There is no better way to offer hope and comfort than using your hands and your heart as a hospice volunteer. Every year, more than 400 volunteers from Hospice of Wake County contribute hundreds of hours in administrative and outreach support. Hospice of Wake County provides many different options to help you share your talents. Ways you can make a difference include:

• Family Support Volunteers – provide respite, emotional and practical support to patients and their families.
• Massage Therapy – provided by licensed massage therapists.
• Pet Therapy - for volunteers recognized by a pet partners program
• Music and the expressive arts.
• Grief Companions – offer active listening and companionship to the newly bereaved.
• Reflections Program for Children Volunteers – assist with set up and greeting of support group attendees, help with hospitality and assist professional facilitators as needed.
• Ambassadors – provide talks and educational events to corporations, civic groups, faith communities, and health care providers on end-of-life care issues.
• Puppeteers – narrate and perform puppet shows.
• Administrative Support Volunteers – assist with special projects and provide clerical support in a professional medical environment.
• Assistance with fundraisers and special events.
• Other Creative Ways – Individuals may offer a special talent or service such as yard work, home repairs, homemade meals, or baked goods.
• Vigil Volunteer - Vigil volunteers are called when patients are actively dying and do not have family or friends to sit with them, or have family members who need respite.  The shifts are generally for four hours, and can last through the night.

Interviews and training for volunteer positions are offered frequently. Contact our Volunteer Services Department at 919.828.0890 for more information and/or complete the application and return it to the Manager of Volunteer Services at 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.