New Year, New You - Veteran to Veteran Support - Gloucester County

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Try some new in 2025 - help support veteran in hospice.

Visit with Samaritan's veteran patients and families in their homes or in long-term care facilities in your local community throughout Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Atlantic Counties. Support our patients and their family through companionship, sharing military experiences, sharing stories, attending medal ceremonies, performing life review, reading, playing cards and games, acting as a friend or neighbor.

Volunteers visit once a week for 2-4 hours and do not provide any hands-on care. Must be at least 18 years old. No experience or healthcare background needed. Complimentary training is provided.

We ask that all volunteers bring the following qualities to their work at Samaritan: good communication and listening skills, a nonjudgmental attitude, reliability, flexibility, and compassion.

Please note: All who have experienced the loss of a significant family member or friend must wait one year from date of loss to begin the volunteer process.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum Age: 18
• One-year commitment
• Volunteer Orientation and Training
• Some medical Medical requirements including COVID Vaccination and one booster (or physician-signed medical declination)

Thank you for considering spending your valuable time with Samaritan and we look forward to hearing from you!