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About Hear to HEAL

Hear to HEAL, Inc. (HEAL=Help. Empower. Advocate. Lead.)is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to improving health equity by providing accessible and high-quality health services to underserved communities. The goal is to increase access to comprehensive, quality health care; increase health equity; increase awareness about the medical-dental-mental health connection; promote prevention; and provide student funding for community service travel-related expenses. Our three driving pillars are Education, Empowerment and Health Equity.

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H2H Programs

CHEERS! (Community Health Events, Education, Resources & Services) In partnership with RAM (Remote Area Medical)

Under-resourced communities and rural America bear the brunt of a health care system that has systematically perpetuated inferior health care among marginalized populations-very young children, senior citizens, veterans and the disabled. Hear to HEAL partners with Remote Area Medical (ramusa.org), a humanitarian organization that provides mobile health services and pop-up health clinics to increase access and remediate the situation. Hear to HEAL connects people resources and links to a calendar of RAM’s free mobile health events. ramusa.org. Our advocacy efforts focus on legislation that will more easily allow licensed health professionals to obtain temporary licenses to provide charitable care in states where their help is needed most. RAM has events all over the country and takes medical, dental and vision care to the communities that need them most.

SOS (Students Offering Support)

Despite advances in research and technology, millions of Americans suffer from preventable diseases and lack access to quality health care. Access to dental care remains out of reach for over 57 million Americans who live in dental professional shortage areas and over 67 million without dental insurance coverage (CDC, 2024). The public health system in America leaves many behind.

The Hear to HEAL Students Offering Support program (SOS) provides travel funds for dental students to participate in community service programs in the US and abroad. This pipeline-to-pathways program is an incubator for students to become change agents for health equity. Providing opportunities for students to experience the real-world challenges of marginalized communities exposes them to the glaring reality of health disparities. The experiences are life-changing and are designed to inspire, motivate, and support health professional students to continue providing charitable community health services after graduation.

How We Make an Impact

Consumer education is the cornerstone to health promotion and prevention and at the core of the Hear to HEAL mission. Health education materials will focus on conditions associated with high-risk populations that are linked to oral health. Consumer education will be available on multiple platforms and will provide science-based information from trusted professionals on the impact of oral health on conditions including Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, lung disease, Cardiovascular Disease, negative birth outcomes, cancer and Alzheimer’s.

Trusted Resources

Curated information from dental and medical associations for public health literacy.

High-Risk Conditions

Educational materials addressing oral health links to chronic disease.

Access Anywhere

Multi-platform content delivery for easy access in underserved communities.

Hear to HEAL recruits networks of health professional volunteers to provide free, place-based, mobile health care to those in need. Additionally, we collaborate with the faith-based community, social and civic organizations and other service organizations to provide supplies and oral hygiene products. We partner with health event organizers to provide technical resources, logistical support and virtual programming for staff training, data collection and volunteer orientation.

Health Professionals Volunteer Network

The Health Professionals Volunteers Network is a growing coalition of compassionate providers dedicated to making healthcare accessible to underserved communities in the US and abroad. Through this network, licensed professionals from across the country can volunteer their time and skills at RAM mobile clinics, health fairs, and outreach events. Volunteers are supported with resources, orientation, and training to ensure impactful and compassionate care delivery—empowering communities while gaining meaningful volunteer opportunities.

Remote Area Medical (RAM)

RAM is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1985 by Stan Brock to prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free quality healthcare to those in need. Remote Area Medical has provided free healthcare services to those in need through the operation of pop-up clinics around the country. RAM’s free clinics deliver free quality services to underserved and uninsured individuals who do not have access to or cannot afford a doctor. Today, more than 900,000 individuals have received this free care.

www.ramusa.org

The Links, Incorporated

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation established in 1946. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. Mission: Friends transforming communities through service.

www.linksinc.org

Howard University College of Dentistry

The Howard University College of Dentistry (HUCD) is a distinguished institution committed to advancing oral health and developing compassionate, skilled dental professionals since 1881. As one of the oldest dental schools in the nation and the only dental school in the District of Columbia, HUCD is dedicated to clinical excellence, research, and service to underserved communities. The college fosters a culture of leadership, integrity, and innovation through its core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. (C.A.R.E.)

dentistry.howard.edu

First Baptist Church of Glenarden International

The first Baptist Church of Glenarden International led by pastor John K. Jenkins, Sr. is a dynamic, Bible-based church located on three campuses in Prince George’s County, MD. The FBCGI has been called and appointed by God to serve this community for His glory. The FBCGI is committed to fulfilling its mandate and vision, “Developing Dynamic Disciples through Discipleship, Discipline and Duplication.”

www.fbcglenarden.org

Hear to HEAL partners with organizations that offer mobile health services (RAMUSA.org), community health events, and health mission trips in the US and abroad. Compassionate, multi-disciplinary health professional volunteers from medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy are recruited to serve in areas of great need. Health volunteers can connect to year-round opportunities that are available on the Hear to HEAL website.

Volunteer Opportunities

Get involved with mobile health events and mission trips through our national and international partnerships.

Multi-Disciplinary Networks

Collaborate with inter-professional healthcare providers and participate in interdisciplinary care teams at free pop-up clinics (RAMUSA.org)

Continuing Education (CE)

Earn CE credits through approved in-person and online training from partner institutions.

Volunteer Missions for Health Professional Students

Gain hands-on clinical experience while serving communities in need. Participate in transformative volunteer missions that inspire a lifelong commitment to compassionate care.

[Pictured above: Group photo of Howard University Dental students that traveled to Guyana in March 2025]

Funding and Resources for Extramural Health Programs (US and abroad)

Access grants and support to participate in health outreach initiatives both in the U.S. and abroad. We help you go further in your mission to serve.

[Pictured above: Howard University College of Dentistry students at First Baptist Church of Glenarden Health Expo event in Prince George’s County Maryland learn about the SOS program from Hear to HEAL volunteers, June, 2025]

Opportunities for Interprofessional (IP) training and collaboration

Work side-by-side with peers across healthcare disciplines. Develop the teamwork skills essential for delivering coordinated, patient-centered care.

[Pictured above: Howard University College of Dentistry students at RAM pop-up clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, February, 2025]

The SOS (Students offering Support) program is designed to make a lasting impact on students to pursue and adopt a lifelong commitment to service. Hear to HEAL provides funding for students to participate in enriching experiences that will forever change their lives. These experiences will prepare them to be the dedicated, compassionate healers underserved populations need them to be. Most importantly, health professional and pre-health professional students will be trained by role models and mentors who are dedicated to serving others. They will be led by example.

Check website for schedule of mission trips offered from partnering organizations in US and abroad. Health profession Institution Administrators and Advisors will play a vital role. They will provide information about the academic calendar, dates for Spring and Summer breaks and will have input into the final selection of the students. A database of university- approved programs will be linked on our website and Calls for Applications for the SOS will be sent to health professional student organizations and their Advisors. The mission experiences will provide leadership training, clinical experiences and opportunities to participate in collaborative, coordinated patient-centered care with other health disciplines. Inter-professional collaboration will be stressed.

One who Hears AND Listens…can HEAL

Free Healthcare

Collaborations & Partnerships

Volunteer Opportunities

About Hear to HEAL

H2H Programs

CHEERS! (Community Health Events, Education, Resources & Services) In partnership with RAM (Remote Area Medical)

SOS (Students Offering Support)

How We Make an Impact

Trusted Resources

High-Risk Conditions

Access Anywhere

Volunteer Opportunities

Multi-Disciplinary Networks

Continuing Education (CE)

Volunteer Missions for Health Professional Students

Funding and Resources for Extramural Health Programs (US and abroad)

Opportunities for Interprofessional (IP) training and collaboration

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Health Professional Volunteers