Non-Direct Patient Care Volunteer Roles

Provides office support through data entry, filing, assembling packets, and assisting staff with administrative projects.

Serves as a community ambassador, offering insight, feedback, and support to strengthen hospice services and outreach efforts (Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Franklin, Gadsden, & Liberty counties only)

Assists the bereavement team with mailings, resource preparation, memorial events, and grief support programming.

Represents the organization at community events, health fairs, and outreach activities to increase awareness of hospice services.

Supports BBH events, Foundation activities, and short-term projects requiring flexible, hands-on assistance.

Creates handmade items such as quilts, cards, bears, and comfort gifts for patients, families, and caregivers.

Welcomes visitors, offers directions, and provides a calm, supportive presence at the inpatient unit entrance.

Supports hospice thrift store operations through sorting, pricing, displaying items, and assisting customers.

Provides hospitality services by preparing and offering tea, snacks, and comfort items to families and visitors in BBH IPU’s on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Direct Patient Care Volunteer Roles

Helps celebrate hospice patients with cards, decorations, and small celebrations honoring their life and milestones.

Provides supportive phone calls to caregivers to offer companionship, encouragement, and a caring connection.

Assists staff by providing comfort to patients and families through presence, light tasks, and emotional support in inpatient units.

Records and helps preserve patients’ stories, memories, and messages as meaningful keepsakes for families.

Offers companionship to patients and brief respite to caregivers through conversation, reading, or quiet presence.

Supports patients by helping care for their pets through tasks such as feeding, playing, and caring services.

Brings TMH certified therapy animals to BBH IPU’s and BBH partner facilities to provide comfort, joy, and emotional support to patients and families.

Assists patients or caregivers with essential transportation and errands such as pharmacy pickups, grocery runs, doctor visits or supply delivery.

A structured, time-limited internship for college-age students seeking immersive experience in hospice and palliative care services.

Participates in honoring Veterans through recognition ceremonies that acknowledge service, dignity, and legacy.

Provides peer support and companionship to Veteran patients through shared military experience and understanding.

Offers a calm, compassionate presence at the bedside of patients who are actively dying when family or caregivers are unavailable.