Volunteering
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization reports that approximately 400,000 hospice volunteers contribute more than 18 million hours per year.

Why are Volunteers important?
Hospice volunteers are the heart of Hospice and among its most valuable resources. They can bring companionship to the patient and respite and support to the caregiver and other family members. Volunteers are drawn from every age group and background. All Hospice Volunteers are committed to making a difference in the lives of their neighbors.

What can I do as a Volunteer?

Hospice Care Network integrates volunteers in all aspects of its programs.

Patient Care Volunteers:

  • Provide practical help for overburdened families
  • Offer respite relief to allow caregivers a few hours “off”
  • Read, write, listen or sit by the side of a patient
  • Hairdressers/barbers can donate their skills
  • Act as a friendly visitor
  • Become members of HCN’s Speakers’ Bureau

Office Volunteers:

  • Provide assistance to Office Staff with clerical assignments
  • Utilize computer skills
  • Attend to special projects

Bereavement Volunteers:

  • Provide assistance to Hospice Bereavement Staff
  • Provide support to Hospice family members by making telephone calls, sending cards and correspondence

Junior Volunteers:

  • Donate time as part of school projects
  • Utilize their knowledge, such as computer skills, to assist with office projects

Pet Therapy Volunteers:

  • Provided in partnership with the Bide-A-Wee home

Other Volunteers:

  • Are involved in Committees and Board of Trustees participation
  • Take an active part in fundraising and special events


Training
The completion of a 16-hour training program is required of all Patient Care Volunteers. An experienced Patient Care Volunteer may take additional training to become a Bereavement Volunteer. On-the-job training and supervision is provided for all other volunteers. A volunteer coordinator can provide more information about training requirements and schedules. Call today and speak with a Volunteer Coordinator.

Become a Volunteer

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at hospice care network. Please download the application below. The Hospice Care Network Volunteer application is available in PDF Format.  (PDF Format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If your computer doesn't automatically open this file, please download a free copy here). You may then fax the application to 516.832.7160  or mail it to our offices at Hospice Care Network, 99 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, NY 11797.

Current Volunteers

If you are currently a Hospice Care Network Volunteer, please feel free to download your volunteer paperwork below and MAIL completed forms to your volunteer coordinator.

To download a copy of our application, choose either Microsoft Word format, or PDF format (PDF Requires Adobe Acrobat. If your computer doesn't automatically open this file, please download a free copy here). You may then fax the application to the number above or mail it to our offices at Hospice Care Network, 99 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, NY 11797.


 

 

I thought volunteering at Hospice Care Network would allow me to “give back” and in a small way show my appreciation for the wonderful care given my parents in their final months and the resulting peace of mind given to me.  Instead, I am still on the receiving end, and am honored to be befriended by the most caring, compassionate and dedicated patient advocates, and witness these true hospice angels at work.  My life has been enriched by them and I am still getting so much more than I give.