Monetary Donations
Participants volunteer their time and finance their own trips. Shoulder to Shoulder (the U.S. charitable partner) and Hombro a Hombro (the Honduran partner) have boards that are entirely volunteer positions. Any monetary donation would be greatly appreciated and used wisely.
97.3% of your donations go to directly to Honduras.
Tax deductible contributions can be mailed to:
Shoulder to Shoulder
Pohlman & Talmage CPA's
3445 S Dixie Dr #200
Dayton, OH 45439
Volunteer
The lifeblood of Shoulder to Shoulder is in its volunteers. We have great need for all types of volunteers with varied skills and talents.
Two-week Brigades: Volunteer for a group trip with fellow health professionals, dentists and teachers. Provide care to the poorest and contribute to the long term effort to improve the community. Spanish is not required. Generally participation in "brigades" are dictated by the affiliate or academic group running the particular brigade. Construction and bilingual translators are always needed on these trips. Read more ...
Long-term Rotations, (1 month or more): Shoulder to Shoulder welcomes volunteers of all sorts for longer periods of volunteering. Health care providers, dentists, teachers, administration and business skills in particular are needed. Spanish proficiency is required. Read more ...
Medical Rotations: We offer extensive opportunities for medical students and residents in international medicine during either the brigades or long-term rotations.
Career Opportunities: Doctors and health providers can work for two years in Honduras with Shoulder. Read more ...
Construction Trips: Construction volunteers of all talents are welcome for short or long term. Spanish is not required. Please contact Art Ranz at aranz@shouldertoshoulder.org.
→ Click here for more information on volunteering.
Buca Java Coffee Fundraiser
Everyone is raving about the fine taste of Free Trade, Shoulder to Shoulder Buca Java Coffee. (named after IntiBUCA, our service area in Honduras) This coffee not only supports Shoulder to Shoulder with each purchase, but is supports the Central American and Honduran coffee growers directly with the Free Trade system. As a tip, order more than a few pounds to make the shipping more economical, or go together with friends.
In addition to coffee, we offer confections from a from a fifth generation, family owned, award-winning enterprise. Their selections are guaranteed fresh and natural, no preservatives and never frozen.
Shoulder to Shoulder Buca Java coffees and small-batch chocolates make great gifts for holidays, birthdays and other celebrations...for supportive vendors, referring peers, loyal employees and good friends. It's easy, thoughtful and makes a difference in the lives of Hondurans served by Shoulder to Shoulder.
Every pound purchased provides a Honduran child a daily meal for one month.
Amazon Fundraiser
In order to make space in the clinic for a maternity wing, Shoulder to Shoulder is building a new library, and we need your help to do this.
We need more books in Spanish. The library currently has 200+ books with a wish list for books posted on Amazon.
→ Click here to donate a book from our Amazon wishlist.
For more information about the library or how to donate books or supplies, please email Sharon Mullen at sharon.m@shouldertoshoulder.org.
You can also help us by using our link to Amazon.com during any of your other personal purchases. Every time you start your purchase from Amazon using this link, we receive 4% of your purchase and it costs you nothing. Just be sure you start your shopping with Amazon here:
Buy Needed Supplies
Shoulder to Shoulder relies heavily on donated supplies to leverage our donations to serve the greatest number of people. These supplies are often medical but are also things we need desperately just to run a clinic. View our list to see how you can help.
