Volunteers
Enrich your life and make a difference.
Give Back To Your Community With Your Talents
Community Hospice & Palliative Care volunteers are diverse and special members of our community. Our Volunteer Services department works closely with all volunteers to match their talents and skills with current needs in the best way possible.
Volunteer Opportunities
Our Volunteer Services department works with our volunteers to match their skills to current needs in the best way possible. Here are some of the ways you can help as a Community Hospice & Palliative Care volunteer.
Since 1996, registered pet therapy teams have played an integral role on Community Hospice & ...
Palliative Care care teams, providing benefits to patients such as reduced stress, increased sensory stimulation and relief from pain.
Our Pet Therapy program is one more way Community Hospice & Palliative Care brings comfort and compassion to patients and families. Our pet therapy teams visit patients at Community Hospice & Palliative Care inpatient centers — or wherever they call home.
Our pet program ensures that Community Hospice & Palliative Care patients’ pets are getting their needs ...
met with the same loving care their families have given them. Our volunteers walk dogs, provide waste clean-up, feed pets and provide transportation to veterinary visits or groomers.
Administrative
We depend on volunteers to assist with administrative duties and special project work.
Those with clerical skills and interests can assist with filing, data entry, greeting visitors at our Centers for Caring locations. Volunteer administrative opportunities are available throughout our service area.
Patient and
Family Support
Visit our adult and pediatric patients where they receive care. You may choose to spend quality time ...
reading with them, taking walks, writing letters or simply enjoying conversations with them. Volunteers give family caregivers an opportunity to run personal errands or take some quality respite time away from their day-to-day duties. Patient visits usually last two hours or less. We provide specialized training.
Bereavement
Outreach
The bereavement outreach volunteers contact family members by telephone to offer follow-up support ...
and information about Community Hospice & Palliative Care bereavement services, such as individual and family counseling, therapeutic support groups, workshops and grief services for children and teenagers. Bereavement volunteers work under the supervision of a volunteer coordinator and a bereavement services staff member.
Public Outreach, Special Events and Fundraising
Our Ambassadors represent Community Hospice & Palliative Care at various public events, such as ...
health fairs and senior center gatherings. They present information and help educate the audience about the range of services and benefits we offer.
Volunteers can assist with a variety of events designed to support the fundraising efforts of Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation. There are fundraising events throughout the year, and we depend on volunteer support for our success.
Spiritual Care
Under the supervision of a Community Hospice & Palliative Care chaplain, volunteers offer ...
supplemental spiritual support to patients and their caregivers. Spiritual care volunteers must accumulate hours as a patient/family volunteer before applying to become a spiritual care volunteer. Specialized training in the Community Hospice & Palliative Care approach to spiritual care is required.
These volunteers represent Community Hospice & Palliative Care at various veterans-related events.
Some visit and capture stories from area veterans, while others visit our patients who have served in the military.
Creative HeARTs is a comprehensive initiative designed to enhance the lives of our patients, families, volunteers ...
staff and organization as a whole through multiple forms of art. All programs outlined under the Creative HeARTs initiative will be delivered by Hospice Volunteers and Community Partner Volunteers.
Empower Our Mission
The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care generates philanthropic and community support for patient care services, family needs and community programs.
Quick Links
Click below to learn more about our Hospice Care, Palliative Care, and Advance Care Planning programs.
Hospice Care
Hospice care is appropriate for people who have received a prognosis of 12-months or less to live. (6-months for Medicare)
Palliative Care
If you or someone you love lives with a serious or complex illness, palliative care can help, regardless of your age or the stage of the illness.
Caregiver Support
If you or someone you know has experienced the death of a loved one, the support of others can play an invaluable role in the healing process.