Volunteer Program

Volunteers are a vital part of Twin Lakes Hospice, Inc. They are the backbone of the hospice team. They allow hospice to provide services it otherwise could not offer, such as:

  • Caregiver Relief
  • Fund Raising
  • Listening to concerns
  • Answering Phones
  • Keeping the patient company
  • Baking and sewing projects
  • Providing another link to the hospice staff
  • Gardening
  • Extra person supplying support to patient and family
  • Pet Visits
  • Assisting patient with chores around the house
  • Events
  • Running simple errands
  • Clerical Work

Volunteers serve in many ways!

Twin Lakes Hospice, Inc. has 7 categories that Volunteers may apply for:

  • Direct Contact Volunteer- training to work with patients and their families.
  • Special Projects Volunteer - does not require patient contact.
  • Direct Contact Special Projects - patient contact for hair cuts, pet visits, gardening, etc.
  • Bereavement Volunteers - additional training to work with families after patients death.
  • VolunTEEN - Ages 12-18
  • 11th Hour Angels - additional training to work with families as death approaches.
  • Inactive Volunteers - Currently not participating, but are welcome to attend in-services, functions, and receive our newsletter.

There's a lot to gained from being a hospice volunteer!

  • Satisfaction, from making a difference.
  • Greater self-knowledge from insights gained from relationships with patients and families.
  • Spiritual growth from supporting a person through the process of dying.

One thing all hospice volunteers have in common is a true desire to help. It's important for volunteers to be:

  • Caring
  • Emotionally mature
  • Comfortable talking about death and dying
  • Committed

What is a Hospice Volunteer?

  • A hospice volunteer is a person with a profound respect for the philosophy of hospice care.
  • A hospice volunteer is someone willing to "make a difference" at a very difficult time.
  • A hospice volunteer is someone who can stay awake at night so that a tired family member can get some sleep.
  • A hospice volunteer is a person willing to wash the dishes, vacuum the rug, help with the laundry, pick up groceries, cook a meal, sit with the children, or take the dog for a walk.
  • A hospice volunteer is a person who knocks at the door in spite of fearing the unknown.
  • A hospice volunteer is someone who can bare with strongly expressed emotions without judging the person struggling to deal with those emotions.
  • A hospice volunteer is someone who can wear a number of hats. Pray with someone, play a game of Scrabble, listen to the same story over and over, sit in silence, touch, or just be there.
  • A hospice volunteer is a person who affirms life in the face of suffering and death.
  • A hospice volunteer is a person who can bare the burdens of others without being overcome by the situation.
  • A hospice volunteer is someone who can remain calm in a crisis.
  • A hospice volunteer is someone who can say "I will be there", and mean it.
  • A hospice volunteer is a person who our patients and their families can learn to depend on and trust.

ARE YOU A HOSPICE VOLUNTEER?

For more information, contact the Volunteer Services Coordinator

or

Click here for a Volunteer application