Making the Road Less Lonely
Become a Volunteer
Direct Care Palliative Volunteer
The Direct Care Palliative Volunteer's role is to provide emotional, social, and spiritual support to those that are dying and their loved ones.
There is a variety of roles that a Palliative Care Volunteer can do, such as:
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Direct client visits, including:
GRB Hospital
Quesnel Hospice
Dunrovin Lodge
the community of Quesnel
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Other Helpful Roles:
Companionship
Vigil support
Bereavement support
Life historian
Spiritual Care Companion
Gardening
Music therapy
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To become a Direct Care Palliative Volunteer, applicants must complete the following steps:
1. Fill out the Palliative Care Volunteer Form
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2. Submit two references
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3. Complete a criminal records
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4. Send the completed forms to:
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Email us for more info
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Or by mail:
QDHPCA
Box 4537
Quesnel. BC
V2J - 3J8
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Once we have received this information about you, we will contact you for an interview and to arrange a spot in one of our Volunteer Training Programs that are offered each spring and autumn.
Indirect Care Palliative Volunteer
There a are a variety of ways volunteer with the QDHPCA, such as:
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Public awareness presentations
Special events & fundraising
Hike for Hospice event
Hearts for Hospice Gala committee
Decorating​ events
Donation recruitment
Clean-up committee
Ticket selling
Gardening
Holiday decorating of Hospice unit
Bedside singers
Musicians
Pet therapy
Website researchers
Website writers
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If your would like to become an Indirect Care Palliative Volunteer, please contact us at:
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Phone: 250-985-5816
Fill out the
Indirect Care Palliative Volunteer Form
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and return to us at
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