Call: 800-992-6592
Nights and Weekends:
866-446-7742
Our Volunteers Talk about their Volunteer Experiences
(click the name of the volunteer below to read their story)
Rick Low
Heidi and Larry Foster
Carol Kauffman
Sharon Finnerty
Ways a Volunteer Can Help:
Volunteers give as much time as they are able to. Some volunteers contribute several hours a week and some just volunteer for a couple events a year. Don't hesitate to volunteer because you don't think you will be able to give enough time. Whatever time you have to give is a gift, and we are more than happy to receive your gift!
Patient Care Volunteers may...
- Provide respite care "a break" for families
- Provide companionship to a patient/family
- Sit vigil with a dying patient
- Perform lawn services
- Snow removal
- Run errands for families
- Provide patient transportation
Spiritual Care Volunteers may...
- Make spiritual care visits as requested by patient/family
- Pray with a patient
- Listen to a patient's/family's concerns
Fundraising Volunteers may...
- Participate in the planning of fundraising events
- Put up flyers and brochures in the community
- Sell Duck Race or Quilt Show Tickets
- Help distribute Hearts for Hospice, Hearts and Canisters in your town
- Help at our Annual Yard Sale by being a cashier, bag and tally person, stocking
tables, pricing, or taking collections.
- Represent Hospice of Helping Hands at Health Fairs by working our booth
Office Volunteers may...
- Provide office assistance
- Prepare bulk mailings
- Make phone calls
Bereavement Volunteers may...
- Be a camp counselor for Camp Warm Hearts
- Make phone calls or visits to bereaved families
- Help prepare bereavement mailings
- Assist with the planning of memorial services
- Assist with Adult and Children’s Support Groups
Our Volunteer Training Program:
Medicare guidelines describe hospice volunteers as unpaid employees; therefore, your training and paperwork must be relatively similar to a paid employee's. Our volunteer training program is built of three phases, and each phase must be completed before you volunteer for our hospice organization.
Volunteer Training is scheduled on an as-needed basis. If you would like more information, call our Volunteer Coordinator, Sandy Harrison, at 989-343-3505.
Click here for more information on our volunteer training program.
*We require surviving family members to wait one year following the death of a loved one before being involved in direct patient care or public relations activities.
