Volunteering
Hope for Life volunteers are indispensable and key members. They play a vital role in our organization especially in the care of our patients and their families. They are caring, compassionate, and dedicated team who desire to serve. Our volunteers are thoroughly screened, extensively trained, professional and reliable.

Volunteers are a resource you can trust and depend on. Whether in your home, assisted living facility or hospital, they are a dedicated, committed, caring team who personalize their care to try and meet your needs.

Immediate need for volunteers:
  • To visit in homes and nursing homes
  • Pastors to perform counseling, funerals, address specific spiritual needs of patient or family members.
  • Phone support
  • On-call evenings and weekends in your local area.
  • Meal organizer
  • Meal preparers
  • Card and letter senders
  • Home Helper assistance. Housekeeping assistance or yard. Also, carpentry, snow shoveling, plumbing and moving assistance.
  • Bereavement Support
  • Grief support groups-Location and Leaders needed.
  • Churches to hold a local GriefShare in the following communities
    Elkhart, Warsaw, Bremen, Mishawaka, South Bend, Culver, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City and surrounding communities. (Facilitator training available).
  • Leaders for each local GriefShare group.
  • Fundraising events-Help organize, set-up, tear down, seek funds & donations, pick up items, deliver items, etc.
  • Office assistance
  • Grant Writer
  • Someone with extensive computer software knowledge particularly in Microsoft Access
  • Volunteer Social Worker a few hours per week.

    In order to Volunteer and offer your assistance, you must complete the following two forms and send them to:

    Hope for Life, Inc.
    23067 Janiper Drive
    Elkhart, Indiana 46517

    Volunteer Application
    Volunteer Questionnaire

    Letter to Prospective Volnteers from President & Founder, Mariejan Goss