Volunteer

Bangor Area Visiting Nurses (BAVN) relies on volunteers for both its Hospice of Eastern Maine and Pathfinders: Support for grieving children programs. In addition, BAVN is grateful to have volunteers who provide clerical support in the office.

Hospice programs across the country have been effective due to the involvement of volunteers who provide patients and families with emotional support, respite, transportation, meal preparation, companionship, childcare, and errand running. Volunteers complete a comprehensive training course, complemented by regular in service education programs.

Call Wayne Melanson, Director of Volunteer Services, at 973-8269 for an application packet. A pre-training interview is required.

Volunteers are also fundamental in the Pathfinders Program: This program offers support to grieving children and their families. Specially trained volunteers serve as facilitators, offering age appropriate opportunities for children and their family members both to express their grief and learn about the grieving process and develop new coping skills to handle their losses. Please click here to view volunteer opportunities at Pathfinders.

In addition to volunteers that help patients and families, HOEM volunteers in various capacities that include fundraising, baking, providing community education and giving clerical support to HOEM staff. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or learning about becoming a volunteer with HOEM, please call 973-8269.

Hospice of Eastern Maine offers services within a 25-mile radius of Bangor.. Volunteer services are also offered in the Lincoln and Millinocket areas. HOEM is a community-based program licensed by the State of Maine, certified by Medicare and Medicaid. For more information, please call 973-8269 or 1-800-350-8269.