Seasons Hospice Seeking Volunteers for our NEW In-House Therapy Dog Program!

We are conducting classes in-house to train you and your dog to become a Seasons Hospice volunteer with a Certified Pet Therapy Dog. This will allow you to provide visits with your registered therapy dog to hospice patients for the purpose of love, support, comfort, and animal companionship.

Interested volunteers should have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with many different populations. Potential therapy dogs must be a minimum of one year of age and be calm, gentle, polite, and interact appropriately and comfortably with unfamiliar people in unfamiliar settings.

All potential therapy dogs and their handlers are screened carefully prior to acceptance into the comprehensive therapy dog training program. To learn more about this unique and rewarding volunteer opportunity, please contact Angela Palm at 507-285-1930 ext. 1231.

Heart and Hands of Hospice

Volunteers are an integral part of the Seasons Hospice team, providing compassion and support when it is needed most. The heart and hands of hospice, they provide a special kind of nurturing to patients, families, and staff through helping to make the hospice experience manageable and rewarding. Men, women, and young people of all ages and backgrounds volunteer for Seasons Hospice in a variety of roles.

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Volunteer Application

Education and Training

Volunteer Opportunities

Calendar of events

Ways to Volunteer

Patient/Family support

These volunteers work with staff to provide supportive services for patients and families. Services may include offering companionship, transportation, assistance with chores, running errands, or providing respite for the family caregiver.

If you are interested in being a patient/family support volunteer, training is required and is offered in an online training program.

Hospice House Volunteer

Volunteers are a welcoming presence at the hospice house, providing hospitality for patients and guests. Duties range from light housekeeping, baking, cooking, and providing companionship to patients.

Hospice House Outdoor Grounds Volunteer

The hospice house grounds are filled with beautiful gardens that require the tender loving care of our grounds volunteers to maintain.

11th Hour Volunteer

These incredible volunteers give the gift of presence when death is imminent so that no one should have to die alone.

Grief Support

Volunteers working with the Center for Grief Education and Support are an essential part of the team. They provide grief support aftercare services for family members through phone calls, cards, clerical support, assisting with grief support groups, or providing personal support.

Office and Special Projects

Office volunteers offer clerical assistance with filing, answering phones, computer entry , mailings and working on community events such as our annual gala.

Facility-based Care

Seasons Hospice cares for our patients wherever they call home and our patient volunteers often visit patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, and other residential facilities.

Pet Therapy

Highly trained pet therapy teams consisting of therapy dogs and their owner/handlers visit patients wherever they may reside, bringing joy, contentment, and plenty of smiles.

We Honor Veterans Volunteer

Veteran volunteers provide an extraordinary kind of support and companionship to our dying veteran patients. Through bedside visits, these men and women offer a final salute and thanks for their service to our country.
Learn more about We Honor Veterans →