High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2026

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Course Code

LDR

Course Number

3950

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Virginia Koch

Faculty/Instructor Email

Virginia.Koch@ucf.edu

About the Author

My name is Ananya Agarwal and I am a Second-Year student in the Lead Scholars Academy and did this project as a part of my LDR 3950 class otherwise known as Leadership with Action. Thank you yp Hearts for the Homeless, the Christian Service Center and the Samaritan Resource Center for all their help on my project. 

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

This past semester I volunteer with hearts for the homeless Orlando where I performed health screenings on homeless people and contributed to donation drives. Hearts for the homeless has a very rich history. It was founded by a former UCF Student Andrew Aboujaoude, who was also a fellow Lead Scholar. He saw a very large issue in the homeless community that hypertension or high blood pressure was one of the leading causes of death. He created hearts for the homeless to help solve this issue by bringing free regular health screenings to the homeless community of Orlando.  Hearts for the Homeless is dedicated to the mission To contribute to the health and well-being of the homeless and underserved communities of Orlando through free health screenings and resources.These screenings included Blood Preassure readings, EKG readings, Eye exams, and Hearing exams.

Keywords

Hearts for the Homeless; H4H; Leading with our hearts; healthcare; pre-med; volunteer; LEAD Scholars; LDR 3950; Leadership

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