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Volunteering

Looking to make a difference in your community? Guided Path is seeking volunteers to help us serve those in need. We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available and welcome individuals of all backgrounds and skill sets to join us in making a positive impact. Contact us today to learn more about how you can involved!

Volunteer Opportunities

Supporting With Compassion

Direct Patient and Family Support:

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  • Peer to Peer Support: Provide emotional support to advanced stage cancer patients through shared lived experiences. User your personal experience with an advanced stage cancer diagnosis to connect, helping to eliminate the feelings of isolation a diagnosis can create.

  • Patient Companions: Provide companionship and emotional support to patients by visiting them in their homes, hospitals, or treatment centers. Engage in conversation, play games, or simply offer a listening ear.

  • Respite Caregivers: Allow family caregivers some much-needed time away by providing temporary assistance with errands, housekeeping, or childcare.

  • Transportation Assistance: Assist patients with transportation to and from appointments or treatments, ensuring they can access essential medical care.

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Support Services and Administration:

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  • Administrative Support: Assist with clerical tasks, data entry, or answering phones, freeing up staff time for direct patient support.

  • Event Planning and Fundraising: Help organize fundraising events, grant applications, or awareness campaigns to secure funding for Guided Path's programs.

  • Website and Social Media Management: Contribute to maintaining the website and social media presence, raising awareness about Guided Path's services and resources.

  • Board Member: Help lead by actively providing oversight, accountability, and high-level strategy for the organization (may require certain qualifications). 

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Special Skills and Expertise:

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  • Advanced Stage Cancer Support Group Facilitator: Offer trained professional emotional support, practical guidance, social connection and empowerment to patients and families dealing with an advanced stage cancer diagnosis in a group setting or virtual meeting.

  • Art Therapists or Music Therapists: Offer creative therapy sessions for patients and families to express themselves and find emotional release.

  • Complementary Therapists: Provide licensed massage therapy, reiki, or other complementary therapies to promote relaxation and well-being for patients (depending on regulations and facility permissions).

  • Bereavement Support Volunteers: Offer support and understanding to families grieving the loss of a loved one after their death.

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Professional Services Support:

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  • Legal Assistance: Provide licensed legal assistance with end-of-life preparations, such as; wills, powers of attorney, advanced directives, trusts and more).

  • Property Care Support: Donate licensed staff and time to assist with general upkeep of a patient’s home (lawncare services, electrical services, plumbing services, heating and air services, house-cleaning services, carpentry services, etc.).

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