VNHS| Hospice Atlanta Volunteer Program
Volunteering with Visiting Nurse|Hospice Atlanta is a great way to feel a part of your community! When you choose to give of your time and service to our VNHS community, know that you are giving back to the community, building new relationships, and supporting our mission and services. Visiting Nurse and Hospice Atlanta are grateful to our volunteers who contribute to the success our programs!
Ways You Can Make A Difference
Direct Patient Volunteers
- Visit with patients and families in their homes
Volunteers go into the homes of our patients, clients and members, and spend time with them, doing a variety of activities, with the most important being spending time with the patient. Whether it is listening to their stories, enjoying their favorite movie or music, reading a story, it is about being a friend on their journey and provide a comforting presence. - Family Respite Support
Family care giving is an exhausting job. Our valuable volunteers provide Respite Support by sitting with our patient while their care giver takes a much-needed break. Whether they go run the errands they are unable to do, or simply rest, our volunteers provide the caregiver respite, and welcomed companionship to our patient. - Veteran-to-Veteran Volunteer Visits
As a proud partner with the national program, We Honor Veterans, Hospice Atlanta is committed to providing end-of-life care that meets the unique needs of our Nation’s Veterans and their families. Through this program, veterans dedicate their time to visiting the Veterans that are in our services, to share stories together, visiting as together, as companions who have also served. The patients are given a pin in honor of their service to our country. - Pet Peace of Mind Program
Help our hospice patients and their furry friends by playing or walking them on a visit. Your support helps our patients be able to have their pets stay together during this time of need, in the place they call home. We are also participate in the national program Pet Peace of Mind. Through this program and your support, we are able to provide services such as pet sitting, picking up and delivering food and supplies, changing the litter box, and dogs for walks.
In-Direct Patient Volunteers
- Administrative Support for Patient Care
Preparing all that’s needed for our clinicians to provide quality care to patients is a busy job! Our administrative support volunteers are always needed! These volunteer jobs are office-based and provide the much-needed project support like patient correspondence, preparing patient documentation for home visits and much more. - Bereavement Department Support for Loved Ones
These volunteers support our bereavement department with communication with the bereaved families and loved ones. Ranging from correspondence through mailings, phone calls to loved ones, and participating in support services after a patient has died, these volunteer services are so valuable to our bereaved community. - Annual Bereavement Camp Volunteers
Camp STARS, a bereavement camp for families held at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA, is offered two weekends a year to our bereaved community. This camp provides a safe environment for children and adults to share their feelings and learn how to grieve in an emotionally healthy way, while having fun and connecting exactly where they are in their grief process. Volunteers make this weekend special to our bereaved families, by volunteering for all stages of a camp weekend! From helping get settled into their cabins, to assisting with all sorts of fun camp activities. - Support Our Community Education Program: Speaker’s Bureau
We have an educational series focused on key healthcare topics for our community organizations, including senior centers, doctors’ offices, clubs, civic groups or houses of worship. - Event Team Support
Our volunteers help us support our hardworking caregivers, at company-sponsored employee appreciation events. Support our event team with your event planning talents, resources and relationships to help grow our mission! - Patient Care Packages
Help our our patients, clients and members by assembling our Start of Care packets that go directly to their homes. Visiting Nurse Health System serves our community that may have functional impairments and live on a fixed/limited income. And with your help, our patients/clients/members can better maintain their hygiene, health, and dignity.
Items we currently need for our patients, clients or members:
- Nutritional Drinks
- Bottled Water
- Shelf-stable Meals
- Adult Disposable Undergarments: diapers and pull-ups/briefs in sizes Adult Small to Adult 3X, male and female (**Must be in original sealed packaging)
- Outerwear: Coats, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves
- Toiletry Care Packages: toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, unscented lotions, lip balm, sunscreen, body wash, wipes, hand sanitizer; emery board and nail clippers, sugar free cough drops, unscented lip balm, unscented deodorant (non-aerosol), Kleenex
- Blankets
For more information, please email us.
How to Become a VNHS Volunteer
We are enrolling new volunteers now! Our volunteer coordinator matches your interests, area of expertise and special skills with the needs of our patients. Although no previous experience is required, we do invest deeply in our volunteers training and on-boarding processes, as valued support members for our programs. We provide training, a background check, finger printing, drug testing, TB test screening, COVID-19 vaccine required.
If you have questions about our volunteer programs or your assignment please email our volunteer coordinator, Lisa, or call her at (404)215-6051.
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⭐ Camp STARS 2026 is getting ready to shine! ⭐
Our Camp STARS volunteers and facilitators came together Saturday for a meaningful training workshop to prepare for our campers this November!
From learning and sharing ideas, together our volunteers planned grief-group activities designed to help children and families connect, express their feelings and grow through their journeys of grief. 💙
Prepared for Camp weekend, filled with moments that matter, these dedicated leaders are ready to make Camp STARS a meaningful and memorable experience for our families.
Thank you to our amazing Camp STARS volunteers and facilitators for showing up with heart and purpose!
We’re so grateful for the heart, creativity and compassion our Camp STARS volunteers bring to this special weekend. ⭐
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First in Georgia!
Visiting Nurse is proud to announce that our HeartCare at Home™ program is the first home health program in Georgia certified by the American Heart Association® for Home Health–Heart Failure care.
Because heart failure care doesn’t stop when a patient leaves the hospital. This certification reflects our commitment to evidence-based, high-quality care and our dedicated clinicians who bring specialized heart failure support directly to patients where they are most comfortable, in the place they call home.
After 78 years, we’re proud to continue advancing care at home. ❤️
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We are so grateful for our volunteers who give their time, compassion and heart to serve our patients and families in need.
What a beautiful reminder of the lasting impact a caring volunteer can make through companionship, connection and simply being present.
Thank you to our volunteers for the meaningful difference you make for our patients and families every day.
Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta was proud to celebrate National Assisted Living Week all month long, with celebrations honoring the national theme “Shining Through the Years.”
We enjoyed celebrating with the residents and team at Brookdale Carrollton, GA, honoring the lives, stories and connections that make every year meaningful. (pictured below)
#NationalAssistedLivingWeek #ShiningThroughTheYears #HospiceAtlanta #VisitingNurseHealthSystem #BrookdaleCarrollton #SeniorCare #CommunityCare
🌟Congratulations to our Employee of the Month! 🌟
Please join us in celebrating our Hospice Atlanta Nurse Tasha for her dedication, hard work and commitment to our Hospice Atlanta patients and families. We thank you for all you do for our patients, families and team!
👏 Congratulations, Tasha!
Team Hospice Atlanta proudly participated in this year`s Kaiser Permanente’s Run, Walk & Roll 5K! As a valued healthcare partner, we are grateful for the opportunity to join forces and come together to support health, wellness and a healthier community.
Thank you to everyone who represented Hospice Atlanta and Visiting Nurse Health System. We are proud to support events that bring our healthcare partners and community together to in health!
#HospiceAtlanta #VisitingNurseHealthSystem #KaiserPermanente #RunWalkAndRoll #CommunityHealth #HealthAndWellness #HealthyCommunity #AtlantaCommunity #HealthcarePartners
Georgia is aging. Are we ready?
Join Visiting Nurse Health System`s Healthcare Champions for The Future of Aging at Home-What Georgia Must Do Next, Friday, October 9, as we bring healthcare, business, philanthropy and public policy leaders together for an important conversation about the future of aging in our state.
We’ll explore how Georgia can strengthen infrastructure, encourage innovation, build collaboration and shape policies that support people aging at home.
Hosted by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, featuring Bill A. Dombi as our keynote speaker.
Friday, October 9, 2026
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Complimentary Executive Luncheon Space is limited
Let’s shape what comes next, together.
#HealthcareChampions #AgingAtHome #AgingInGeorgia #VisitingNurseHealthSystem #HealthcareLeadership
Hospice Atlanta was proud to be out in the community today at JenCare Riverdale’s Patient Appreciation Event!
Visiting Nurse Health System / Hospice Atlanta is proud to partner with JenCare, bringing care, education and resources to our Atlanta communities, and working together to improve patients` quality of life, through both Palliative Care and Hospice programs.
Through these dynamic partnerships, we help our communities thrive, by allowing us to move beyond simply providing services, truly making a difference through quality healthcare and better results for the patients and families we serve.
#ValueBasedCare #ACO #PatientCenteredCare #PalliativeCare #HospiceCare #CommunityHealth #HealthcarePartnerships #VisitingNurseHealthSystem #JenCare
At Visiting Nurse, the work we do is mission-driven.
Every visit, every conversation and every act of care is an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life and to serve our community when it matters most.
This Labor Day, we’re grateful for our employees who keep moving forward, showing up and making a difference every day.
Thank you for all you do.
#LaborDay #MissionDriven #visitingnursehealthsystem #HealthcareHeroes #ServingOurCommunity See less
At Visiting Nurse Health System and Hospice Atlanta, we’re honored to care for the veterans in our community, recognizing not only their healthcare needs, but the lives, sacrifices and service that shaped who they are.
From bringing compassionate care into their home, we’re committed to making sure those who served our country are treated with the dignity, respect and gratitude they deserve.
We are honored to serve those who served. 🇺🇸
#Veterans #HonoringVeterans #HospiceAtlanta #VisitingNurseHealthSystem #VeteransCare #CommunityCare
