Hospice Volunteer Services
Our hospice volunteer services are available at no cost to anyone in Waterville and the surrounding area who has experienced death of a loved one through anticipated or sudden unexpected death. These programs offer services that can be used according to the needs, lifestyle and wishes of each individual.
Click on any of the links below to get more information about that service. Programs are summarized below.
| Bereavement |
Support Groups |
Direct Care |
Complementary-Care |
Bereavement Services
- One-on-One Volunteer Support
- Camp Ray of Hope
- Lending Library
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- Community Education
- Bereavement Correspondence
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Support Groups
- General Grief Group
- Widow & Widowers Group
- Parental Loss Group
- Grieving Parent Group
- Survivors of Suicide Group
- Teen Group
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- Men's Grief Group
- Women's Group
- Widow's Group
- Children & Teens
- Caregiver's Group
- Infant, Stillborn & Pregnancy Loss
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Direct Care
- Companionship visits to client and family.
- Respite visits while family members and other caregivers take a break.
- Comfort and support to the children of the dying.
- The "Tender Care" team sits vigil with the dying.
- Compassionate listening.
- Transportation and errand running.
- Follow-up bereavement support for family and friends.
Complimentary Care Volunteers Network
- Massage
- Reflexology
- Polarity & Reiki
- Reconnective Healing
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- Integrated Energy Therapy
- Energy Therapy with Sound
- Japanese Back Massage
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