Ways to Volunteer
White Rock Hospice Society volunteers provide an invaluable service to the White Rock/South Surrey community. Through their warm and compassionate care, there are hundreds of families each year whose quality of life is made tolerable at a time when facing daily life can be difficult.
When volunteering for Hospice you may consider any or all of the following options:
1. Become a "Friend of Hospice" or an Auxiliary Volunteer
Provide assistance:
- in our office.
- in the Thrift Store.
- with maintenance of our house.
- providing baked goods for our tea service, held twice weekly, at the Peace Arch Hospital's Hospice Unit.
- with the various fundraising events held throughout the year.
2. Become a Client Volunteer
Provide direct care to hospice clients who are facing an advanced illness, or who are bereaved. This could involve any of the following:
- One-to-one support at home, in hospital, or in care facilities.
- Regular visiting with patients and visitors in the Hospice Unit, and other units, at Peace Arch Hospital.
- Care and respite for family members in vigil situations.
- 24-hour on-call response to families at Peace Arch Hospital Emergency in cases of unexpected death.
- Co-facilitating support groups for bereaved children, teens, and adults.
- Assisting at a day camp for grieving children.
- Leading a weekly walking group.
- Co-facilitating relaxation sessions, individually, in groups, or in weekly drop-in sessions.
3. Specific Expertise
Although we have regular programs that keep our volunteers very busy, from time to time we need extra assistance, or a particular skill. Please check this area frequently for opportunities. We welcome your participation.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at: 604-531-7484 or email us.
