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What role do volunteers play?

Administration: Provides office support for direct patient care (creating patient/family teaching material, mailings, filing, etc.).

General Support: Provides program support through arts and crafts for patients or bereaved, community events, health or community fairs, fundraising, community speaker events, education, public relations, and volunteer recruitment.

Patient Care: Provides in-person activities and companionship (reading, life review, listening, watching a patient’s favorite shows, playing board or card games, scrapbooking, yard work, animal care, respite, etc.).

Bereavement: Provides in-person, phone, or office support for the bereavement program and interacts with the family in a caring and compassionate manner. Assists with arrangements after death, agency memorial services or activities, and community education on end-of-life issues.

Professional: This may include hospice interdisciplinary team and complementary alternative integrative health services roles.