Regional Hospice Needs Volunteers

DANBURY — Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, Inc will hold a Family Support Volunteer Training Program beginning October 18. This training is for people interested in becoming a Regional Hospice volunteer to visit with patients in their residence, whether that residence is a  home, a skilled nursing facility, or the hospital.

These sessions are also appropriate for those interested in volunteering with Hospice’s Healing Hearts Center for children and adult bereavement. Family support volunteers work closely with Regional Hospice staff to provide care and companionship to patients and their families during this time of transition and loss.

Family support volunteer training will be held at the Regional Hospice office at 405 Main Street, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in October and November for seven nights from 6 to 9. The dates for the training are October 18, 20, 25, 27, November 1, 3, and 8.

Application, interview, references, and background check are required. Registration is required before October 12. For more information contact Eleanor McClellan, volunteer coordinator, at 797-1685, extension 31, or by email at eleanor.mcclellan@danhosp.org.