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Newton, MA 02459
Make friendly, compassionate visits to hospice patients and become an important member of the team at Good Shepherd Community Care. Our award-winning hospice offers thorough training and ongoing support to our volunteers. You can help improve our patients' end of life experiences. Our office is in Newton, but our patients reside across the greater Boston area. For information, please contact Chris Resmini, Volunteer Coordinator, at cresmini@gscommunitycare.org. Our next training will be starts in November 2024. Please call to inquire, or click here for our volunteer application: https://gscommunitycare.org/files/galleries/New_Application_(1).pdf Questions? Call Good Shepherd at 617-969-6130. Specialized volunteers welcome: Certified Massage, Reiki & Pet Therapists, Volunteers who are veterans. Volunteers who speak all languages appreciated. We are in special need of Cantonese, Spanish and Russian speakers. Also Italian, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Korean, German, Vietnamese, and other languages. Volunteers interested in visiting our pediatric palliative care program patients are very welcome! We look forward to hearing from you!
Date Posted: 2024-10-22
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Newton, MA 02459
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. Thank you!
Date Posted: 2024-10-20
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Newton, MA 02459
Bring joy to Good Shepherd hospice patients and pediatric palliative care patients with pet therapy visits with your trained animal! Friendly pet therapy visits are greatly appreciated by our patients and their families. Join us and help improve our patients' quality of life. Friendly pet therapy visits are greatly appreciated by our patients and their families. Join us and help improve our patients' quality of life. For Dogs: You and your dog must have received Canine Good Citizen, or equivalent certification, or beyond. Do you have a non-dog pet that you have been certified with to make visits? (cats, bunnies, birds, etc.) we are also very interested in discussing our volunteer possibilities with you! Our award-winning hospice offers comprehensive volunteer training and ongoing support. Volunteers & their pets are a valued part of our organization. Our next comprehensive training starts in mid-November, 2024. Our office is in Newton, but our patients reside across the greater Boston area and we have visit opportunities in a wide area. For information, please contact Chris Resmini, at cresmini@gscommunitycare.org. Check our website to print out a volunteer application at GSCommunityCare.org/volunteer. Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you!
Date Posted: 2024-10-22
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Flexible Schedule
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Newton, MA 02459
You can make a meaningful difference in the last months of the lives of the hospice patients and/or support our pediatric palliative care patients. Our award-winning programs are seeking Reiki therapists certified at Level 2 or above, to volunteer to visit our patients in the greater-Boston area. Visits take place where the patients reside (in their homes, nursing homes or assisted living facilities). We provide comprehensive training and ongoing support. Our next training starts in mid-November 2024. If you live in the Greater Boston area, we have patients near you and can arrange timing and visits around your schedule. Please contact Chris Resmini (617-969-6130) for more information. You can visit our website: www.GSCommunityCare.org, and download a volunteer application. Thank you! Our next training will begin in mid-November 2024. Please contact Chris Resmini (617-969-6130) for more information.
Date Posted: 2024-11-09
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Newton, MA 02459
Are you a Military Veteran who would like to compassionately serve as a hospice volunteer, to visit hospice patients who are veterans (or hospice patients who are civilians), who request companionship visits? During your visits you might: reminisce, look through family photo albums, play a game of cards, go for a walk, or sit in silence and be a comforting presence. Visits take place wherever the patients reside; in their home, Assisted Living, or Nursing Home. Our volunteers visit patients throughout the greater-Boston area. Our next training will start in mid-November 2024. We provide comprehensive training and ongoing support. You can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients we serve. If you live in the Greater Boston area, we have patients near you and can arrange timing and visits around your schedule. For Information: Please contact Christine Resmini, Volunteer Coordinator (617-969-6130), or visit our website: www.GSCommunityCare.org. Click this link to download a volunteer application: https://gscommunitycare.org/files/galleries/New_Application_(1).pdf Please contact us if you are interested. Thank you!
Date Posted: 2024-11-09
