Emory Hospice Outreach, Perspectives, and Engagement
Career Development & Networking
The main initiative of Emory HOPE has been to connect student volunteers with hospice patients for long-term patient interaction and care. When the start of the pandemic paused our ability to participate in in-person hospice volunteering, HOPE shifted to offer tele-volunteering to provide emotional support and companionship for older adults (primarily in care facilities) who have especially felt the impact of the pandemic and isolation. Now, in addition to maintaining our tele-volunteering, we have been returning to providing in-person hospice volunteering opportunities for our members.