Capital Hospice would not exist without volunteers-not only because they play such an essential role in our daily operations, but also as a matter of historical fact: The organization was founded in 1977 by a group of volunteers committed to making a profound difference in our community.
As a volunteer, you will join a corps of more than 750 special people whose skills, dedication, and commitment to our mission makes this work possible. Our volunteers are men and women of every age group-high school and college students, retirees, working professionals, and young mothers, to name a few-who represent the incredible diversity of the Washington metropolitan region.
Capital Hospice volunteers are treated as unpaid staff. They play key roles throughout the organization: assisting with patient care; handling administrative chores; staffing our thrift shop; supporting special fundraising events; and making presentations to explain our work in the community, just to name a few.
Other volunteers donate their professional services, whether as doctors, nurses, lawyers, musicians, or massage therapists, for example.
Those with other unique skills or life experiences can find a way to put these to use as well. For example, a hospice volunteer with a background in media is designing a training program to teach adult volunteers how to create an oral history. The goal will be to present the patient and loved ones with a CD containing the patient’s story in their own words plus photographs from their personal collection.
Please note: We ask everyone to wait for at least one year after experiencing a loss before applying to become a volunteer. We have found that it takes this long to live with one’s own grief before truly being able to help others.
You can apply right now by downloading the application packet and returning the completed forms to us.
For more information please Contact Volunteer Relations.
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