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Doula Volunteer: Meaningful relationships with people at the end of life
ORGANIZATION: The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort
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The number of people facing the end of life without friends or family is startling. Our mission is to minimize the emotional, spiritual, social isolation and loneliness that so many individuals experience at the end stage of life.
The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort specially trains, carefully matches and supervises Doula Volunteers who visit individuals living at home, in nursing homes and in hospitals throughout New York City. Doula Volunteers visit weekly for an hour with one individual for as long as that individual lives, whether 5 months or 5 years.
Individuals we serve as less alone as a result of a relationship with a Doula Volunteer.
The Doula Volunteers and those they visit form meaningful connections over time. The commitment of the Doula Volunteer is to this unique relationship. These special bonds continue as the person's illness progresses or their location or service provider changes.
More opportunities with The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort
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About The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort
Location:
55 Exchange Place, Ste 402, NYC, NY 10005, US
Mission Statement
The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort's mission is to minimize the isolation and loneliness experienced by individuals with life limiting illness who are experiencing the end stage of their lives with few or no friends and family.
Description
Individuals are known beyond their diagnosis, through special relationships with a Doula Volunteer. The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort recruits, screens, specially trains, carefully matches and supervises Doula Volunteers who visit individuals weekly in hospitals, healthcare facilities and at home. Our Doula Volunteers will visit one individual weekly.
CAUSE AREAS
Health & Medicine,
People with Disabilities,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Multiple locations New York, NY 10005
(40.706436 ,-74.00945 )
DATE POSTED
November 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Critical Thinking
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- There is an 8-week volunteer training once a week for 8 weeks beginning in mid March. You will meet with our staff and fellow volunteers for 2 hours each session. After being matched with an individual, you will visit for about an hour each week.
- Please note that we currently accepting individuals who are in the healthcare or social service professions or are pursuing professions in these areas (i.e. in school).