Areas
Volunteering Opportunities
Ms. Salitha Abraham, Volunteer
Volunteers of all age groups are invaluable to DEAN Foundation Hospice & Palliative Care Centre. The time and unique talents they offer, add to the quality of life of our patients. Each volunteer receives extensive training whether you choose to work directly with patients and families or volunteer for the programme's many other needs.
There are many ways to volunteer at our Centre and make a contribution to your community :
Fundraising
- Keep Collection Boxes in strategic places, send Proposals, Letters, Emails, make Power Point Presentations to prospective donors
- Organize Events like First Day First Show, an evening with a Film Star, a Musical, etc., Liaison with the Media
- Create Awareness on the Philosophy of Hospice and Palliative Care, Talk to School and College students
Administration
- Handle Phone calls
- Update registers
- Bulk mailing
- Actively partake in the activities/celebrations of the Trust
- Co-ordinate with other Volunteers and handle their Induction Programme
- Network with other NGOs, Doctors, Educational Institutions and correspond regularly
- Maintain Customer Data Base for Research purposes
- Maintain the Website, Increase DEAN Foundation's presence on Social Media
- Bring out Newsletters/Write Articles
- Improve and Increase Patient Referrals
Creating Awareness
Create awareness about helping those facing end-of-life issues in schools, workplaces, faith based organizations, communities and at formal and informal gatherings.
Patient Care
- Provide support to family during acute or terminal phase of illness
- Available to visit and maintain vigil with dying person, if appropriate
- Organize donation in kind like food packets, clothes, medical accessories, etc. and distribute the same to patients
- Facilitate Support groups
- Make telephone calls or visit bereaved family members, write personalized bereavement notes, and assist with bereavement support groups.
Ms.Nalini Senapathi at a Patient's Home
Our endeavour is to provide every Indian the basic Human Right to Palliative Care, to die with dignity and without pain.
We invite you to visit us at your convenience and see for yourself the work we do. We look forward to your patronage, that much needed support, which would enable us to carry on our work effectively. We assure you that by associating with our institution you will make a big difference to a totally uncared for segment of our society, who are out of sight and suffering in the isolation of their homes.