Christian Appalachian Project *
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| Web address: | www.christianapp.org |
| Nursing services: | The Christian Appalachian Project is an interdenominational, non-profit Christian organization that has served families in poverty in Eastern Kentucky since 1964. We have over 30 programs including home repair, child and family development, adult education, elderly services, disability services, substance abuse recovery, spouse abuse shelters, disaster relief, and more. Most of our programs run throughout the year and are staffed by employees and long-term and short-term volunteers. We utilize volunteer nurses at our summer camps. Camp usually starts at the beginning of June and runs through the end of July. Our two camps serve children from low-income families who pay only $10/week for their children to attend. Nurse responsibilities are as follows:
- Stock and distribute first aid kits to groups.
- Receive and review the medical needs of each camper and receive any medications the campers have.
- Check campers for lice and other medical concerns when they arrive.
- Fill out prescription schedule for each camper and distribute meds.
- Inform counselors of any medical concerns.
- Tend to the medical nees of campers and staff throughout the week (nurse will be on call all week). We are an interdenominational Christian organization. However, our volunteers are not required to be Christian.
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| Requirements: | Current nursing license. KY license, a plus |
| Cost: | No cost. Room and board are provided. Nurses are responsible for the cost of transportation to and from camp. |
| Location: | McKee and Martin, Kentucky |
| Length: | 2 weeks minimum |
| Faith based: | Yes |
Contact information
| Organization email: | capinfo@chrisapp.org |
| Contact | Kathy Kluesener, Volunteer Admissions Coordinator |
| Email | kkluesener@chrisapp.org |
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| Address | 4192 N. Wilderness Rd., Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, 46809, USA |
| Phone | 606-256-0973 or 800-755-5322 |
