Volunteer

Our Volunteers...

• have a wide range of life experiences and skills;
• have completed Hospice selection processes and met the necessary training requirements;
• are respectful of personal choices and an individual's right to make their own decisions, even about their death;
• appreciate the dynamics of race and cultural practices and are tolerant of life style, cultural diversities, and value systems — they may be bilingual, racially, or culturally diverse themselves;
• respect the right of privacy for clients and their families and are aware of the need for client and medical confidentiality;
• provide services to those who are dealing with life-threatening illnesses, and to their families, extended families, caregivers or friends who are grieving an anticipated death;
• companion those who are at the end of life, providing emotional support in hospital or at home;
• when requested, provide or arrange spiritual support of any nature; and
• provide support to families, extended families, caregivers and friends already bereaved by past deaths

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