Services
Advanced Care Planning
Grief Group Online
Death Café
Lending Library
Individual Assistance
Our visiting volunteer program is a valuable service where trained volunteers offer companionship to palliative patients in the community.
Visiting volunteers provide much-needed respite for caregivers and a kind and compassionate presence for individuals in need of emotional and practical support.
Our volunteers undergo a comprehensive hospice training course that teaches skills such as active listening and empathic communication. They are also equipped to offer practical support; from advance care planning and navigating palliative resources within the community, to helping with small tasks such as providing transportation to appointments and shopping. Above all, the volunteer is someone who will listen and provide compassionate emotional support.
- We help connect caregivers to resources and community supports.
- Respite. Volunteers are able to sit with a persons loved one while they take a break, visit with a friend, or run errands.
- Educational workshops which run once a month
- Fiber arts group every Tuesday from 1-3pm. Caregivers are invited to socialize and enjoy some self care.
- Peer to Peer support every last Wednesday of the month. Those caring for individuals who have a life altering illness are invited to share their experiences with like minded peers.
For those uncomfortable discussing grief in a group setting, TRHN offers one-on-one facilitator-led or peer-to-peer sessions. These sessions can include a calm chat over a cup of coffee or a more intensive programs such as the Grief Recovery Method described below. In any case, grief support is tailored to the wants and needs of the client and we hope to offer consolation that connects with community, culture, or any other valuable connection clients benefit from.
The Grief Recovery Method is a program for those who don’t feel comfortable in a group setting and prefer to work 1 on 1. This 7-8 session format offers a safe, evidence-based environment for those grieving to take effective and lasting action, no matter the type of loss experienced. These are led by Grief Recovery Method Specialists, trained, and certified by the Grief Recovery Institute.
Our belief is that no one should die alone unless that is their preference. Volunteers can sit with clients and help them through their end-of-life journey, providing comfort and reassurance. Even if it is just holding space or holding their hand, or listening to music or reading with them, we will do our best to be present in those final hours.
People living with declining health often have unmet needs and social isolation resulting in poor quality of life. Many must make life changing decisions to accommodate new life realities. Getting around the community can become intensely challenging, and many do not know the services that are available to assist them. All of these things influence how people manage their health. Nav-Care volunteer navigators are trained to help with these needs.
What Can Nav-Care Volunteers Do?
- Help locate local services and resources to help manage declining health
- Help you get to where you need to go
- Assist you in re-engaging in hobbies and other interests
- Talk you through important decisions and future plans
- Help relieve feelings of loneliness, isolation, and anxiety
- Offer one-on-one relationships tailored to your needs
- Book appointments
Hike for Hospice is a unique national fundraising event that takes place across Canada and brings together hospice organizations to raise funds and awareness in their community. TRHN hosts this popular event in May with the proceeds going to charitable programs such as Rainbows Canada . Each year, thousands of ‘hikers’ will participate in events put on by their local hospice or palliative care organizations.
Why host a Hike?
To raise much needed funds for hospice palliative care in Canada, to raise awareness of the many challenges faced in hospice palliative care, and to promote the phenomenal work that all volunteers and professionals in the field perform daily. Funds raised through the Hike ensure that more Canadians receive the palliative care they need. All the funds raised stay in your community.
Who can host a Hike?
Registered charities, non-profit organizations, or government organizations (such as a public health department) that provide programs or services in hospice palliative care that can demonstrate that all proceeds from the Hike for Hospice Palliative Care fundraising event will be used to support these programs and services.
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This non-denominational service is organized by the Terrace Regional Hospice Network each December. This event is open to all community members and brings together those who have suffered the loss of a loved one (recent or otherwise) or those looking for a place to grieve amongst community. It plays a healing role for participants in their journey towards grief recovery during what can be a difficult time of year.
This program is supported and sustained by community members and our volunteers who demonstrate support by donating their time as guest speakers, readers, those with musical talents.
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