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Volunteer Services and Auxiliary

Volunteer Now

Volunteer Now at the Cancer Institute

At the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, there are many ways for you to provide encouragement and compassion for cancer patients and their families.

Apply Now

Cancer Volunteer Opportunities

A volunteer at UAMS Cancer Institute

Waiting Room Volunteers

Volunteers in this position serve patients and their families in the waiting areas by helping them check-in, making and serving coffee, distributing snacks, visiting with patients

Cancer Gift Shop

Gift Shop

Volunteers in this area assist gift shop staff and customers with sales, wrapping, pricing items and cashier duties. All proceeds go to the Auxiliary Grants Program.

MVP

Most Vital Pal

The Most Vital Pal (MVP) is a volunteer who is paired with a new Myeloma patient for the entirety of his or her first day on the UAMS campus.

Teen Volunteers

Summer Teen Volunteer Program

Each summer, the Cancer Institute Volunteer Services Office hosts the Summer Teen Volunteer Program. If you are between 16-18 years of age, you are welcome to apply.

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Patient Support Pavillion

Patient Support Pavilion

Volunteers in this area welcome patients and guests as they enter the Pavilion, give directions, assist with educational materials, facilitate wig fittings, and more.

Sit and Knit

Sit & Knit

Knitters and crocheters are welcome to join in making hats for our patients each Wednesday afternoon. All supplies are provided through the Auxiliary Grants Program.

Piano

Tunes

Musicians can share their talent on the grand piano in the first floor atrium of the Cancer Institute, or bring their own instruments to play.

Volunteer

Wayfinding

Volunteers greet patients and visitors in the lobby on the first floor, help patients to get them to their appropriate clinic.

Cancer Institute Volunteer Services Staff

  • Janie Lowe, CVM, Director of Volunteer Services
  • Susan Jones, CVM, Assistant Director of Volunteer Services
  • Sandy Henry, CVM Volunteer Coordinator
  • Juli Chrisman, Gift Shop Manager
  • Nancy Sink, Gift Shop Assistant

For more information call the Department of Volunteer Services at (501) 686-8286.

Application

Printable Volunteer Application can be e-mailed to Sandy Henry or mailed to:
Cancer Volunteer Services
4301 W. Markham, #721-1
Little Rock, AR 72205

Apply to be a Volunteer

At the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, there are many ways for you to provide encouragement and compassion for cancer patients and their families.

Apply Online
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Address: 449 Jack Stephens Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205
Parking Deck: 4018 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR 72205
Appointments: (501) 296-1200
Referring Physicians: (501) 686-6080
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