Possible Junior Volunteer Services

Junior Volunteers work under the supervision of the Junior Volunteer Coordinator and the Hospice Office Manager in collaboration with members of the hospice team. They may provide support and companionship for patients and families or help with other needed tasks which are listed below.

ALL JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS 14 YEARS AND OLDER MAY:

• Provide companionship for patients and families
• Do homemaking chores
• Run errands for the patient or family
• Help with child care
• Write letters for the patient or family
• Play cards or games with the patient
• Read to the patient
• Listen
• Paint a patient's fingernails
• Help a patient with make up
• Bring a flower to a patient
• Send a "Thinking of you" message to a patient
• Distribute crafts, baked goods, to a patient

ALL JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS MAY:

• Attend group activities
• Make craft projects
• Do holiday baking
• Send "Thinking of you" messages to patients
• Help with office work
• Help with the "Tree of Remembrance"

Use your imagination. Think of other ways that we can get connected with patients and families.

© 2000 St. Thomas Hospice
Published here with permission.