Volunteers needed to provide comfort, companionship
Crossroads Hospice seeks compassionate volunteers to provide comfort, companionship and a helping hand to terminally-ill patients and their families in their homes, in assisted living facilities and nursing facilities. Volunteers are also welcome to help Crossroads staff in the office, including planning a “Gift of a Day,” which asks a patient to describe a perfect day and then makes it a reality.
Crossroads Hospice welcomes student volunteers who are 16 years or older to donate time to hospice volunteering. By donating as little as 45 minutes per week, students can help fulfill community service hour requirements while honing their social abilities, boosting self-confidence and developing new skills.
Volunteers share their favorite activities like reading, card games, playing music, or arts and crafts. They can bring their pets to visit patients or run errands and provide respite for family members.
Before becoming a volunteer, participants must complete an application, TB skin test, and training session.
When: ongoing
Contact: Monica Laguaite, Jessica Miller or Kisha Spence at 770-270-9898 or volunteerATL@crossroadshospice.com
Information: www.crossroadshospice.com
Help with vision and hearing services
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation is the only statewide provider of vision and hearing services. The organization needs volunteers to meet the demand for eyeglasses requests for mission trips. Help is needed to get the eyeglasses ready. Volunteer opportunities in the Recycling Center include, but are not limited to: washing and sorting eyeglasses and reading eyeglass prescriptions.
When: ongoing
Where: 5582 Peachtree Road, Atlanta
Contact: Outreach Coordinator Phelicia Hardy at phardy@lionslighthouse.org
Information: 404-325-3630 or lionslighthouse.org
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