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Hospice Volunteers Needed for Spanish, Haitian-Creole & Russian -speaking Patients
ORGANIZATION: Good Shepherd Community Care
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Do you speak Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or another language fluently? You can make an important difference to our hospice patients and families by providing friendly companionship visits to our patients during their last months of life.
Our next training starts at the in mid-November 2024.
For information: Please contact Chris Resmini, Volunteer Coordinator at (617) 969-6130 to learn about our volunteer programs and upcoming training. Visit our website: www.gscommunitycare.org to learn more, and download a volunteer application.
Please contact us if you are interested in learning more.
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About Good Shepherd Community Care
Location:
160 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, US
Mission Statement
Good Shepherd Community Care is dedicated to the delivery of the highest quality of care, support and education for those experiencing or anticipating serious illness and loss. Good Shepherd is committed to providing skilled, compassionate care to people with life limiting illnesses and their families, and to treating all people with dignity and respect and providing the support and resources necessary to sustain the highest quality of life possible.
Description
As one of the first hospices in the country, and the first in Massachusetts, we have been here - offering coordinated, professional community care since 1978. Good Shepherd is proud to offer a range of programs including Hospice, Pediatric Palliative Care and Community Palliative Care. Within our hospice program, we have specially trained professionals and volunteers in several multicultural programs: Caminos de Paz Latino Hospice Program, Krug Zaboty Russian Hospice Program, and 牧 愛 社 區 服 務, Chinese Hospice Program. We are LGBTQ-inclusive, are a Level 4 member of the We Honor Veterans Program, and are accredited by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Health & Medicine,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Multiple locations Newton, MA 02459
(42.302822 ,-71.18644 )
DATE POSTED
October 20, 2024
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- Russian
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours/week or more, as works for your schedule. We ask our volunteers to commit to one year of working with us.
- Full Covid-19 vaccination and booster required.