Summer Intensive Volunteer Program

# Summer Intensive Volunteer Program Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago runs its summer volunteer opportunities as a defined cohort rather than open sign-ups. The Summer Intensive Volunteer Program is a learn-and-serve experience built for high school and early-college students who are new applicants to the hospital's volunteer program, and demand far exceeds capacity - the hospital reports receiving hundreds more applications than it has spots. ## What You'll Do - Take part in structured full-day intensive sessions at the hospital, running roughly 9:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. - Serve alongside hospital staff while learning how a pediatric academic medical center actually operates - Explore health care careers early, with the program explicitly aimed at students at the start of their career and education exploration - Complete the hospital's volunteer onboarding, which is the same pathway into Lurie Children's longer-term volunteer roles ## Who Should Apply Students who are at least 16 years old by July 1 of the program year and are new applicants to Lurie Children's volunteer program. The hospital notes the intensive is intended for people typically in the 16-20 age range. Applications are submitted in a fixed window in late winter; if applications exceed capacity, participants are randomly selected from the pool, and no late submissions or waitlists are accepted. ## Outcomes Participants gain supervised service experience inside a nationally ranked children's hospital, a realistic first look at pediatric health care careers, and a completed volunteer onboarding that opens the door to ongoing hospital volunteer roles.