Texas Center for Infectious Disease

Community Relations Volunteer Services

Community Relations Volunteer Services

Volunteer programs have been an important part of the Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) since 1953, when the San Antonio State Tuberculosis Hospital was established. Volunteers have been involved in providing opportunities and activities for the patients with tuberculosis. The Volunteer Services Council (VSC) is a non-profit 501(c). 3 organization; whose mission it is to "provide services for in-hospital tuberculosis patients whose needs are not provided through state funding”.

TCID services those tuberculosis patients that are the most critically and chronically ill in the state of Texas.  It is these patients that the Volunteer Service Council serves.   The Volunteer Service Council provides these services through the generosity of community agencies, civil organizations, private donors and the general public as well as the semi-annual Rummage Sales held on campus in the spring and fall. 

Activities and projects funded by the VSC are:

• Art and music supplies for the occupational therapy programs

• Computer based education on mathematics, reading and science as well as computer literacy
• Christmas gifts
• Holiday parties and gatherings
• Clothing and personal care items
• Tickets to recreational events
• Reading material such as current magazines and books
• Postage stamps, greeting card and stationary for communication with family members
• Field trips
• Recreational activities such as bingo parties
• Celebrations of cultural events such as Martin Luther King, Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, 4th of July
• Personal shopper for patients

Opportunities for volunteering include:

• Join the Volunteer Services Council (Board)
• Host a Christmas/Holiday party
• Become a volunteer on the unit, in administration, or in the Women's Health Laboratory
• Collect donations for patients' needs
• Host a bingo party
• Assist with a Holiday event
• Work in the semi-annual Rummage Sales
• Provide tickets to recreational events

To volunteer, make a donation or community education, contact:

Texas Center for Infectious Disease
2303 SE Military Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78223
(210) 531-4587

Texas Center for Infectious Disease
2303 SE Military Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78223
Switchboard:  (210) 534-8857
TB Consultations:  (800) TEX-LUNG (800-839-5864)

Last Updated March 28, 2006