Volunteers are urgently needed to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families. The Beacon Hospice team seeks to improve the quality of life for terminally people in area communities. There is a great need in the Saco-Biddeford area and south, according to the hospice.
Volunteers make weekly visits to patients, sometimes in private homes or in nursing facilities, to brighten their day, break the monotony or help them participate in activities.
Training will take place in Beacon Hospice’s South Portland office near The Maine Mall, and they plan to begin in mid-August.
For more information or to sign up, call volunteer coordinator Donna Teague at 772-0929 or email her at [email protected].
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