Hospice Life Story & Legacy Volunteer - Help Preserve a Patient’s History

Volunteer Responsibilities:

Volunteers help hospice patients record, transcribe, and organize their life stories into a written document that can be shared with their family as a meaningful keepsake.

Project Details

What You’ll Do:

• Meet one-on-one with hospice patients in their home or care community
• Record patients’ life stories and memories using audio recordings
• Use transcription software to convert recordings into text
• Edit and organize the content into a clear, respectful written document
• Visit for about one hour per week or one hour twice monthly (flexible scheduling)

Who This Is For:

• Writers, storytellers, or those who enjoy organizing written material
• Journalism, English, communications, or humanities students
• Volunteers comfortable with basic technology, typing, and light editing
• Individuals who prefer calm, meaningful, one-on-one service
• Anyone who values preserving personal history and legacy

To ensure safety and quality care, volunteers must meet the following:

• Valid Arizona Driver’s License
• Must be aged 18 or older
• Volunteers under 18 may participate with a supervising adult present
• Negative Tuberculosis (TB) test result (provided free in our office)
• Background check
• Drug screening
• Two-hour in-person training class at our office located at Baseline and Gilbert
• Take-home “open book” online training/test
• Consistency in availability once a volunteer schedule has been set

Why Volunteer:

• Use your talents to create a lasting legacy for patients and families
• Build genuine, meaningful connections
• Serve in a calm, supportive environment
• Flexible scheduling with ongoing training and support

If listening, writing, and preserving life stories speaks to you, we would love to have you join our hospice volunteer team.