Volunteering

Brattleboro Area Hospice trains and utilizes volunteers to help with people receiving hospice services in Brattleboro and the Deerfield Valley areas.
Call 802-257-0775
e-mail: brattleborohospice@verizon.net

COASEV utilizes volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program, for the Senior Companions program, and occasionally for other activities. Please call the Senior HelpLine 1-800-642-5119 for further details.

RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, connects seniors who would like to volunteer with community groups who can use their skills and willingness. Each chapter has a variety of programs and other volunteer opportunities.
In Windsor County – 802-885-2083
In Windham County – 802-254-7515

Volunteers in Action connects people wanting to volunteer with a variety of service opportunities in the town of Windsor and surrounding area. Call VIA at 674-5971.

Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire is looking for volunteers to make “good day” phone calls to patients, install health monitoring equipment at patient homes, visit with hospice patients, provide office support, assist with community health clinics and events, and knit, crochet, or quilt patient lap robes. Call (888) 300-8853, e-mail vnah@vnavnh.org or visit www.vnavnh.org (Orange, Windsor and Windham Counties).

Vermont Sunshine
A letter writing group for the homebound. To join, write Bev Grimes, 225 Plateau Acres, Bradford, VT 05033.