Needs From: United Way of Rhode Island

Volunteer: Home Hospice Volunteer Training in October- Flexible volunteer opportunity!

Hospice Volunteer Training October 5 - 26 on Wednesdays from 9:00am -12:30pm in Portsmouth, RI.

We are seeking compassionate adults willing to share time with our hospice patients and their caregivers. Hospice volunteers complete a comprehensive training on end of life issues, bereavement care, communicating with compassion, confidentiality and interdisciplinary care teams.

Volunteers with special talents in sharing music, expressive arts, Reiki sessions or pet therapy are welcome.

Our volunteers also provide caregiver relief, visit with patients, run errands to support the patient and family.

There are opportunities to provide support behind the scenes with newsletters, bereavement and community education.

Must have your own reliable transportation. 

Towns served by our hospice volunteers: Portsmouth, Newport, Middletown, Jamestown, Little Compton, Tiverton, Bristol, Barrington, Warren, North Kingstown, East Greenwich, Warwick, Cranston.


For more information and a volunteer application contact Joy Benson at 682-2100 ext 1616 or jbenson@visitingnursehh.org.

Agency: Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice

Hospice Volunteer Training October 5 - 26 on Wednesdays from 9:00am -12:30pm in Portsmouth, RI.

We are seeking compassionate adults willing to share time with our hospice patients and their caregivers. Hospice volunteers complete a comprehensive training on end of life issues, bereavement care, communicating with compassion, confidentiality and interdisciplinary care teams.

Volunteers with special talents in sharing music, expressive arts, Reiki sessions or pet therapy are welcome.

Our volunteers also provide caregiver relief, visit with patients, run errands to support the patient and family.

There are opportunities to provide support behind the scenes with newsletters, bereavement and community education.

Must have your own reliable transportation. 

Towns served by our hospice volunteers: Portsmouth, Newport, Middletown, Jamestown, Little Compton, Tiverton, Bristol, Barrington, Warren, North Kingstown, East Greenwich, Warwick, Cranston.


For more information and a volunteer application contact Joy Benson at 682-2100 ext 1616 or jbenson@visitingnursehh.org.

Agency: Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >21 years old

Zip Code: 02871

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Pet Therapy Teams for Hospice Patients

Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide pet therapy visits for our hospice patients.  If you have a wonderful, fully trained and certified therapy dog, we welcome you to join our hospice team. You can choose to visit patients and their caregivers on Aquidneck Island, Bristol, Warren and Jamestown.

We ask for a once a week commitment, but it depends on your availability.

The visits will be to homes or long term care facilities. There is a convenient and comprehensive online hospice training that you would be required to complete before volunteering.

Contact Joy Benson, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at jbenson@visitingnursehh.org for more information.

Agency: Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice

Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide pet therapy visits for our hospice patients.  If you have a wonderful, fully trained and certified therapy dog, we welcome you to join our hospice team. You can choose to visit patients and their caregivers on Aquidneck Island, Bristol, Warren and Jamestown.

We ask for a once a week commitment, but it depends on your availability.

The visits will be to homes or long term care facilities. There is a convenient and comprehensive online hospice training that you would be required to complete before volunteering.

Contact Joy Benson, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at jbenson@visitingnursehh.org for more information.

Agency: Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 02871

Allow Groups: No