BEREAVEMENT VOLUNTEERS | HOSPICE CARE IN WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM
540 White Plains Road, Suite 300, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Eligibility
No requirements
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
914-666-0145
Fax·
Fax
914-666-4228
Voice·
Main - To Volunteer for Adult Bereavement: Ext. 326
Websitehttp://www.vnahv.org
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Check website
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Putnam County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Recruits and trains bereavement volunteers to help patients who are dying, and help families and friends cope with the loss or pending loss. Volunteers will help by spending time with a dying patient so caregivers or family members can run errands, take a break, etc or help to facilitate support groups for children, teens and adults, and assist those in the grieving process. Hospice offers a series of 4 training workshops: Identify Phases in Grieving, Learn to Assist Those Grieving, Learn to Facilitate Support Groups, Expand and Learn Communication and Supportive Skills.
What's Here
Providing organization
HOSPICE CARE IN WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM
Certified hospice care which offers comprehensive services for patients with life-threatening illness, which includes medical director, nurses, home health aides, social workers, spiritual counselors, healing arts and trained volunteers.