxury that many families are unable to afford. Volunteering or working in with a non-profit organization that is able to reach those families offers them a great service. I would like to continue trying to educate and serve individuals with need. I plan to continue helping those that are in need by donating time, money, or resources necessary to impact those around me. Benefits Hospital,, MT I plan to continue serving at the hospital. I will spend another 400 hours there in the next year. Dental Hygiene Program Benfis Health Care Lifeway Pregnancy Services MSNA, NSNA, Benifice Healthcare AmeriCorps s, Quality Life Concepts, Center for the Mental Health, Planned Parenthood, MRHC Dental Hygiene Clinic Animal Foundation Missouri River Manor NEXUS treatment center Veterans clinic in I plan to continue to serve high need members of the community in health related fields, or wherever the need may be. I plan to continue to use the knowledge I have learned during my time with AmeriCorps to help all types of people in my community. I plan to continue volunteering with Lifeway pregnancy services as a cooking instructor. I also plan to continue volunteering with Benfis Healthcare. I want to start a out reach for patients who have suffered abuse. This program was an excellent opportunity for me to share my passion of volunteering with friends and family and get them more involved. I enjoyed being a part of the AmeriCorps program. I really feel a greater sense of community service because of this program. I had a wonderful experience with AmeriCorps and am very appreciative for all they do for me! Great experience I would strongly encourage others to join. I had a great experience and would recommend AmeriCorps to anyone Each service day and volunteer opportunity that I attended made a difference in the way that I viewed my profession and self. Following each of these events, I felt better connected with my community and felt a better understanding for the amount of need that still remains in not only the US as a whole, but the state and community that I live in. Overall, my experience in this program was a good one. People are friendly and easy to work with. One suggestion is to create a more user-friendly/organized way to handle the application/exit forms and the volunteer surveys necessary to complete the program. This experience has been one that has changed my life for the better. Volunteering and serving high need patients not only gives me the affirmation that I love what I do, but the positive feeling of giving back to the community in a health-related way. Thanks for this opportunity This is a wonderful and worthwhile endeavor. I will always volunteer in my community whether it be donations This is a great program but my classmates and I were very confused (food, blood, plasma, time, etc.) but especially will put in extra time this semester as to what all was required of us. to volunteer at a healthcare facility. I will be working in the Health Care field. I will continue to sever my community in the future by volunteering to give oral hygiene instructions anywhere that I can. I will continue to vote and be politically active, as well as help volunteer for any education-benefitting programs/events I will graduate with my RN in May and plan to work at the local nonprofit hospital. I will work in the L&D/OB department. I plan to continue volunteering at the local Mission serving meals to the less fortunate. I would like to continue to participate in services such as Sealant Day, the Cleft Palate Clinic, and provide education to children during Children's Dental Health Month. After the year of service, you begin to forget all of the necessary steps to exit AmeriCorps. Maybe little refreshers throughout the year would be helpful? This was a great program for me because my clinical hours that were necessary for school also could be counted towards UCAN Serve hours.

3 MSU COT, Neighbor Works, Children's Museum AmeriCorps(Montana Campus Core) MSU Dental Hygiene Clinic AmeriCorps, Montana Campus Corp Benefits East Benefits West Holy Spirit Parish Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Malmstrom AFB 341st Medical Group, Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Malmstrom AFB 341st Medical Group, Benefits Healthcare Benefits Hospital/Spectrum Home Health Teton County Health Department New Directions Center I would love to help pick up trash or pull weeds at the local school or park, teach swim lessons or even read at the local library. Where ever they need helping hands. I would love to volunteer at a local hospital. I also am interested in working for Habitat for Humanity. Someday it would be awesome to work for Doctors without Borders. Seeking construction trade. Volunteer work with various home/shelter providers. Serving our community is endless, daily interactions with people give you a chance to serve the community. Traveling to rural areas to provide care to needy communities. Working in schools to provide education and oral health screenings for kids. While working in the healthcare field, the community will benefit due to the patient care I will provide to them while in the hospital. I like to volunteer and I think there is a great need for volunteers. I do not have any specific plans for volunteering, but would like to take advantage of offering my services where ever they are needed. Serve as RN within healthcare field Volunteer programs related to healthcare within community, serve as an RN Work to find services and get people access to services that are needed in this community. Work to beautify the community & help kids grow, learn & develop - volunteer through coaching, etc. I did enjoy volunteering a learned a lot not just about what is needed in my community but also myself and what I am capable of. Don't be afraid to lead the way for others. It is the Little things that make a big difference. Great program and I will recommend it to everyone that is eligible! Its a great program to get people involved in the community and the extra money is awesome. College of College of College of College of MSU-COT dental clinic msu cot As a dental hygienist, opportunities come up frequently to volunteer with the elderly and at schools. There are also different events where volunteers in the dental field are needed. I also plan to volunteer and work with animals. I plan to continue working at Benefits, a non profit hospital. It is a great community and a great place to volunteer and learn. I plan to help out when ever I can. I plan to keep a working status and volunteer as much as possible. It's nice to be able to volunteer, be educated, and earn money towards that education all at the same time. College of College of May-cot I plan to volunteer when ever I can. Great program thanks for the support msu-cot I plan to volunteer when I get the opportunities It was a good experience. College of Benefits Hospital I will continue as Regional Director for Special Olympics and volunteering at Eagle Mount for disabled children and adults Special Olympics hours were not counted. I would like to see a link between this program and them. College of Montana Tech Easter Seals Medallion Home Health Services Food bank Meals on Wheels s Montana Tech Technical Outreach Flathead Summer Cap I would like to continue to be involved with Meals on Wheels, and I also am interested in working with families, particularly women and children who are victims of abuse. I hope to sign up with AmeriCorps during my post-secondary years. It is an incredible program. Skyview High School Obtain a teaching position; continue to volunteer with music camp Montana Music Institute Skyview High School As a teacher, I hope to become active in my community outside of my school. I think that a presence in the community is almost as important as being a role model to your students. I think that it is a wonderful program and a great initiative to encourage college students to volunteer and be active community members. Ortho Montana Shodairs of Bozeman Deaconess Big Sky Pulmonary, Eastern Montana Mental Health Center, Colstrip Medical Center, St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings Clinic, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Ashland Community Health Center, Holy Rosary Healthcare Continuing to educate, treat, and help the sick I currently live in a rural area and hope to stay here and serve in a medical role. I want the people of this community to have access to good quality healthcare. I will strive to help in the effort. I will also continue to serve and help through my church organization and their many outreach services. I was great!! What a wonderful experience. Thank you.

4 Big Sky Pulmonary, Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center, Colstrip Medical Center, St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings Clinic, Bozeman Deaconess Women's' Specialists, Ashland Community Health Clinic Sanford Health Annandale Community Behavioral Health Hospital Lake Region Healthcare Billings Clinic Mille Lacs Health Systems I currently live in eastern Montana where numerous communities need access to good health care. I hope to work in one of these small rural clinics to help meet the needs of these communities. I hope to be a resource for all of my patients, and to serve a wide variety of people. I hope that they are comfortable asking questions of me and able to trust the information I give them. Skyview High School I hope to help my community in any way possible. As a teacher, I am also a visible person in my community, and as such would like to volunteer as much as possible. Skyview High School I plan on becoming a teacher and can do so in the K-12 range. Billings Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare, Riverstone Health, Holy Rosary Healthcare I plan to be active in the volunteer activities of my local church, which serves the community in many areas. Multiple sites I plan to get a job at a not for profit healthcare facility. It was a great program that I would recommend to anyone. Provides great personal and professional growth. Campus Core, AmeriCorps Montana Billings Clinic, Holy Rosary Healthcare, Riverstone Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare *Livingston Health Care, MT *Big Horn Pediatrics, Gillette, WY *OB/GYN Specialist, Gillette, WY *Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO *Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL *Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center, Miles City, MT *Wyoming Medical Center, Casper WY I plan to obtain my masters in Physician Assistant Studies from RMC in Billings, and practice in Grand Coulee WA as a primary care provider at the critical access hospital I plan to volunteer with my church in the community. I will actively be serving in the United States Air Force as a family practice Physician Assistant. I will play an essential role of providing healthcare for service members and their families. I will also take advantage of any volunteer opportunities that come up in the local community as well as becoming involved in humanitarian missions with the USAF North Valley Hospital VA Hospital Ann Arbor Cook County Hospital I will be a physician assistant and would like to work with cancer patients in a nonprofit hospital. Billings Career Center I will be working in an educational field. As for volunteer work, I plan to volunteer in faith-based venues as well other organizations. I would really like to volunteer in a place like Eagle Mount (a recreational-based organization for individuals with disabilities). American Red Cross of Montana; I will continue working with various disaster services organizations as well as one day projects as time allows. Thank you! Campus corps Montana I will look for as many opportunities as I can to serve in my community that I choose as my home. I believe strongly in being actively engaged in helping where I can. I will volunteer in rural, underserved clinics as a Physician Assistant. AmeriCorps Campus Corps I would like to work in an underserved area Montana State Hospital-Warm Springs Children's Clinic/St. Vincent's- Billings Billings Clinic Cardiology-Billings Colstrip Medical Center-Colstrip Holy Rosary Hospital/Healthcare- Miles City Surgical Associates/St. Vincent's- Billings Big Sky Pulmonary/Benefits Healthcare System- I would like to work in the Billings area for healthcare purposes. The exact capacity and location I am not sure of at this point in time (to clarify some of previous answers), but hopefully will know in the near future. It was a pleasant experience that gave me an educational experience above and beyond anything that I could of hoped for Billings Clinic, Red Lodge, MT. Wyoming Medical Center, Casper, WY. Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. Montana State Hospital, Warm Springs, MT. Participate in any volunteer opportunities in my area. Very rewarding. I plan on graduating from an accredited Physician Assistant Program, and practicing along side a licensed physician in a non-profit organization that provides healthcare at a lower cost to the community. None at this time. Thank you.

5 Billings Clinic I plan to work as a Physician Assistant in rural Montana. St. Vincent Healthcare Internal Medical Associates of Bozeman, MT Park Clinic of Livingston Healthcare Livingston Memorial Hospital Emergency Dept. Rimrock Foundation It was a positive experience. University of Campus Corps Montana I plan to donate to the Rescue Mission. I loved the experience! AmeriCorps Montana North Middle School University of Campus Corps I plan to help my community by helping others learn how to plant gardens. I plan to volunteer my time at a Christian retreat within my town to help others become better individuals I think it is a great program. University of Student Life Department, University of, American Cancer Society -- Relay for Life My number one plan is to continue another 1 or 2 years with the AmeriCorps program during my college years. I was recently accepted to be a volunteer worker at the Annual National Eating Disorder Conference in California this year and I am planning to bring a Project Heal chapter to my campus to help spread awareness of eating disorders not only to the university but to the community and state as well. University of Opening Doors na na University of NTCHS not sure what I am going to do next I wish the AmeriCorps program was stronger at UGF. Ruth Francis was obviously not the greatest leader or very supportive of the program. Even after she left I was not very filled in by the AmeriCorps program about expectations nor by Tom Raunig. I hoped to have a little more direction instead of being told when I was almost finished with my hours and was supposed to go home for the summer that I needed to find a 2nd service site when in the beginning my current site was more than acceptable. University of Student taught at Whittier Elementary in, MT New Directions Wellness Center Zoo Town Triathlon St. Peter's Hospital of When I can just volunteering Continue to volunteer at New Directions, First Night Missoula, possibly Missoula Natural History Museum or other Campus Corps Going on to be a social worker Valley View Elementary School I am going to be working with the Teach For America program and I will be a corps member at the Phoenix location. The Clay Studio of Missoula I hope to build community bonds through artistic media. I am so pleased to have the opportunity to work for something I truly believe in. Missoula Aging Services I plan to attend graduate school for Social Work and Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. I will then work for the government or a nonprofit to help support public policy changes to benefit human services programs. Missoula Children's Theatre I plan to continue serving my community in the future through the arts and education. The Clay Studio of Missoula I want to continue serving my community through art education and community building artistic activities Student assault Resource Center More women's related issues It was great to have so much hands-on experience bringing theatre to students in towns without much (or in some cases, any) access to the arts. Excellent, individual specific education should be available to everybody everywhere and I love the emphasis this program gives to the field of education as a whole! - Western - Western College of College of College of College of Western campus and community gardens Various Local hospitals throughout Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Public Health Clinic Hospital Long Term Care Facility Florence Crittenton Home VA hospital, Big Sky Care Center, St. Peter's Hospital, UM- campus, Shodair children's hospital, Gallatin Valley Food bank. VA, Big Sky Long Term Care Home, Cooney Convalescent Home, St. Peter's Hospital, Sage Medical Clinic, Shodair Children's Hospital, The Center for Mental Health I have always volunteered my services to many non-profit organizations prior to my enrollment in Campus Corps. I will continue to help out if possible in whatever the community needs I plan to be involved in any sort of projects where volunteer help is needed I will be working in healthcare and servicing the community. I am very interested in joining a local program that helps children in need such as joining Big Brothers Big Sisters, or the Make A Wish Foundation. I had a lot of fun meeting new people and meeting people in need. If my schedule allows I will try to volunteer again. I plan on volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters throughout the city of as well the state of MT. I feel that in a way my service was hindered by being in AmeriCorps because of the extra paperwork and sheets needed just to help. I am an avid volunteer and recruit many people for each of my projects but they are not registered because I put the actual volunteer work above making sure I had the essential paperwork and counting my hours. none I really enjoyed this program and would recommend it to future college students. College of S.A.V.E Mobile Headstart Four Georgians Elementary School St. Peters Hospital MT State Hospital I plan on volunteering some hours toward the recycling program here in my community. After building on my career as a nurse I hope to do some traveling and volunteer work within the country. College of VA Hospital Chamber of commerce Bid Sky Care Center Elkhorn Rehab St. Pete's Hospital Big Brother Big sisters I plan to continually find new opportunities to make a difference in m community

6 College of UM- College of Clinical Nursing; Big Brothers Big Sisters; Martin Luther King Junior Day Volunteer I plan to continue to volunteer in my community in whatever capacity it is needed and I am well suited for. Continue to make volunteering opportunities well known to the community. College of College of College of College of College of College of College of Campus Corp, VA-Hospital, St. Peters Hospital, Elkhorn Rehab Center, Big Sky Care Center, Shodair Children's Hospital, Sage Medical Clinic, Lake Erosion Control St Peter's Hospital Food Share The LDS Church Direct Service hours at clinical sites such as the VA hospital, St. Peter's hospital, Shodair, Sage Medical Office, and nursing homes. Volunteered at an individual's home with Lewy Body Syndrome Campus Corps The VA, Shodair, Cooney, St. Peters, UM Tech, an elders household, Rudyard MT. VA hospital, Shodair children's hospital, Gallatin Valley food bank VA, ST Petes, Cooney, Shodair, Senior Center in Rudyard, MT, Church in Rudyard, MT I plan to continue volunteer where needed with occasional opportunities that I hear about and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. I plan to continue working in the healthcare field as well as with the local youth group I will continue to volunteer for the individual with Lewy Body Syndrome and I would like to become more involved with donating my time at a food bank or the public library. I have thought about volunteering as a Big Sister to the Big Brother, Big Sister community. I will look out for volunteer opportunities in my area. I will serve my community by doing daily good deeds for people I will not join an organization again...too much paperwork and stress. it made it stressful If time allows between work and school I plan to enjoy another volunteer experience. To continue to provide service within my hometown community It was a great experience! I enjoyed volunteering these last few months. Had it not been for this program, I probably wouldn't have pursued any volunteering and would have missed out on the great opportunities I have had in getting to know a great family. I thought that the program really takes away from time studying in school and the paperwork is repetitive.