Individual Volunteer Opportunities

  • Card Maker: Make cards for birthdays and bereaved families.
  • Camp Magic: Assist with a summer weekend camp for bereaved families.
  • Carpentry: Help families by building ramps, beds, and rails (licensed contractors only).
  • Child Care: Care for young children of our families while they attend support group meetings (siblings only).
  • Handy Persons: Assist families with household repairs and upkeep.
  • Homemaking Tasks: Light housekeeping, dishes, and laundry.
  • Meal Preparation: Prepare and freeze meals for Edmarc families.
  • Office Assistant: Perform office duties, such as making copies, answering phones, and compiling reports.
  • Peace Pal: Help out at support group meetings by organizing rooms, greeting families, setting up for dinner, and helping clean up.
  • Peace by Piece Support Group Facilitator: Make a difference in the life of a child who’s lost a loved one by giving a few hours each month.
  • Photographer/Videographer: Document Edmarc events and activities .
  • Public Relations Assistant: Help with PR duties, including writing news releases, staffing information booths, and serving as a back-up for speaking engagements.
  • Sharing Hobbies and Special Interests: Reading, gardening, music, sports, travel, crafts, etc.
  • Special Events Assistant: Help coordinate our family events, provide clerical support, solicit sponsors, or pick up donations.
  • Support Group Facilitator: Serve as a facilitator or as a co-facilitator for children’s or parents’ support groups.
  • Translator: Bridge language barriers between staff and families.
  • Transportation: Drive our families to special events, support group meetings, and other activities. Assist with package pick-up/delivery during the holidays and for special events.
  • Yard Work: Help families clean up and maintain their yards. Assist with the maintenance and upkeep of Edmarc’s gardens.

Group Volunteer Opportunities

Edmarc Hospice for Children provides support services and hosts a number of annual events for families in need. Your group can help. Consider sponsoring Edmarc as a community service project. Contact the volunteer coordinator by email at volunteer@edmarc.org or at 757.967.9251, ext. 203, if you are interested in any of the volunteer opportunities below. Other ideas are welcome!

  • Help plan and run our family events, such as our fall festival, spring fling, and picnics.
  • Assist with set-up and supplies for Camp M.A.G.I.C., a therapeutic camping weekend for bereaved families.
  • Coordinate or help with our Christmas-related events (party, caroling, wrapping gifts and helping with pick up and delivery, etc.)
  • Sponsor fund-raising events.
  • Donate or assemble and deliver holiday food baskets.
  • Host Peace by Piece support group meetings for grieving children and teens.
  • Provide tickets for our patients and their families to attend special events.
  • Hold annual events to bring families together, giving them a reason to celebrate common bonds.
  • Supply some of the  items featured on Edmarc’s “Wish Lists.”
  • Offer one-on-one volunteer support to patients, siblings and parents.