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Published 3/31/26 10:00AM

Volunteer Care Companion

The Brooklyn Hospital Center
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Kings County, NY
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per week
    Commitment Details:
    3 to 4 hours a week
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    20
    Cause Areas:
    Health & Medicine
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    Background Check, bloodwork for mumps, measels rubella, vericella and quantiferon TB Urine drug test

    Description

    The Brooklyn Hospital Center is in need of dedicated volunteers to give their time as Care Companions. The Care companion will sit one-on-one with patients who have been admitted to the hospital and may need a little extra attention. Care companions will talk to patients, do activities such as puzzles or coloring with the patient, help set up their food tray and overall make the patients day just a little bit brighter.

    Requirements

    • Commit to one day a week three to four hours (same days, same hours)
    • At least six month commitment
    • Someone who has a warm heart
    • Comfortable making conversation and comfort with silence as well
    • Can meet patients were they are in their illness

    The Brooklyn Hospital Center is the oldest hospital in Brooklyn. We are an independent, non-profit, safety-net hospital dedicated to making sure that all communities in Brooklyn have access to top quality health care. Our location is in Historic Downtown Brooklyn

    Contact: along@tbh.org

    Location

    On-site

    The Brooklyn Hospital Center

    121 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
    Directions

    Best Trains B,Q, R to Fulton and 2,3,4,5 to Nevins or G to Fulton

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    Instructions:

    email resume to along@tbh.org

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