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Published 7/31/25 8:00PM

Enrich Lives & Find Meaning: Become a Hospice Volunteer

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Princeton, NJ
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  • Details

    Commitment Details:
    About 4 hours a month/ 1 hour per week (flexible)
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    100
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Health & Medicine, Seniors & Retirement
    Good For:
    Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    16+
    Other Requirements:
    Volunteers must reside in New Jersey, USA

    Description

    Enrich Lives & Find Meaning: Become a Hospice Volunteer

    Are you looking for a rewarding and meaningful way to make a difference in the lives of others? Join our esteemed hospice team as a dedicated companionship volunteer.

    As a hospice companion volunteer, you can provide comfort, kindness and light to patients during their end of life journey.

    Hospice Companionship Volunteers can help patients and their families in a variety of ways:

    - Listening to stories

    - Reading to patients

    - Sitting bedside, to comfort

    - Doing puzzles & playing cards

    - Playing Music

    Hospice Volunteers provide a meaningful service and are considered a valuable member of the hospice team. As a volunteer, you’ll provide services and support to individuals with terminal illness and their families. We ask that you are available to provide at least 1 hour of time per week (4 hours a month). The primary goal being to provide empathy and companionship to both the patient and their loved ones. Volunteers’ duties vary depending on the needs of the person they are caring for.

    If you are compassionate, sympathetic, friendly and open to new perspectives, please reach out via email - Affinity Care Hospice of NJ would love to hear from you!

    Location

    On-site
    Princeton, New Jersey, US

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