Volunteer Opportunity Details:

A family caregiver is any unpaid person who provides physical and/or emotional care for a family member, neighbor or friend who is ill or disabled. The goal of the Family Caregiver Program is to empower, educate and support the primary caregivers of patients. We are looking for empathetic and mature volunteer interns who are interested in learning more about this emerging area of focus in health care.

The Family Caregiver Program provides an excellent opportunity for Social Work students to work first hand helping people through active listening. Students to learn about the issues that affect families when their relatives are hospitalized and how they deal with them. New York Methodist Hospital provides volunteers with both hands-on opportunities to work with caregivers as well as enriching activities to broaden their understanding of the issue.

Hands-On Experience

This aspect of the program allows each volunteer to interact with caregivers on a regular basis. Volunteers visit the rooms of newly admitted patients to speak with caregivers and offer support and information.

We are looking for empathetic and mature volunteers who are interested in assisting caregivers by providing informational and emotional support.

Family Caregiver volunteers are trained to answer questions concerning hospital and neighborhood resources, and to provide support by active listening.

If you are a good listener, compassionate and attentive, please join our team!

Requirements:
Minimum Age: 21
Minimum Time: 4 hours/week
Times: Monday-Friday 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
or weekends 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

For more information, please contact Tammy Himes, Program Coordinator at (718) 780-3166.

To Apply

An application can be completed at New York Methodist Hospital's website at www.nym.org. Click on "Community Outreach," and then "Volunteering Opportunities." Please take the time to fill out the "notes" section and let us know that you are interested in the Family Caregiver Program.

Volunteers should be mature, compassionate and good listeners.

This opportunity is sponsored by: New York Methodist Hospital

We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Companionship/Caregiver This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Health & Mental Health Other Hospitals We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning Afternoon X X Evening X X X X X Monthly

Contact Person: Tammy Himes, Program Manager, (718) 780-5397, (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

506 Sixth Street, Volunteer Department Brooklyn, NY 11215 (See a map)

Directions:

New York Methodist Hospital is located at 506 Sixth Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Park Slope Brooklyn. You can take the F train to the 7th Avenue stop and then walk three short blocks north to Sixth Street.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: F train, 7th Ave. stop,   Walk distance (in minutes): 3

Miscellaneous Information

Borough
	Brooklyn
Volunteer Shifts
	Monday-Friday, 4pm-8pm Saturday, Sunday 1-5pm