In-Home Patient Companionship and Caregiver Respite
This is an in-demand need for the agency as most patients wish to pass away in their own homes and their caregivers need respite to take care of medical appointments or just to get out of the house to meet a friend.

Companionship for Long-Term Care Facility Patients
Volunteers generally visit patients weekly in long-term care facilities for companionship and socialization. Shifts are flexible and can be made around volunteer availability.

Bereavement Support
Volunteers provide one-on-one support to newly bereaved caregivers in their homes. Additional training is provided for volunteers who are interested in helping co-facilitate one of our bereavement support groups.

Vigil/Bedside Companionship
Volunteers provide companionship and a quiet presence to patients who are anxious or actively dying.

Hairdresser (certification required)
Volunteers provide hair washing, styling, and cutting in patient homes and at Hospice House.

Massage/Reiki
Volunteers provide massage or Reiki to patients in facilities and in their homes.

Certified Music Practitioner (certification required)
Certified Music Practitioners provide therapeutic music to patients and families at Hospice House, in long-term care facilities, and in patient homes. Program is supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts.

Expressive Arts
Volunteers work with patients, families, and bereaved individuals to offer alternative avenues to express hopes, dreams, and fears around death and dying. Experience providing expressive arts projects or willingness to research and take an active role in developing these avenues is desired.

Pet Therapy (certification required)
Volunteers must have therapy dog certification from organizations that provide insurance for pets. View our Pet Therapy Video.

Annual Memorial Service
Volunteers greet and check in attendees as well as help with set up and clean up.

Veteran Volunteer
Veterans from all branches of services along with others who are passionate about supporting veterans at end of life. Various opportunities available from one time “pinning services” to ongoing one-on-one veteran patient.

For more information about hospice volunteering, visit https://hospicefoundation.org/volunteer/.

Hospice House Greeter
Volunteers provide a warm and caring presence for families as they are greeted and screened as necessary. They are truly the “faces of Hospice House.”

Hospice House Garden Assistance
Volunteers assist with spring/fall annual plantings as well as ongoing Susan McLane Memorial Garden upkeep during the spring and summer months.

Hospice House Meal Support
Volunteers support the House Cook with food preparation, some baking and cooking, as well as maintenance of the kitchen. Shifts are available evenings and weekends.

Hospice House Grocery Shopping

Hospice House Music for Patients
Volunteers provide music at Hospice House and may work with individual patients as needed. Volunteers may also provide music at various memorial services during the year. Currently, no wind instruments or singing in patient rooms is being offered.

Co-Facilitating Community Health programs (additional training needed)
Volunteers receive additional training to be facilitators for “A Matter of Balance.”

Administrative Support
Volunteers provide support to the Volunteer and Bereavement Coordinators as well as the Operations staff. Volunteers should be comfortable using computers and have some familiarity or willingness to learn Microsoft Word and Excel. They also assist with mailings, copying, and filing for a variety of agency departments.