Volunteer Opportunity
Visit with Individuals Facing the End of Life Alone- Doula Volunteer
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UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Volunteer Training begins March 2025
Join our community of Doula Volunteers who visit individuals facing the end stage of life with few or no friends or family.
The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort's mission is to minimize the isolation and loneliness experienced by individuals with advanced illness. Our Doula Volunteers get to know these individuals beyond their illness, visiting them weekly as illness progresses for as long as the person lives.
We are the only nonprofit organization of its kind specializing in training, carefully matching and supervising Doula Volunteers who visit individuals each week for an hour (at their home, nursing home or hospital).
Our volunteers find their lives as enriched as the lives of those they visit.
After the training, you set your own schedule with the person you visit. We ask for at least one year commitment (ideally 3 years) after you complete the training.
Training Schedule: Training will be Wednesday evenings beginning March 19, 2025 - May 7, 2025 (6:30-8:30 PM over 8 weeks). Trainings will take place at our offices in lower Manhattan.
Location: 55 Exchange Place, Manhattan
How to Apply: Contact Alix Towler, atowler@doulaprogram.org
- Please note that we currently do not accept individuals who are (or training to become) healthcare or social service professionals.
UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Volunteer Training begins March 2025
Join our community of Doula Volunteers who visit individuals facing the end stage of life with few or no friends or family.
The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort's mission is to minimize the isolation and loneliness experienced by individuals with advanced illness. Our Doula Volunteers get to know these individuals beyond their illness, visiting them weekly as illness progresses for as long as the person lives.
We are the only nonprofit organization of its kind specializing in training, carefully matching and supervising Doula Volunteers who visit individuals each week for an hour (at their home, nursing home or hospital).
Our volunteers find their lives as enriched as the lives of those they visit.
After the training, you set your own schedule with the person you visit. We ask for at least one year commitment (ideally 3 years) after you complete the training…
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How to Apply
Please email atowler@doulaprogram.org for more information.
Please email atowler@doulaprogram.org for more information.
