OUR VOLUNTEERS
WHAT DOES A VOLUNTEER DO?
Our Patient Care and Administrative Volunteers play an important role at Hudson Valley Hospice!.
Patient Care Volunteers are specially trained to provide comfort, support and companionship to the patient(s) and their families that they are assigned to for a few hours each week. Our patient centered training course provides each Volunteer with a thorough background about hospice care, ensuring patient privacy and confidentiality and the special needs of people with advanced illnesses. Patients and the total number of patients assigned to each volunteer, are assigned based on the Volunteer’s availability.
Administrative volunteers provide office support and community outreach and Foundation support. They usually work in the office a few hours a week helping with mailings, filing, data entry, phone calls, etc., while others help with manning community outreach tables or providing Foundation event support.
All volunteers are asked to make a year-long commitment to hospice. We have also found that all of our Volunteers make great recruiters to the Volunteer program.
A special note to Veterans, we are a We Honor Veteran Level 5 Hospice Provider and would welcome you not only as a Volunteer, but also as someone who understands and can help us better support our Veteran community.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Visiting with a patient so the caregiver can do other things
Taking a patient to a medical appointment or for a drive on a sunny day
Picking up prescriptions, or going grocery shopping for the family
Providing emotional support and companionship
Assisting with Hudson Valley Hospice telephones, filing, mailings, data entry
Volunteers with special skills such as a second language, hobbies, skilled crafts, etc. are—from time to time—needed to help patients and families
Helping staff Hudson Valley Hospice’s annual Tree of Life event, Golf Tournament, or information booths around the community
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
Have additional questions? We offer reference materials that can help! You can download and print the documents from these links:
WINTER 2025 VOLUNTEER PATIENT CARE TRAINING
Hudson Valley Hospice will be offering Patient Care training in Winter 2025 and invite you to join us! Play an important and rewarding role in the care we offer and join our incredible team of Hudson Valley Hospice Volunteers. Once trained, volunteers are eligible to be assigned to a patient and work directly with the clinical care team under the direction of the Volunteer Coordinator.
Please note that volunteers must attend all of the training dates outlined below and all of the February training sessions will be held at our Ulster County office, located at 153 Sawkill Road in Kingston. .
Sessions will be held on the following dates:
- Wednesday, February 5th – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, February 7th – 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Wednesday, February 12th – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, February 14th – 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Wednesday, February 19th – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, February 21st – 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Registration is required to attend. If you live in Ulster County, please contact Robin Succar at 845-240-7597 to register. If you live in Dutchess County, please contact Peggy Kuras at 845-240-7524.
If you are interested in becoming a Hudson Valley Hospice volunteer, please email us at volunteers@hvhospice.org and a Volunteer Coordinator will contact you. You can also contact the Ulster Volunteer office at 845-240-7597 or the Dutchess Volunteer office at 845-240-7524.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to being in touch!