A program as comprehensive as Hospice of North Iowa would not be feasible without trained volunteers. Hospice volunteers provide support, companionship and friendship, as well as limited assistance with home care. Hospice volunteers can choose the type of work they want. Office volunteers help with mailings, and general clerical work and do not require the training session. Bereavement volunteers visit the family after the patient has died.
Volunteers provide support as the family processes their grief.
Every volunteer brings a unique combination of interests, experience and talents to the Hospice program. Hospice volunteering can be scheduled in your free time. Whatever your talents, interests and skills, Hospice has a need you can fill. The Hospice volunteer begins with a volunteer training program that provides background information to help volunteers understand the needs of patients and families. Training sessions are also designed to help volunteers process their own feelings and attitudes toward death and loss.