Compassion Tacoma is a free community health clinic led by local churches. We are partnering with New Community Church, Praise Covenant, and Evangelical Reformed to serve together to provide compassionate services to our neighbors who are underinsured and in need.

To volunteer, please sign up under the category that best fits you:

WE WILL HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION & SIGN-UP LINKS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT

Facilities Set Up & Tear Down

The Facilities Team helps Compassion events staff keep track of equipment and supplies form the time it leaves our office to when it comes back, ensuring its organization and safety. For team members that want to be there for the day of the healthcare event, helping keep order in inventory, make any small adjustments, repairs, or replacements, as well as aiding in unforeseen issues like electrical cords, lighting, and necessary placement of equipment and furniture. Moving equipment and supplies to/from our clinics trailer requires lifitng, but that is why the more the merrier! While is sounds like work, we are known to get some of the best treats and play music the entire time…it is often more fun that anything!

Dental Set Up & Tear Down

This team is integral to the success fot the event! On the afternoon prior to the event (usually Friday 3pm), the team arrives to assist the Dental Operations Manager unload and set up the dental and medical rooms. They also help setup the venue facility with tables, chairs, signs, etc. On the actual day of the event, the same team returns in the afternoon (usually Saturday 3pm) to begin taking down and storing all of the equipment and restoring the facility. Moving equipment and supplies to/from the trailer requires lifitng, but that is why the more the merrier! While it sounds liek work, it’s fun to be a part of transforming a facility into a professional healthcare venue in just a few hours. Then the next day, take it down and button it up for the next chance to serve the community with the hands and love of Christ.

Shepherding Team

The Sheherd Team welcomes healthcare guests by creating a warm, friendly, and safe environment and lead guests to and from all of the services they seek. They will assist with flow, completeing forms, and providing interpretation. Each shepherd has the opportunity to minister to guests and their families throughout the event. Shepherds work in tandem with the pryaer team. Each shepherd is trained to share the Gospel and demonstrate the love of Christ!

General Guests Registration Team

Team greets guests upon arrival and distributes the intake forms and any other needed health dept. requirements. They compile the completed forms and hand them off to the shepherds.

Prayer Team

The Prayer Team provides consistent prayer support to ensure that Compassion Healthcare events are a work of the Spirit of God, which will bring glory and honor to Jesus and compassion to people. This team will ensure the work is beyond human touch, in fact, supernatural. The Prayer Team is ready to minister and pray whenever there is a speical request form either a guest of a referral form the Shepherd Team. It is each team members responsibility to share the Gospel and to be ready to share the hope they have in Jesus Christ. Bibles will be available to hand out to those guests who would like one.

Hospitality Team

The Hospitality Team creates a faith-supporting, safe, and welcoming environment by organizing and providing beverages, snacks, and lunch for the volunteers throughout the healthcare event, support the flow of the clinice, and organize and provide for outstanding needs that aid in keeping our guests and volunteers feel valued.

Security Team

This team helps ensure that all volunteers and guests park within designated areas and are safe throughout the event. They may help navigate vehicles as well as directing traffice as needed.

Interpreters Team

In partnership with the Shephers, these team members welcome guests by creating a warm, friendly, and safe environment and shepherd guests to and from all of the services they seek. They will assist with flow, completing forms, and providing interpretation, sometimes during guests health services. This team requires a great deal of compassion and practice of privacy for guest information.

Community Connections Team

The Community Resources Team turns a waiting area into an enjoyable and informational experience. The community resources provide the guest additional resources they may need as they wait for their medical or dental services. Local community resources such as: Public Health, Senior Resources, Educational Resources, Free socks and Bibles, etc.

Medical/Dental Check-In

The administrative team processes the registration forms to make sure the health history is completed correctly and assembles the guest chars. Then the charts are givien to the triage team before the shephers escort them to their services they will need.

The Dental Team

Dentist, Hygienist, Assistants, and Sterilization Helpers. Primary services may include emergency care, extractions, fillings, root canals, routine hygiene.

The Medical Team

Physicians - MD, DO; Naturopathic Doctors - ND; Optometrists - OD; Chiropractors - DC; Nurse Practitioners - NP; Physician Assistants - PA (with supervisor on-call); Physical Therapist; Massage Therapist; Nursing Team - RN, CNA, MA, LPN