TRANSITIONS PROGRAM Supported by Willamette Valley Hospice needs Volunteers

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Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that engages your heart mind and spirit in caring for others in your own community? Join the Willamette Valley Hospice Volunteer Team!

Our New Transitions Program sponsored by Willamette Valley Hospice is a Free Non Medical Service we provide support to clients and families that need help but either aren't physically or emotionally ready for hospice but need that extra help and support. These clients have a life limiting illness of 12 months or less

We need volunteers to help support our clients by visiting them, giving respite to caregivers, grocery shop, help with light housekeeping, read to them, scrapbook, play games and much more.

Come join our caring family. We serve our patients in Marion and Polk Counties as well as Yamhill, Clackamas and Linn - So we are looking for volunteers in all areas!!

VOLUNTEER FOR THE ONLY NON PROFIT HOSPICE IN THE GREATER SALEM AREA!!

HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS ARE ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH EXTRAORDINARY LOVE!!

Our mission at Willamette Valley Hospice is changing the end of life experience.

PATIENT CARE
You can give respite to the family/caregivers of our patients. This is usually spending 3-4 hours per week the patient while the caregiver gets a break. You can also visit patients in facilities. This is usually 1 hour per week. You can read with patient, play board games with patients, or just simply sitting with a patient holding their hands.

BEREAVEMENT
You can assist families that have experienced a death of a loved one. You can telephone our bereaved families to give support, help co-facilitate our six week grief support groups for children and adults. You can help at our Memorials and help with our summer camp.

OUTREACH/COMMUNITY SUPPORT
You can help in the office with mailings, stuffing envelopes, gathering statistics, assisting with special projects, filing and data entry. You can also participate in our Speaker's Bureau which is going out and educating the community on hospice. Assisting with special events and fundraising.

OFFICE SUPPORT
We have many opportunities helping us in the office with mailings, packet assembly, data entry, phone calls and much more

YOUTH VOLUNTEERS
We ask that you are at least 16 years of age to have direct patient contact and at least 12 years old to help in the office or with special projects. We have many great opportunites for youth - Annual scholarships, community service, meet new people and much more.

PET THERAPY AND LIFE REVIEW
Volunteers can support our patients and family with Pet Therapy. There is additional certification required for this. We also offer Life Review. Which is helping our patients leave a life story for his/her family

SPECIAL PROJECTS VOLUNTEER
You can help by making quilts and pillows, knitting lap blankets, creating greeting cards and much more to support our patients and families

You can choose what area of volunteering you would like to do, you choose how often and in what area. We are very flexible and will work with you on how it is you want to make a difference.