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Emmanuel Hospice: Become a Life Story Volunteer!
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Do you love history? Are you curious about what life was like for your grandparents and great-grandparents? Do you love writing? Do you want to meet some fantastic older adults and do something MEANINGFUL that will be cherished for years to come? Do you want to MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Then consider becoming a life story volunteer for Emmanuel Hospice!
Emmanuel Hospice is a very special, growing, faith-based, non-profit hospice located on the West side of Grand Rapids. We are a close knit team and our staff, volunteers, and patients are like FAMILY to us! We serve patients all over West Michigan in private homes and in facilities. We were created as a collaboration of 4 retirement communities: Saint Ann’s, Porter Hills, Clark, and Sunset.
Life Story volunteers interview patients and provide a written keepsake of a patient’s life story for family members. Interviews are derived of questions from the BeRemembered.com website and responses are recorded either on paper or directly on BeRemembered.com. The goal of the life story volunteer is to give patients an opportunity to share their story, and provide companionship, purpose, and facilitation of grief through reminiscing. The purpose of the life story volunteer is also to give loved ones an opportunity to learn about, reminisce, and grieve the patient.
These are great opportunities for college students looking to get in the medical field, or those who are retired. Any help is welcome! We are FLEXIBLE and will work around your busy schedules!
No experience needed- WE WILL TRAIN YOU!
Volunteers are required to complete a background check, a TB test, and an orientation
Please contact Heidi at 616-719-0919 or hpeppin@emmanuelhospice.org
Volunteer applications are also on our website www.emmanuelhospice.org
More opportunities with Emmanuel Hospice
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Emmanuel Hospice
Location:
401 Hall St SW, STE 263, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Emmanuel Hospice, an interfaith partnership, is to provide exemplary spiritual and physical care creating a peaceful experience for the dying and their loved ones.
Description
Why Choose Emmanuel Hospice?
Emmanuel Hospice is an interfaith collaboration of four local organizations with over 200 years of combined experience providing quality health care services in West Michigan.
St. Ann’s, Clark, Porter Hills and Sunset have joined together to deliver the highest level of holistic care to those who have reached the end of life.
The foundation of our partnership is rooted in common missions and values. This has enabled us, as like-minded organizations, to share resources, skills and expertise to better serve those in our community with a life-limiting illness or condition.
We are united in our aspiration to create a peaceful experience in any setting for the dying and their loved ones by providing exemplary spiritual and physical care. Our team is intensely focused on what is most important to each patient and family, and we encourage those we serve to celebrate life.
We begin every relationship by asking "How do you want to LIVE?", then strive to fulfill the individual wishes of our patients and their families.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
2161 Leonard Street NWGrand Rapids, MI 49504
DATE POSTED
August 3, 2016
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- Hospice Care
- Storytelling
- Bereavement Support
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours a month
- TB test and flu shot (we provide at no cost)