Volunteers are vital to our work! We are deeply indebted to each one of them for their generous offer of time, efforts and talents.

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Patient and Family Support

By forming a close relationship with the patient, as non-judgmental listeners, volunteers help to maintain or re-establish the patient’s sense of self-worth.

Becoming involved with the daily lives of family members, volunteers give caregivers increased freedom to live a more normal life.

Here are some of the activities patient and family support volunteers might do:

Companionship for patient
Staying with a patient to allow caregivers a break
Shopping or doing errands
Transportation to the clinic
Light household chores
Helping the families in their bereavement.

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Staff Support

Office activities that help the organisation run smoothly: filing, errands, office maintenance, photocopying, and hospice library.

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Friends of Hospice

Volunteers who arrange community-awareness and fund-raising projects for the benefit of HPM.



Volunteer activities are flexible and involvement can be tailored to fit each volunteer’s schedule.



Volunteers complete an intense training session as well as continuous in-service training.



Volunteer activities can occur during the day or evening hours - during the weekdays or weekends.

Carmen

As a medical student and than as an intern I have been a volunteer for HPM for 4 years. My greatest gain has been to bring a smile on a patient’s face. I know how important it is to have someone who listens to you when you are down, or passing through a crisis. That’s why I wanted to learn how to listen, really listen to someone in need. At first, I was afraid I would not know what to say when seeing so much suffering. I would soon realise that it wasn't my words they needed, but my presence. I would never have thought that the little I have to offer can mean so much to them.