Teens Give and Receive
What do teen Volunteers GIVE at Casey House?
- Help with administrative duties such as answering the phones, putting away boxes, organizing the supply and linen closets
- Provide bedside presence and offer lavender oil hand massage to patients and their caregivers
- Help patients document their lives through projects such as video-taping, journaling, or scrap booking
- Participate in agency special events and fundraisers
What will teen volunteers RECEIVE?
- Understanding of end-of-life care and how it works
- General knowledge of the stages and processes affiliated with a terminal diagnosis
- Recognize personal grief and learn about the feelings that can accompany grief and personal loss
- Understand the responsibility volunteers have to maintain the standards and privacy of Montgomery Hospice and its patients
- Understanding of how to support patients who are very ill in meaningful ways
What are the requirements for participation?
- Student must be at least 17 years old and/or going into the eleventh grade.
- Teen must complete required face-to-face interview and paperwork (download paperwork) before registering for the training class.
- Teens need to complete a 4-hour volunteer training program
- Student is responsible for providing his/her own transportation to and from Casey House.
- Students are required to contact their volunteer manager in the event they are not able to volunteer on their assigned day.
How to apply?
Download the paperwork, sign the forms and have your parents review them, mail them to the following address and we will contact you to schedule an interview:
Montgomery Hospice
Volunteer Services Office
1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20854
