HEART Volunteers

Hospice Empowerment And Recognition Team

LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Instagram: @heart.volunteers.pgh

Mission Statement:

identify, acknowledge and honor people at the end-of-life through special programs that will celebrate and honor our patients and families. 

Birthdays

Recognize patients’ birthdays in their final stages of life.

Other

Help families who recently lost a loved one or simply converse with patients.

Veterans

Recognize patients for their service to our country.

Testimonial

How has hospice volunteering changed your outlook on life?
“[It] reminds me to cherish the present memories I am making now so that I will have moments to honor later in life.

What is hospice volunteering in your own words?
“Hospice care is the emotional connections and comfort that are shared within a loved one’s last few months, weeks, or days of life.”

Why should other teenagers sign up?
“The fulfillment and warmth you feel when you are doing something meaningful for someone is an incomparable experience.”

~ a HEART Volunteer