Legacy Project Volunteers needed for Hospice Patients in Marshall County, Alabama

Thank you for considering volunteering with Enhabit Health – Hospice! We are looking for Volunteers who would like to do legacy projects for Hospice Patients and their families in Marshall, County Alabama. Legacy project Volunteers assist with projects like scrapbooking, recording interviews, taking photographs, or writing life stories to help patients and families preserve meaningful memories.

Legacy projects for hospice patients are personalized, creative activities designed to honor a person's life, share memories, and provide comfort to loved ones. Popular projects include memory books, audio/video life story recordings, handprint castings, memory quilts made from clothing, recipe collections, legacy letters, and creating "memory boxes" to store cherished items. Volunteering in this capacity offers social engagement and emotional benefits for both the photographer and the patients.

Volunteers are welcome to volunteer during the day, after hours, or on weekends. Volunteer commitment is ongoing but is flexible to volunteer’s schedule.

Requirements

We provide free training for all our volunteers. We prepare our volunteers to understand the complexity of issues & feelings that surround hospice care & end of life. Our care process is designed to maximize our patient’s quality of life & offer our patients & their loved ones comfort, support & guidance when facing a terminal illness. Therefore, volunteers must complete the application & orientation processes. To ensure the safety of patients & volunteers Enhabit will do background screenings, & require volunteers to provide a valid driver’s license, proof of auto insurance. A 2-step TB skin test will be provided by Enhabit. Volunteers must have reliable transportation, must be dependable, & can complete written documentation.

Jr. volunteers ages 14-18 may volunteer in the patient’s home if they are accompanied & supervised by an adult volunteer.

Please contact me if you think you would be interested in volunteering. Whatever your talent or passion we can turn into a volunteer opportunity. See our other ads on Volunteer Match. I look forward to hearing from you today!

Crissy H. Faulkner, BSW Volunteer Coordinator