Volunteer Opportunities at

Coastal Hospice

How Volunteers Make A Difference 

At our hospice, volunteers are an essential part of our mission and make a huge impact on both our patients and their loved ones. Serving in this role offers you a remarkable opportunity to provide comfort, companionship, and compassion during some of life's toughest journeys.

As a hospice volunteer, your time might be spent engaging in meaningful conversations or providing help with daily tasks. You might read a patient their favorite book, or listen to their favorite songs together while their caregiver runs some errands or takes a nap. Perhaps you can document favorite stories from their life so they can be shared with generations who haven’t even been born yet. No matter what you do, your presence brings immense happiness and solace.

Hospice volunteers come from diverse backgrounds, all united by a desire to serve others. You might be an undergraduate looking for something rewarding and educational; an aging professional looking for ways to give back; or perhaps you are even retired with valuable life experiences to contribute. We believe that everyone can use whatever skills, talents, and passions that they have acquired over the years to serve others in a meaningful way.

Volunteering at our hospice is more than a nice thing to do for a few hours a week. It has the power to transform both you and the people you help.

Join our dedicated hospice volunteer team today and be an essential part of our mission of compassionate care and assistance for those in need.

So Many Ways To Volunteer

Helping hospice patients directly

You can help patients in person, over the phone, or virtually over the internet! Hours are flexible.

 

  • Provide in-person or virtual companionship to patients and their families. Visit in person, over the phone, or through video chat.

  • Reading books, poetry, or even mail to patients

  • Helping with a patient’s house plants, yard, or garden

  • Running errands or picking up a grocery order for a patient

  • Giving caregivers a much-needed break by spending a few hours keeping the patient company

  • Giving the gift of music to patients (even if you can't sing or play an instrument yourself!). Touched By Sound volunteers play recordings, an instrument, or sing to patients. Music is used to enhance feelings of well-being,  relaxation, reminiscence, and distraction.  Even if a patient struggles to communicate due to cognitive impairment, research has shown that music can still powerfully impact them in a deep way. Orientation, training, and supervision are provided. 

  • Helping patients share their unique stories with the world. Our life stories volunteers create a video or audio or written record of patients sharing their Memories. The patient and family may be presented with a CD or booklet that preserves their life story and serves as a living Memorial. Hours are flexible depending on your schedule and the needs of the patients and their families. Orientation, training, and supervision are provided.

  • Veterans Visiting Veterans-  Sometimes the best companions are those with shared experiences. If you are a veteran who wants to support fellow veterans, this is a great opportunity for you!

Administrative help

Administrative tasks can be performed in our office, or may even be able to be done in the comfort of your own home.

 

  • Routine tasks and special projects in the office

  • Social media tasks- use your social media presence to spread the word about our upcoming events, fundraising drives, and the beautiful stories we share on out website about our patients

  • Filing

  • Data entry

  • Copying

  • Assembling information packets

  • Mailing our newsletter

  • Telephone support

  • Grant writing

  • Writing bereavement cards

  • Planning events

  • Assembling marketing baskets, mailings, and promotions

  • LifeLine installation

Fundraising support

 

Fundraising volunteers play a vital role in planning and staffing special events, conducting donor and prospect outreach, and assisting the organization with fundraising events. Volunteer support can be given on a regular or intermittent basis.

Pet Peace of Mind

Sometimes the best way you can help someone is by taking care of their best furry friend! Learn more about the Pet Peace of Mind Program by clicking the button below:

 

You can help take care of the pets of home health hospice patients, including tasks like:

  • Dog walking

  • Cat Care

  • Pet feeding

  • Driving pets to the vet and back 

  • Grooming

  • Help with adoptions and planning for end of life

  • Pet companionship

  • And so much more!

I Want To Help!

How To Become a Coastal Hospice Volunteer

 Becoming a hospice volunteer is a simple process!

  1. Start by clicking the button below to fill out our volunteer application.

  1. Our volunteer coordinator will schedule an interview with you to discuss how your interest and abilities can compliment our volunteer efforts.

  2. Once you identify what kind of volunteering you'd like to do, you will receive the appropriate training. Comprehensive training is given to all potential volunteers to ensure but they're comfortable and that they have all the skills necessary for supporting patients and their families.

  3. Start helping amazing people!