Planned Parenthood Celebrates National Volunteer Week — 20,000 Strong
Last week, in honor of National Volunteer Week, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota celebrated its history as a volunteer-driven organization. Eighty years ago, Planned Parenthood began as an all-volunteer organization. In 2007, nearly 700 volunteers served communities across our region donating over 28,000 hours to the people Planned Parenthood serves.
Across the nation, 20,000 volunteers donate their time to the patients Planned Parenthood serves to ensure that family planning and other vital reproductive health care and information are available in communities across the country.
“Our volunteers are incredibly dedicated to the mission of keeping women, men, and teens healthy and safe,” said PPMNS President and CEO Sarah Stoesz. “Five million people worldwide rely on Planned Parenthood for reproductive health care, education, and information each year, and every day our volunteers play a role in providing and protecting those services.”
Planned Parenthood volunteers serve in a wide range of capacities, including support for health care clients, administrative work, educational programs for women, men, and teens, and outreach to underserved populations. They also engage in a variety of advocacy activities to voice their support for increased access to reproductive health care and medically accurate sex education.
This year, Planned Parenthood volunteers are explaining why they volunteer through essays and videos. You can read and hear about their passion for ensuring access to reproductive health care here.
For more information about Planned Parenthood or how to volunteer for Planned Parenthood, please visit www.ppmns.org.
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