High School Programs and Resources
A License to Save Lives
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High School Programs and Resources
- Invite guest speakers to visit and share personal stories of the life-saving power of donation as well as educational information. Gift of Life can provide speakers free of charge.
- Incorporate organ donation in your classroom curriculum using one of the curriculum guides.
- Use the educational modules offered through the Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Project.
- Philadelphia high schools can apply for grants of up to $5,000. The grants fund outreach projects to educate students, teachers, and the school community about organ donation and transplantation. Learn more about our Legacy of Heroes, A Future of Hope, Education & Community Grants Program.
Organ Tissue Donation Awareness Project (OTDA)
- The mission of the OTDA is to implement organ and tissue donation and transplantation education in Pennsylvania’s secondary schools.
- The OTDA Project hosts an annual mini grant competition for Pennsylvania secondary schools to encourage teachers to implement the OTDA Curriculum Toolkit in their classroom. Awards of up to $2,500 are given.
- To learn more about OTDA and how to get your school involved, visit the OTDA website or contact Dwendy Johnson at 215-557-8090.