Service Project Brings Together FAU's Medical Students and Nonprofit Agencies from the Spirit of Giving Network
Medical students in FAU's College of Medicine have selected eight nonprofit organizations in Broward and Palm Beach counties to work on a collaborative new project to help address vital community needs such as Alzheimer's disease/dementia, child abuse, health and social services for minority populations, childhood grief due to loss of family members, autism, and developmental disorders. The Community Advocacy, Research, Engagement and Service or C.A.R.E.S. project came to life last spring when the Spirit of Giving Network (SOGN), an organization made up of 60 nonprofits, met with the college's first year medical students. The students were introduced to 17 different nonprofit organizations during a fair co-hosted by FAU and SOGN.