Outreach is an important part of the medical mission. Volunteers serve many different purposes on the mission, and can be asked to do anything and everything but the surgery itself. Outreach mainly supports the mission through managing the families and patients that are the recipients of life-changing surgery, and includes a variety of activities, including:

• help nursing and surgical staff run supplies

• distribute food and water to medical staff

• manage families and patients during the initial screenings

• provide comfort to patients and families during pre and post-op

• scrubbing surgical instruments in the OR

• go to the market to buy supplies

• distribute go-home care packages

Community outreach projects involve dental education and clothing, book, and toy distribution during visits to schools. Outreach volunteers have the opportunity to help in the hospital setting and also experience everyday life in the community.