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Hello and Welcome! Here you can learn about our service, our volunteers, and how you can get involved. Take a look around and if you see something that interests you, please fill in our online application form. We look forward to welcoming you to our team soon! |
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Companionship & Respite Volunteers
Our Companionship and Respite Volunteers provide in-home personalised support to people and their family/caregivers. Our volunteers provide emotional support to those struggling with the emotional toll of their illness and aim to improve feelings of isolation and loneliness. Our volunteers providing a listening ear and a comforting presence during a difficult time.
Respite volunteers allow family members to take time for self-care or other responsibilities.
Transport Volunteers
Our Transport Volunteers provide free transport to and from essential medical and specialist appointments. Transport volunteers use their own car to transport people and receive 0.65c reimbursement for each km travelled.
Biography Volunteers
We believe that everyone's story deserves to be cherished and preserved. Through our personal legacy writing service, we offer individuals facing palliative care the opportunity to document their life stories, memories, and wisdom. We train our volunteers in the art of capturing and preserving precious narratives, providing a lasting legacy for loved ones and future generations to cherish.
Grief Support Group Volunteers
Our Grief Support Group Volunteers provide group sessions for people experiencing bereavement due to illness, offering a compassionate space for individuals to share their experiences, receive emotional support, and find comfort during a difficult time.
Fundraising Volunteers
Our Fundraising Volunteers help extend our services by being actively involved with the planning and implementation of fundraising activities such as Bunnings BBQ's, raffles, and promotional events to help raise awareness of our services within the Maitland Community.
Volunteer Board Members
Our service is guided and governed by a dedicated group of Volunteer Board Members, while Volunteer Administrative Support helps optimise our operations.
Our team consists of 8 Board Members, including the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Administrator, Secretary, Treasurer, and 3 general Board Members.
Our Mission is to deliver empathetic Volunteer Support and assistance that, via their intervention, enhances quality of life. The level of care provided, aims to alleviate many challenges on their end-of-life journey, faced by both the person diagnosed with the terminal illness, and their family and loved ones.
