Nonprofit

Create & Feel Great! Make Art with a Hospice Patient

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Tinley Park, IL
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  • Details

    Recurrence:Recurring
    Cause Areas:Health & Medicine, Seniors & Retirement, Veterans, Women

    Description

    VITAS Healthcare® is looking for volunteer artists to help terminally ill patients and their families express themselves when words fail them. Artists help a patient paint or color a picture, create a scrap book or collage, or decorate their room. The artist shares their talents in therapeutic ways, all while encouraging the patient’s creative process.

    VITAS provides training on how to work with people at the end of life. The artist provides talent, compassion and time. Assignments are made according to the volunteer’s time and location.

    For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

    VITAS Healthcare® is looking for volunteer artists to help terminally ill patients and their families express themselves when words fail them. Artists help a patient paint or color a picture, create a scrap book or collage, or decorate their room. The artist shares their talents in therapeutic ways, all while encouraging the patient’s creative process.

    VITAS provides training on how to work with people at the end of life. The artist provides talent, compassion and time. Assignments are made according to the volunteer’s time and location.

    For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

    Location

    On-site

    Chicagoland South

    Tinley Park, IL, USA

    How to Apply

    On the application, please select IL - Chicagoland South (Tinley Park)

    On the application, please select IL - Chicagoland South (Tinley Park)

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