Volunteer

You are needed...Join the VNACJ Volunteer Program! Feel the Joy!

VNACJ was founded by volunteers in 1912. Today, our volunteers continue to be an important complement to our health care professionals, administrators and office staff. If you have a few hours a week and a will to make a difference, we invite you to join our dedicated volunteers in service to our community.

The VNACJ volunteer program is led by a full-time professional who will help you discover and find satisfaction in the job that suits you best. Here are some of the ways you can help.

Be a hospice volunteer

Provide companionship, lend a listening ear, run an errand, prepare a meal, read a book, write a letter, share a laugh, treasure a memory or simply be a much needed and appreciated presence who allows respite for a loving caregiver.

Volunteer training classes are offered for residents of Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties, who are interested in working with the VNACJ Hospice, a service that focuses on comfort, support and dignity in caring for the terminally ill. The hospice program seeks volunteers aged 18 or older to visit with patients and their families or to assist in office work.

• Provide Bereavement Support Assist with hand-written sympathy cards and letters to bereaved family members. Remind survivors of memorial services and bereavement support meetings. Assist with memorial services.
• Be a Comfort Caller Volunteers make support calls to family members identified by VNACJ staff, providing a compassionate ear for patients and families.
• Join Gloria's Crafters Our Arts and Crafts group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month to create gift items for patients and families.
• Plant a Memory Garden Volunteers bring flowers to plant in honor of hospice patients on the grounds of hospice headquarters.
• Take part in "Hearts of Remembrance Children's Day" A special day of remembrance for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
• Bring a Smile Take your Registered Pet Therapy dog on visits to patients.

More volunteer opportunities

• Spread Cheer to needy families at holiday time by wrapping and distributing gifts donated by the community to the Adopt-a-Family Program.
• Assist the 'Gifts from the Heart Fund' Founded to help meet patients' personal needs or last wishes that are not met by other resources. Volunteers assist with fundraising, events and special craft items.
• Lend Your Office Skills Type, file, assemble information packets, or provide telephone support. Send birthday cards and help with mailings.
• Join the Thrift Shop Volunteer for the VNACJ Thrift Shop in Manasquan; ring a sale, sort and tag, schedule volunteers, and greet customers.
• Help to Run Special Events Assist with check-in, registration and greeting at events such as the Golf Classic, Holiday House Tour, Children's Fair, and Holiday Tree Lighting.
• Reach Out to the Community Assist with greeting and clerical activities at health fairs, community events and flu immunization clinics.
• Be a VNACJ Jr. Volunteer! Seniors love to be around young people and so do we! We have lots of opportunities for you to volunteer and make a difference in someone's life. At VNACJ, you can make crafts, help out with office work, assist with special events, read to children, or join the VNACJ Manasquan Thrift Shop volunteers - reach out to the community and be involved. Give us a call to discover all the ways you can help.

Bring the joy of volunteering into your life!