Furry Friends for Patients! Become a Hospice Pet Therapy volunteer!
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Is Your Dog Itching to Make a Difference?Your certified pet can help hospice patients!Volunteering for Unity Hospice is very flexible - with many locations near you.Your dog can be a certified Therapy Dog or Canine Good Citizen. We're also happy to pass on info about how to get your dog certified.Hospice is about living and celebrating life, and making sure patients and their families receive love and support - from staff, from volunteers, and from friendly pets! Visiting with a patient or their families during this hard time can bring so much peace and comfort. You already know how amazing your dog is - let's show them off to others who can appreciate them like you do!Our volunteers receive extensive training to work in hospice, and will need a fingerprinting background check, tb and drug testing, and vaccine & certification records for their dogs. We'd be happy to share more information - please get in touch!Watch our video to learn more: Volunteering at Unity Hospice
About Unity Hospice of Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, Greater St. Louis and Houston
Founded in 1992 by Michael Klein, J.D., at his kitchen table. Unity Hospice is backed with over a decade of industry experience and excellence.Unity Hospice provides top-notch palliative care for those with life limiting illnesses along with great customer support - a combination that can't be beat!There are five areas in which you can volunteer!If you are considering volunteering in the Chicagoland area and nearby suburbs, please contact Vera at vjunge@unityhospice.comIf you are considering volunteering in Northwest Indiana, contact Shelly at Mthoms@unityhospice.comIf you are considering volunteering in Western Illinois, please contact Kelli at kgraham@unityhospice.comIf you are considering volunteering in greater St. Louis, please contact Joan at jbevirt@unityhospice.comIf you'd like to volunteer in the Houston area, contact Gemma at glaberge@unityhospice.com
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