Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The Friendly Visitor or Respite Volunteer provides socialization and support to Hospice clients by visiting, looking at pictures together, encouraging the client to share their stories and memories, reading or playing music for the client, doing crafts or art work together, or sitting together quietly. Some clients don't have family close by and the volunteer visits help them feel less lonely. Volunteers can provide respite to the family taking care of their loved one at home, by allowing them time to do errands, shop, go to appointments, or just have some quiet time to relax. Volunteers do not provide personal care to the client but they are an important part of the team by being present to spend time listening to clients and families.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. Volunteers go through a background check and 14 hours of specialized training and testing to familiarize themselves with the Hospice Philosophy, signs and symptoms of dying, the grieving process and how they can support the client and family. Volunteers do not provide hands on, personal care to the clients, nor do they provide transportation.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Heartland Home Health Care And Hospice

We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X X X Evening X X X X X Monthly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25)

Contact Person: Margie Nalezny, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

605 Franklin Ave NE St. Cloud, MN 56304 (See a map)

Directions:

Franklin Ave NE is the frontage road, parallel to Hwy 10. Heartland's off is 6 blocks north of the intersection of Hwy 10 and St. Germain (McDonald's stoplight)

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Clear Lake Saint Cloud Sartell Sauk Rapids
Counties:		Benton Sherburne Stearns Wright
Zip codes:		55302,   55309,   55313,   55319,   55320,   55321,   55325,   55328,   55330,   55363,   55389,   56301,   56302,   56303,   56304,   56307,   56320,   56329,   56330,   56340,   56352,   56353,   56362,   56367,   56374,   56377,   56378,   56379