Volunteer Opportunities

The Senior Volunteer and Intergenerational Program can place seniors in the Foster Grandparent, Family Friends, or Senior Companion Programs, one-on-one attention at sites such as schools, early childhood centers, and emergency shelters. Senior Companions help seniors remain in their homes as long as possible by providing loving companionship and assistance. (eligibility varies depending on program)

COA volunteers provide transportation to out-of-county medical appointments. Wheelchair accessible van is available as needed. Call for more information. Hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

For more than 25 years, Hospice at Home has been dedicated to serving our neighbors throughout Southwest Michigan – the place we proudly call home. Hospice at Home is your local nonprofit, independent hospice, with care teams including physicians, nurses, home health aides, social workers, bereavement and spiritual care coordinators and volunteers. We are experts at end-of-life care and provide quality care to patients and families in need of comfort care and symptom relief. As the largest and oldest community-based palliative care and hospice organization in the area, we provide 24-hour hospice care from one of our three conveniently located offices.(must have life-limiting illness to be eligible). Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with 24 hour on-call availability.

Lory's Place is a family service center founded by Hospice at Home. Its mission is to provide peer support group services for grieving children and their families throughout Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana. The Center is a focal point for raising awareness and supporting the needs of children and adults who grieve. Lory's Place provides a safe, comforting atmosphere in which grief healing can take place following the death of a family member or an important friend. The center also offers an Anticipatory Grief program to assist those experiencing the anticipated death of a loved one due to illness or disease. Children and their families learn to work through their grief and begin the healing process by sharing feelings, experiences, and memories with peers in a support group setting.

We provide volunteer opportunities for seniors at various senior centers in our area. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.