Donate Now
Contact us
Pay Your Bill Now
PATIENT PORTAL
Our Locations
Open Door Family Medical Center logo
Facebook Instagram Youtube
Main Menu
Menu
Career, Intern and Volunteer Opportunities at Open Door Family Medical Centers

REACH OUT AND READ

Reach Out and Read is a national literacy program designed to take place in medical offices. Started in 1989 by the Boston City Hospital (now Boston Medical Center), the goal is to improve kindergarten readiness for children living in poverty. Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

Volunteers play an important role in the success of Read Out and Read.

Ways to Get Involved

Become a Volunteer Reader

  • Read aloud to young patients in waiting areas at the medical center.
  • Demonstrate reading techniques that parents can use at home.
  • Help the child select a book to take home.

Organize the Open Door Book Library

  • Sort and organize donated books by age and subject matter at Ossining Open Door.

Sponsor a Book Drive

Organize a new or gently used book drive through your personal networks, community groups, schools, clubs, or businesses. Open Door accepts books on a limited basis. Confirm your Book Drive before hosting by contacting Wendy Armstrong at warmstrong@odfmc.org.

Restock Book Inventory at Medical Centers

  • Deliver books to medical centers and arrange and categorize by age level on book carts.

For additional information contact: Wendy Armstrong, Senior Manager of Volunteer Services at warmstrong@odfmc.org or 914-502-1468.

After-Hours Medical Assistance: If you need urgent medical advice or care when the center is closed, you can reach our on-call provider 24/7 by calling 914-OD-CARES (914-632-2737)

To learn more, get involved, and support Open Door’s services and programs, click here to receive information including our monthly e-newsletter.

165 Main Street • Ossining, NY 10562

This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. In accordance with Federal law and U.S Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familiar status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). To file a complaint of discrimination, write UDSA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).