Volunteers are the lifeblood at Friends of Hopewell House

Friends of Hopewell House is primarily a volunteer-based organization that relies on people who are compassionate and willing to share their time and talents. At Hopewell House volunteers bring emotional, spiritual and practical support to those in our care. This beautiful home allows for volunteers across many areas, including resident support, greeters, gardeners, crafters and many more to contribute to a nurturing sanctuary for those at end-of-life.

The home is scheduled for renovations in early 2022 with an expected completion and re-opening in summer 2022. We encourage you to learn more about our community of friends and if interested complete the online application form. All of our volunteers are carefully screened, interviewed, and trained.

Volunteer Opportunities

Resident Care Volunteers

At the bedside, volunteers bring calm presence and undivided, mindful attention. They read aloud, provide companionship, and healing touch. They give support, levity, and joy. They assist nursing staff with care needs and sit vigil. Most importantly, volunteers stay alert to the many, often subtle, ways that residents voice needs providing residents, and families with the most comfortable and compassionate end-of-life experience possible. Coming summer 2022

Gardening Volunteers

Volunteers maintain gardens, arrange flowers for the home. Special projects and on-going help is needed. Coming Spring 2022

Handicraft Volunteers (Knit/Crochet & Quilt Programs)

Interested in making a quilt or perhaps knitting or crocheting a lap blanket, prayer shawl or hat we’re accepting donations now. Current Opportunity.

Find out more

Administrative Support Volunteers

Volunteers are critical to behind-the-scenes operations. They organize and implement special events, acknowledge donors, carry out administrative and communication tasks, and support the full range of integrated services including some database support work. Current Opportunity.

Other Volunteer Opportunities Coming Summer 2022

Massage therapy volunteers
Licensed cosmetologist volunteers
Animal assisted activity volunteer
Greeters
Kitchen and laundry support (household volunteers)

Are You Interested In Joining Our Volunteer Team?

We value and welcome volunteers from a variety of cultures, identities, customs, and beliefs and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse community of residents and volunteers. Each volunteer’s unique life perspective and personality is what makes each of our volunteers so valuable, and makes such an impact on a patient's care team.

Benefits You’ll Receive

Careful matching of your interests, skills, and experiences with available volunteer opportunities
In-depth orientation to our mission, values and vision, experiential training in the fields of death and dying, mindful, compassionate care and related topics
Onsite mentoring from veteran volunteers
Regular peer support circles, monthly in-services, facilitated by field and volunteer experts
Flexibility in assignment scheduling, duration, and intensity
Supportive relationships with an exceptional care team, experts in hospice and palliative care, and other volunteers

Next Steps:

If this opportunity is interesting to you we encourage you to come back often to our page to check out the seminar series we will be launching in early 2022, to sign up to take a tour of the building, hear more about our mission, vision or learn how you might contribute to this vibrant and growing community. Please use the link below to complete our digital application form, or contact us using the email system below if you prefer a had copy application. We will be in touch once we receive your application. Thank you!

A great way to share your time and talents (from home!) by creating colorful quilts, lap blankets and prayer shawls for the comfort of hospice patients during their time at Hopewell House. Patients will be offered a quilt of their choice, handmade by generous and creative community members who have donated their time, talents and materials. Each quilt will remain with the patient during their care and their family will be invited to take the quilt home with them upon the patient’s death. Knitted (or crocheted) lap blankets, prayer shawls, beanies and slippers will be offered as a gift to patients and family members as well.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to brighten the day of those we will never meet! And, for passing along this information to others that may have an interest in getting involved.

Follow these steps to join us:

Complete the Volunteer Interest Form and return to Julie MacKenzie at: communications.craft@fhhpdx.org
Sign up for the monthly Kick Off Meeting (via Zoom)
Get started!

Volunteers are the lifeblood at Friends of Hopewell House

Volunteer Opportunities

Resident Care Volunteers

Gardening Volunteers

Handicraft Volunteers (Knit/Crochet & Quilt Programs)

Administrative Support Volunteers

Other Volunteer Opportunities Coming Summer 2022

The love and care that patients in their final days have found, and will find, at Hopewell House is a cherished “final gift.” For the patients’ friends and family, it is a lasting gift, just as it will be between — and across — generations to come.

Are You Interested In Joining Our Volunteer Team?

Complete our volunteer application

Got Questions?

Email Our Volunteer Manager, Crystal A.

Quilt, Knit, and Crochet Program

Quilt Making

Crocheting & Knitting

Crocheting & Knitting

Crocheting & Knitting

Crocheting & Knitting

Crocheting & Knitting

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