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Published 1/6/26 4:09PM
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Friendly Phone Calls & Companionable Silence; Hospice Visitor

Virginia Mason Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Tacoma, WA
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Commitment Details:
    Once per week visits, between one and four hours, with one patient. Volunteers must commit to being an available volunteer for one year.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    40
    Cause Areas:
    Health & Medicine, Religion & Spirituality, Seniors & Retirement
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    Tuberculosis and Flu shot, if you have it.

    Description

    Friendly Phone Calls & Companionable Silence; Hospice Visitor

    If you want to serve your community and you have a compassionate heart especially for those experiencing their last days, then Virginia Mason Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care has a meaningful volunteer experience for you.

    Our volunteers take time to honor and celebrate people's lives all the way until the end. You can help by listening to a person's life stories or their favorite music. You can sit with them while their family gets a break. You can run errands, make courtesy phone calls, sit near by while they nap, read aloud, and so much more.

    https://www.vmfh.org/our-services/hospice-palliative-care-grief-services/hospice-care/become-a-volunteer

    Location

    On-site

    East Side, Midland, East of the freeway

    Tacoma, WA, USA
    Directions

    We are recruiting for volunteers who live in Tacoma, but especially East of I-5 please.

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