Hospice volunteer opportunities
Make a difference in your community as a Mountain Valley hospice volunteer.
Looking for meaningful volunteer opportunities in North Carolina or Virginia? As a hospice volunteer with Mountain Valley, you can use your time, talents and compassion to support patients, families and communities throughout our service area.
Whether you offer companionship, read with a patient, help with administrative tasks, share music, assist at an event or simply provide a comforting presence, every volunteer has an opportunity to make a difference.
Mountain Valley offers hospice volunteer opportunities throughout 18 counties in North Carolina and Virginia, with options for different interests, skills and schedules.
All hospice volunteers receive training for their specific role. Training may range from 1–12 hours depending on the volunteer position and can be provided in a group or one-on-one setting.
Ready to volunteer? Contact Heidi College at (336) 828-4944 or hcollege@mtnvalleyhospice.org, or complete our online volunteer application.
Volunteer opportunities
There are many ways to volunteer with Mountain Valley. You do not need a healthcare background to make an impact. We work with volunteers to identify opportunities that match their interests, abilities and comfort level.
Direct Hospice Volunteer Opportunities
Direct volunteers provide meaningful support to hospice patients and their families. Opportunities may include:
- Visiting patients and families to provide companionship
- Giving caregivers a short break from caregiving responsibilities
- Reading, talking, playing games or sharing music with patients
- Celebrating patient birthdays by baking and delivering birthday cakes
- Making supportive phone calls to patients or caregivers
- Greeting visitors or answering phones at our inpatient hospice care centers
- Assisting with administrative and office tasks
- Providing companionship with a certified therapy animal
- Supporting children and families through Love’s PEAK grief programs and camps
- Supporting Veterans through our We Honor Veterans program
You may volunteer with patients in their homes, residential communities or other places they call home, as well as at our hospice care centers in Dobson and Yadkinville, NC.
Specialized and therapy Volunteers
Volunteers who hold the appropriate professional license or certification may also be able to provide specialized services such as:
- Art therapy
- Massage therapy
- Pet therapy
- Music therapy
Become a Mountain Valley hospice volunteer
If you are looking for volunteer opportunities near you and want to support patients, families and your community, we would like to hear from you.
Contact Heidi College at (336) 828-4944 or hcollege@mtnvalleyhospice.org, or submit our online application to get started.
Hospice volunteer opportunities in North Carolina and Virginia
Mountain Valley serves communities across northwestern and central North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, and we need volunteers throughout our service area.
North Carolina volunteer opportunities
We serve:
Alleghany, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.
Our North Carolina communities include areas around Mount Airy, Dobson, Pilot Mountain, Elkin, Yadkinville, King, Kernersville, Winston-Salem and surrounding communities.
If you are searching for volunteer opportunities near Mount Airy, hospice volunteering in Surry County, volunteer opportunities in Winston-Salem, Yadkinville, Elkin or surrounding areas, contact our volunteer team to learn what opportunities are currently available near you.
Virginia volunteer opportunities
We serve:
Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski and Wythe counties.
Our Virginia service area includes Martinsville and communities throughout southwestern Virginia.
If you are searching for a hospice volunteer opportunity in Martinsville, Henry County, Patrick County or elsewhere in southwest Virginia, our team can help connect you with a meaningful way to serve.
View Mountain Valley’s Service Area
Why become a hospice volunteer?
Hospice volunteering is about being present for people during an important time in their lives. Sometimes that means sitting and talking with a patient. Sometimes it means helping a caregiver, supporting an event or completing an administrative project behind the scenes.
No matter the role, volunteers are an important part of Mountain Valley’s mission to make Every Moment Matter for patients and families.
You can choose a role that fits your strengths, interests and availability while making a meaningful difference close to home.
