Programs and Services
Home Hospice Visiting Program
The Home Hospice Visiting Program offers trained volunteers to support and companion the dying person and their family, perhaps enabling their caregivers to have a break. A number of these volunteers are qualified to offer healing touch if requested. VHS partners with Vancouver Coastal Health to provide this program.
For further information or to register, please contact:
Will Tessier, Coordinator of Volunteers at 604-999-1752
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Bereavement Walking Program
The Bereavement Walking Program combines exercise and companionship for those who have suffered the loss of someone important. The group walks at a casual pace for about an hour, wrapping up with a stop for coffee and continued conversation. There is no charge to participate and trained hospice volunteers join in the walk.
For further information or to pre-register, please contact:
Sue Wong at 604-731-7805,
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or
Maggy Kaplan at 604-736-0877,
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Winter session begins late January 2012.
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Read what one of our walkers has written
The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2011: Walking groups help you through grief, step by step
Bereavement Walking Program on TV
Watch this CTV coverage of our Bereavement Walking Program.
Children’s Grief and Family Support Program
The Children’s Grief and Family Support Program offers grief support for children who have experienced the death of a parent or another significant adult in their life. The adults (surviving parents or guardians) meet simultaneously in a separate room. Both groups are facilitated by qualified counsellors and trained volunteers. There is no charge to participate.
For further information or to register, please contact:
Noelle Bird at 778- 232-8272
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“Being There”
Hospice Training course, “Being There” , for anyone who would like to become a hospice volunteer or just learn about being with the dying.
Next training session: Spring 2012. Call the VHS office at 604-737-7305 for more information.
The course is approximately 25 hours and all sessions must be attended.
Fee: $130 (includes cost of the necessary criminal record check)
Healing Touch workshops
Please contact Sue Hurd at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details of upcoming workshops.
