Opportunities to Volunteer
Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region has many opportunities for volunteers who want to make a difference. Volunteering with Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region is about serving others and giving back while learning new skills at the same time. Learn how you can share your special talents and reap many rewards. To learn how you can become involved as a volunteer with us, please contact Crystal England at 704-335-3578 or englandc@hpccr.org.
Patient & Family Support Volunteers
- Visit with the patient and family
- Give caregivers a much needed break
- Run errands
- Provide transportation
- Assist with grocery shopping
- Listen
Staff Support Volunteers
- Assist with fundraising, health fairs, and special events
- Assist with patient record filing
- Research statistical data
- Collate manuals, run copies, make phone calls
- Handle general office tasks
- Greet visitors at reception area
Group Volunteers
- Provide food, gifts, and decorations during holidays
- Help with much needed yard work
Special skills volunteers
- Licensed cosmetologists provide hair services to patients unable to leave home
- Licensed massage therapists offer tension-relieving massages to patients
- Certified pet therapy volunteers bring much needed solace to patients, families, and staff at homes and in long term communities
- Licensed notaries offer services in completing Living Will, and Heath Care Power of Attorney documents as well as the new Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) form
- Certified clowns bring laughter and cheer to patients at assisted living and nursing homes.
- Talented musicians bring peace and joy to patients
Holiday Volunteers
During the Thanksgiving and holiday seasons, our patients and their families often do not have the energy or resources to prepare a special meal or celebration. Individuals and groups can help by preparing and delivering a meal or donating and delivering groceries. Each year our staff, volunteers, and the community have generously given from the heart to help make the holidays special for our patients and their loved ones, who tell us how meaningful this sharing is to them. Continue a tradition, and spread the joy of the holidays. To learn how you or your group can get involved with our Holiday Meals Program, contact volunteer Mary Fink at 704.905.6686 or mary@navarac.com. For all other Volunteer-related inquiries, please contact Crystal England at 704-335-3578 or englandc@hpccr.org.
Be sure that your employer knows you are a valued volunteer with Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region. Many corporations base their corporate charitable giving on the interests and involvement of their employees. For more information about volunteer service grants, click here.