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Battle Creek, MI 49017
Hospice volunteers help patients, families, and their caregivers by offering emotional support at the end of life. Great joy can be found in helping someone live life to its fullest; for as long as life lasts. Volunteers offer an array of services, including: Companionship: spending one-on-one time with an individual on Hospice Services. Reading to them, playing cards/board games, looking at photo albums, talking about their life/family/interests, doing crafts - overall, just visiting. Respite: spending time with a client on Hospice Services so the caregiver can leave the home to run errands, attend appointments, get some rest, do lawn work, visit family/friends, etc. Could be ongoing or a one-time request. Light Housekeeping: assist a Hospice client with tidying up a room, vacuuming, laundry, dishes, light housework. Occasionally there may be a request for meal prep, such as preparing pureed meals. Story Catcher: life story recording for Hospice clients to provide touching stories to their loved ones. Other opportunities as needed. Volunteers get to choose their assignments! Becoming a hospice volunteer could be the most rewarding experience of your life. Contact us today to learn more about this unique opportunity. Services are provided in Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Cass, Calhoun, Barry, Allegan, Berrien, Eaton, St. Joseph and Branch counties.
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
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Battle Creek, MI 49015
Hospice volunteers help clients, families, and staff at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan Glenn Arbor by offering support to all those in the facility. Glenn Arbor is an 10 bed Hospice Residence that provides 24/7 compassionate care to those with a prognosis of 30 days or less who need additional care and comfort. It takes the entire team to support the clients and their families in this end of life journey. Volunteers play a vital role in supporting the mission of the residence by providing compassionate care and amazing customer service. Great joy can be found in helping someone live life to its fullest; for as long as life lasts. Volunteers offer an array of services, including: Host: greet guest entering the facility, screening guests at the entrance per Covid guidelines, provide assistance in locating loved ones, assist with flower arrangements, assist staff with any necessary tasks. Laundry: assist staff with laundry for the facility. Come in either weekly or every other week to assist staff, so they can focus on client care. Companionship: spending one-on-one time with an individual at Rose Arbor, reading to them, talking about their life/family/interests or even providing quiet presence. Becoming a hospice volunteer could be the most rewarding experience of your life. Contact us today to learn more about this unique opportunity.
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
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Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Are you interested in joining the Pet Therapy team at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. Pet-therapy dogs offer a calming and loving distraction for clients and their families. We invite volunteers and their dogs to visit clients and families at one of our hospice residences or meet one-on-one with hospice clients in their home or the facility where they reside. Hospice volunteers help patients, families, and their caregivers by offering emotional support at the end of life. Great joy can be found in helping someone live life to its fullest; for as long as life lasts. Volunteers get to choose their assignments! Becoming a hospice volunteer could be the most rewarding experience of your life. Contact us today to learn more about this unique opportunity. Services are provided in Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Cass, Calhoun, Barry, Allegan, Berrien, Eaton, St. Joseph and Branch counties.
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
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Portage, MI 49024
Volunteers play a major role in helping with the peer support groups for children of all ages. Children who have experienced the loss of someone that they loved and was important in their life. Volunteers help navigate activities intended to help the children express their emotions, tell their stories and be themselves. In an safe and confidential environment. Professional grief support counselors train the volunteers as they begin their service and are actively involved in each session providing encouragement and support every step of the way. Journeys takes place the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings of every month, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Journeys is a year round program of Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan which offers a safe and supportive environment for parents and young people. The program is free of charge. Journeys is a non-sectarian program open to all.
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
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Flexible Schedule
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Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Hospice volunteers help patients, families, and their caregivers by offering emotional support at the end of life. Great joy can be found in helping someone live life to its fullest; for as long as life lasts. Volunteers offer an array of services, including: Companionship: spending one-on-one time with an individual on Hospice Services. Reading to them, playing cards/board games, looking at photo albums, talking about their life/family/interests, doing crafts - overall, just visiting. Respite: spending time with a client on Hospice Services so the caregiver can leave the home to run errands, attend appointments, get some rest, do lawn work, visit family/friends, etc. Could be ongoing or a one-time request. Light Housekeeping: assist a Hospice client with tidying up a room, vacuuming, laundry, dishes, light housework. Occasionally there may be a request for meal prep, such as preparing pureed meals. Story Catcher: life story recording for Hospice clients to provide touching stories to their loved ones. Other opportunities as needed. Volunteers get to choose their assignments! Becoming a hospice volunteer could be the most rewarding experience of your life. Contact us today to learn more about this unique opportunity. Services are provided in Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Cass, Calhoun, Barry, Allegan, Berrien, Eaton, St. Joseph and Branch counties.
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2021
