Program Information Sheet for:
Volunteer Program - Kanawha Hospice

Location:
Volunteer Program - Kanawha Hospice
1143 Dunbar Avenue

Dunbar, WV 25064
Mailing Address:
ATTENTION: VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, INC
1143 DUNBAR AVENUE

DUNBAR, WV 25064

Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(304) 768-8523 Janet Clarke, Director
Phone #:(800) 560-8523 Toll Free
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Fax Number:(304) 768-8627' ;

Web Page:  None Listed
E-mail to:   None Listed

Program Details:
Operating Agency: Kanawha Hospice Care (Private, Non-Profit)
Person In Charge: Director of Volunteers:Janet Clarke
Hours: 0800-1630, Mon-Fri
Eligibility: No special skills required. Volunteers are placed according to skills. Some jobs require completion of special training classes.
Fees: None.
Intake Process: Call the Hospice office.
Program Licenses:
Staff Qualifications:
Service Area: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Nicholas, Putnam and Roane counties.
Handicap Accessibility:

Program/Service Notes:
Recruits and trains volunteers to serve in several roles, primarily "home-care", which requires completion of a 30-hour training class. Bereavement volunteers work with families. Office volunteers perform many tasks, including handling all bulk mailings. Transportation volunteers make deliveries for either the patient or Hospice office. Special event volunteers coordinated, plan, or participate in scheduled special events. Friends of Hospice volunteers offer support through education and fundraising. Speakers Bureau provides info to community groups. Receptionist volunteers greet family members, visitors, and residents personally; answer phone calls, and conducts facility tours as requested. Patient/Family volunteers provide support to patients and theirfamilies.

This information was last updated on 08/04/2005


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