The Berkeley Free Clinic

Join the Information Resource Collective (IRC) at the Berkeley Free Clinic! The IRC runs the front desk, navigate and provides referrals to community resources, hands out harm reduction, hygiene, and safer s*x supplies – we keep the clinic safe and accessible for all!

Apply at http://tinyurl.com/ircapp2024 – applications are due April 7th, 2024 11:59 PM.

Join our team!
Tuberculosis Testing Section (TTS) is looking for individuals who are kind, compassionate and enjoy serving in their community. If you are ready to learn a new skill and help strengthen and grow the most requested service at Berkeley Free Clinic, we'd love to hear from you!

Applications are due Sunday January 14th, 2023 at 11:59pm. Apply here: tinyurl.com/2024tts

We support our community through affordable and accessible TB testing and by navigating our clients through follow-up care after a positive result.

Our services include:
TB (PPD) skin tests,
setting up free blood (Quantiferon) tests, and
helping to navigate clients through follow-up care after a positive result.

Our approach:
mutual aid based
community-focused
client-focused

We prioritize applicants from the communities we serve:
Q***r and trans folks,
poor folks,
people of color,
chronically ill,
neurodivergent,
disabled people,
people who use drugs,
s*x workers, and
HIV-positive folks.

Questions? Accommodations?

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Volunteer with the Berkeley Free Clinic!

We are accepting applications for our Certified Enrollment Counselor Section. Help people sign up for health insurance and CalFresh!

Submit your application at https://tinyurl.com/CEC-2023 by December 8th, 5pm PST.

Volunteer with the Berkeley Free Clinic
Applications for the Medical Section are now open!

The Medical Section consists of lay healthcare workers providing education and services to empower clients to manage their health. There is a requirement of 2 years commitment after a volunteer's training is complete. No prior knowledge required!

Please check berkeleyfreeclinic.org/medical-section for more information on how to apply. Submit your application before September 29, 2023 to tinyurl.com/bfcmed2023.

If you have questions, please email [email protected].
If you are an MD, DO, NP, or PA looking to volunteer, please email [email protected].

Seeking volunteers for the Berkeley Free Clinic Information Resource Collective!

The Information Resource Collective, or IRC, is a group of folks at the Berkeley Free Clinic who help run the front desk, provide referrals about community resources over the phone, and hand out harm reduction, hygiene, and safer s*x supplies. We keep the clinic safe and accessible for all!

Application Deadline Extended to April 22nd, 2023
Apply at tinyurl.com/ircapp2023

For more information, call 510-548-2750 or visit www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/information-resources

Hi all! We're pleased to announce that the Gay Men's Health Collective (GMHC) is recruiting a new training cohort to start training in late February 2023.

The application link is here: https://tinyurl.com/gmhc-app-2023, and the training syllabus is here: https://tinyurl.com/gmhc-syllabus. The application deadline is 1/31/2023.

We welcome gay/bi/q***r-identifying male/trans/non-binary volunteers from other sections of the BFC, as well as the public, to join us. Please help us spread the word!

Wishing you a wonderful New Year. We would love to have your support in keeping our work going in 2023!

The Operations team is hosting info sessions about volunteering with operations. Our recruitment is currently open, so please join us to learn about how operations supports the clinic.

We are holding two info sessions:

- 4 pm on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 (Register at tinyurl.com/info-1-2023)
- 11 am on Sunday, January 8th, 2023 (Register at tinyurl.com/info-2-2023)

Learn more about our recruitment through the following links:
- Flyer: tinyurl.com/ops-flyer-23
- Application: tinyurl.com/bfc-ops-app-2023
- Role Description: tinyurl.com/bfc-ops-2023

Questions? Need Accommodations? Email us at [email protected]

Thanks!

The TB testing services section at the Berkeley Free Clinic is now accepting new volunteers! Applications are due Sunday January 8th, 2023 at 11:59pm. Apply here: tinyurl.com/TTS-app.

About Us

Tuberculosis (TB) testing is the clinic’s most requested service. We support our community through affordable and accessible TB testing and by navigating our clients through follow-up care after a positive result.

Our services include:
- TB (PPD) skin tests,
- setting up free blood (Quantiferon) tests, and
- helping to navigate clients through follow-up care after a positive result.

Our approach:
- mutual aid based
- community-focused
- client-focused

Recruitment Statement

We prioritize applicants from the communities we serve:
- Q***r and trans folks,
- poor folks,
- people of color,
- chronically ill,
- neurodivergent,
- disabled people,
- people who use drugs,
- s*x workers, and
- HIV-positive folks.

Questions? Accommodations?

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Volunteer with us! Applications for the Operations Section are now open. The deadline is January 15, 2023. Application link: tinyurl.com/bfc-ops-app-2023.

You can read more about the Operations Section's structure, expectations, and projects at tinyurl.com/bfc-ops-2023. We are looking for the following qualities in an ideal applicant:

- Project planning and management
- Systems-based thinking
- Coordination and scheduling skills
- Leadership experience
- Operations experience
- Self-driven, strong sense of commitment and follow-through
- Committed to principles of collectivity and anti-oppression

Please only apply if you have an interest in supporting community health care through operations AND you want to be a part of a collective organization. We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color), LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and other folks who belong to marginalized groups to apply.

If you have any questions or need accommodations, email us at [email protected].

The California Department of Public Health is offering free telehealth visits to uninsured and underinsured Californians who are symptomatic and have tested positive for COVID-19. To make an appointment visit: https://sesamecare.com/covidca

Hi all! The Certified Enrollment Counselors (CEC) Section of the Berkeley Free Clinic is accepting new trainees! The application deadline is September 16th, 2022 @ 11:59PM PST! If you're passionate about demystifying the health insurance and food benefits application process for clients, do apply!

Please visit our application for more info & to begin the application process: http://tinyurl.com/cecapp2022 ! We look forward to reading your applications and building community with a new CEC cohort!

HepTEV has extended their application deadline to June 3rd!

Apply to be a healthcare volunteer – join the Hepatitis Testing, Education, and Vaccination (HepTEV) Section at the Berkeley Free Clinic. Help provide harm reduction based care for the East Bay community.

Apply at https://berkeleyfreeclinic.org/hep-tev.
Questions? Email [email protected].

Medical section has extended their volunteer application deadline! The Med Section consists of lay health care workers providing education and services to empower clients to manage their health.

Please check berkeleyfreeclinic.org/medical-section for more information on how to apply. Submit your application before June 3, 2022!

The Medical Section requires a commitment of 1.5 years after a volunteer’s training is complete. If you have questions, please email [email protected].

If you are an MD, DO, NP, or PA looking to volunteer, please email [email protected]

Please complete the street medicine team Volunteer Application (available at https://tinyurl.com/ApplySMT) if you are interested in joining the section! SMT will be accepting applications until May 31st, 2022. Interviews will be conducted throughout the month of June, and trainings will be held throughout July and August.

If you have questions, please email [email protected]!

The Street Medicine Team (SMT) consists of lay health care workers who approach healthcare from the perspective of mutual aid - we are providing support to our fellow community members as an act of solidarity, not “saving” or “helping” people.

We reject the idea that we are “better” in any way than the people who receive our services and do not approach our work as charity. We prioritize applicants who come from the communities we serve. Q***r and trans folks, poor folks, people of color, chronically ill, neurodivergent, and disabled people, people who use drugs, s*x workers, and HIV-positive folks are welcomed and encouraged to apply. We believe in actively cultivating an intergenerational community and encourage older folks to apply as well.

The BFC Street Medicine Team (SMT) provides both outreach and in-clinic medical services, including STI testing and treatment, vaccinations, overdose prevention training, harm reduction supply distribution, foot care, and wound care.

No prior medical experience is required. Volunteers receive training to cover all services that we provide.

SMT requires a commitment of at minimum 2 years, including training.

Volunteer Training
SMT is an all-volunteer, consensus based collective. In terms of training, we hold periodic classes to train people in medical skills. Since the COVID pandemic and the increase in wildfires, our work is increasingly focused on basic community support around access to water, food, sanitation, hygiene supplies, and information, so there’s plenty of stuff to do for people who haven’t yet been trained as medics.

SMT recognizes that harm reduction and other HIV interventions have been created and led by QTPOC, people who use drugs, and/or s*x workers and that these communities have taken major risks to advance public health. We do not colonize or co-opt community knowledge but strive to honor its history, share our resources with the community, and center marginalized populations in everything we do. We prioritize including people who are often excluded from the medical community, including Black and Native American people, q***r and trans people, people who use drugs, s*x workers, people living with HIV, disabled and neurodivergent people, and people who’ve experienced homelessness.

Apply to be a healthcare volunteer – join the Hepatitis Testing, Education, and Vaccination (HepTEV) Section at the Berkeley Free Clinic. Help provide harm reduction based care for the East Bay community. Applications due May 6th!

Apply at https://berkeleyfreeclinic.org/hep-tev. Questions? Email [email protected].

UPDATE: Application deadline extended to April 17, 2022!

Volunteer with the Operations Section of the Berkeley Free Clinic! Applications for the Operations Section are now open.

Please submit the BFC Operations Section Volunteer Application (available at https://tinyurl.com/OpsApplication2022) as soon as possible, since we are conducting interviews on a rolling basis. We are accepting applications until April 17, 2022.

You can read more about the Operations Section's structure, expectations, and projects at Operations Section Description: https://tinyurl.com/OpsDescription2022. We are especially looking for volunteers with the skills and knowledge base to support our current priority projects (learn more: https://tinyurl.com/OpsProjectAreas2022). We are looking for the following qualities in an ideal applicant:

- Project planning and management
- Systems-based thinking
- Coordination and scheduling skills
- Leadership experience
- Operations experience
- Self-driven, strong sense of commitment and follow-through
- Committed to principles of collectivity and anti-oppression

Please only apply if you have an interest in supporting community health care through operations AND you want to be a part of a collective organization.

We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color), LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and other folks who belong to marginalized groups to apply.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or the volunteer opportunity in general, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected]. If you need any accommodations, please let us know.

The Peer Counseling Collective is holding a final info session!

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Counseling Collective volunteer for our upcoming 2022 training cycle, first please watch this introductory video: tinyurl.com/pcc-video.

If you're still interested after watching our introductory video, please fill out both the Google form: tinyurl.com/pcc-info-reg and register for one of our Zoom information sessions:

Sunday, March 27, 12 pm to 2 pm PT: Register at: tinyurl.com/info-pcc-4

Notably, we are looking for volunteers who:

- Believe in health care for people, not for profit!

- Want to be part of a collective where there is no hierarchy and all decisions are made collectively

- Are ready to explore issues of oppression and life challenges in a non-judgmental way

- Are from different backgrounds and have lived a range of experiences

- Are eager to develop new skills and learn about themselves in the process

- Commit to attending all classes and completing all training requirements

- Can make a one-year commitment after completion of the training, which includes being a peer-counselor AND being an active collective member.

Berkeley Free Clinic: Volunteer Opportunities

Operations Section
Details: tinyurl.com/OpsProjectAreas2022
Application: tinyurl.com/OpsApplication2022
Deadline: April 17, 2022

Hepatitis Testing Education + Vaccination (HepTEV)
Details: www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/hep-tev
Application: tinyurl.com/zz78makf
Deadline: May 6, 2022

Medical Section
Details: tinyurl.com/bfc-med-sxn
Application: tinyurl.com/bfc-med
Deadline: May 6, 2022

Board of Directors
Info: tinyurl.com/join-board
Application: tinyurl.com/BOD-apply
Rolling selection period

Interested in receiving free dental services at the Berkeley Free Clinic Dental Section? Dental services are provided to folx who have been selected from the dental lottery pool.

We prioritize seeing patients who are uninsured, unhoused, and/or low-income.

- DENTAL LOTTERY INFORMATION -

THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH at 5:30 pm (arrive no later than 6:00 pm sharp)

In order to become a client at the Berkeley Free Clinic Dental Section, you must have entered and been selected from the dental lottery, which occurs in-person at clinic: 2339 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704.

To be eligible for the lottery, you must submit a dental lottery slip before 6PM into the lottery fish bowl. Only one entry per person is allowed each month. You cannot complete a slip for someone else. From 6-6:30PM all participants will watch an oral health presentation.

Dental goodie bags and referral sheets/resources will be available. The name(s) chosen from the lottery is announced at 6:30PM. We do not see clients under the age of 18.

If you are an immigrant or refugee without access to dental coverage, we have a separate application process for becoming a client, available at our webpage.

Website: www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/dental-services

Volunteer with the Operations Section of the Berkeley Free Clinic! Applications for the Operations Section are now open.

Please submit the BFC Operations Section Volunteer Application (available at https://tinyurl.com/OpsApplication2022) as soon as possible, since we are conducting interviews on a rolling basis. We are accepting applications until April 3rd, 2022.

You can read more about the Operations Section's structure, expectations, and projects at Operations Section Description: https://tinyurl.com/OpsDescription2022. We are especially looking for volunteers with the skills and knowledge base to support our current priority projects (learn more: https://tinyurl.com/OpsProjectAreas2022). We are looking for the following qualities in an ideal applicant:

- Project planning and management
- Systems-based thinking
- Coordination and scheduling skills
- Leadership experience
- Operations experience
- Self-driven, strong sense of commitment and follow-through
- Committed to principles of collectivity and anti-oppression

Please only apply if you have an interest in supporting community health care through operations AND you want to be a part of a collective organization.

We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color), LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and other folks who belong to marginalized groups to apply.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or the volunteer opportunity in general, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected]. If you need any accommodations, please let us know.

The Peer Counseling Collective is actively recruiting and invites you to attend an info session.

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Counseling Collective volunteer for our upcoming 2022 training cycle, first please watch this introductory video: tinyurl.com/pcc-video.

If you're still interested after watching our introductory video, please fill out both the Google form: tinyurl.com/pcc-info-reg and register for one of our Zoom information sessions:

Sunday, March 6, 2 pm to 4pm PT: Register at: tinyurl.com/bfc-pcc1

Saturday, March 12, 2 pm to 4pm PT: Register at: tinyurl.com/bfc-pcc2

Friday, March 18, 7 pm to 9pm PT: Register at: tinyurl.com/bfc-pcc3

Notably, we are looking for volunteers who:

- Believe in health care for people, not for profit!

- Want to be part of a collective where there is no hierarchy and all decisions are made collectively

- Are ready to explore issues of oppression and life challenges in a non-judgmental way

- Are from different backgrounds and have lived a range of experiences

- Are eager to develop new skills and learn about themselves in the process

- Commit to attending all classes and completing all training requirements

- Can make a one-year commitment after completion of the training, which includes being a peer-counselor AND being an active collective member.

Donate today! Visit us at https://www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/donate to support us in our mission to provide free healthcare and harm reduction services to the community.

“Harm reduction finds you at the intersection of love and science”🫀💓🧠

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Did you know that the Berkeley Free Clinic offers free peer counseling? Check berkeleyfreeclinic.org/peer-counseling for more information! We are here to listen.

Applications for the Berkeley Free Clinic Medical Section are now open! The Med Section consists of lay health care workers providing education and services to empower clients to manage their health.

Please check berkeleyfreeclinic.org/medical-section for more information on how to apply. Submit your application before May 6!

The Medical Section requires a commitment of 1.5 years after a volunteer’s training is complete. If you have questions, please email [email protected]. If you are an MD, DO, NP, or PA looking to volunteer, please email [email protected]

GMHC is recruiting! The Gay Men's Health Collective (GMHC) is training a new cohort of medics (community healthcare workers) in Jan 2022. Because of our history and our desire to maintain a safe space for our clients, we welcome applications from gay/bi/q***r-identifying male/trans/non-binary folks who share the Berkeley Free Clinic's value and philosophy. The application deadline is 12/31/2021. Feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions! We look forward to your applications.

Application form: https://tinyurl.com/GMHC2022App
Syllabus: https://tinyurl.com/GMHC2022Medic

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