The goal of Hospice care is to allow patients with a life limiting illness to remain at home during much or all of their illness, relatively free from pain, surrounded by family and friends and living life as fully as possible. Volunteers are utilized in many capacities of Hospice care. Whatever your skills or talents, there are various opportunities and challenges for you. Hospice volunteers are vital to all Hospice programs and are necessary for Hospice of Orleans County's continued success.

Of the 115,000 persons involved in Hospice care in America, some 95,000 are volunteers. Each year these volunteers give more than 5 million hours helping Hospice patients and their families. Won't you join our team?

Hospice of Orleans County has a wide range of volunteer opportunities:

• Patient and Family Care - provide respite care and support for terminally ill clients and their family members.
• Bereavement Care - provide supportive visits and calls to individuals following the loss of a loved one.
• Fundraising & Special Events - assist with fund raising and special events, such as booths, raffles, dinners, or even chair an event.
• Office Work- assist with the newsletter, mailings, filing, and telephone calls.
• Telephone Committee - assist in informing other volunteers of events or requests for volunteer assistance.
• Refreshment Committee - provide donations of baked goods or refreshments for meetings or events.
• Memorial Garden - nice-weather weeding, planting, or general maintenance.

Please fill out the form below to become a volunteer, or to learn more about volunteering opportunities with Hospice of Orleans. A Hospice representative will then contact you shortly afterward.