Volunteer

Prospective Volunteer Information

Volunteers are an essential part of our hospice team! There are essentially two types of volunteer opportunities: Administrative and Direct Patient Visits.

Administrative volunteers serve in our office and fulfill duties such as:

Filing
Answering phone calls and returning voicemails
Answering the door and welcoming guests
Mailings
Data entry

Direct patient visits may include:

Providing companionship
Light housework
Reading, playing games, etc.
Prayer, if desired by the patient or family
Playing music

In accordance with state and federal regulations, and to ensure our volunteers are well prepared for this important work, ALL volunteers are onboarded much the same way as staff. This will include:

Submit an application.
Interview
Background check
TB test and drug screen
Annual Proof of flu vaccination
- OR acceptable medical/religious exemption
Confidentiality agreement
Copy of driver’s license
Copy of auto insurance card and Declaration page
12 hours orientation
- 4 hours in-person orientation
- 8 hours remote online learning
20 hours continuing education annually
- Combination of in-person, online, and other media resources

All volunteers must have access to email and some proficiency using a computer and mobile phone.

Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator (303-322-1413) if you have any questions. If you are ready to share your time and talents with us, please click the button below to access our Public Organization Page, then click “Signup For This Organization”.

Volunteer with Emmaus Catholic Hospice

Non-Cash Giving
Emmaus Catholic Hospice can accept many types of assets, including:

Privately-held corporate stock and business interests (ownership in closely-held businesses, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, or Sub-chapter S & C corporations)
Restricted securities (publicly-traded securities that may have sale restrictions)
Real estate
Tangible personal property
Royalties or copyrights
Life insurance (term, whole, universal, or variable)
Loan notes (money owed to you through loan notes)
Estate gifts (proceeds from wills or trusts)
Retirement plans (401ks, IRAs, or pension plans)
Certain oil and gas interests

Emmaus Catholic Hospice works with The Catholic Foundation to accommodate non-cash gifts.

If you would like additional information about The Catholic Foundation and how to provide non-cash gifts to Emmaus Catholic Hospice,

IRA Charitable Rollover or Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A QCD is a distribution from an IRA which is paid directly to Emmaus Catholic Hospice after the IRA owner turns 70½. An IRA owner can make QCDs of up to $100,000 annually. If your distribution counts as a QCD, the amount is not reported as taxable income on your tax return. Amounts that exceed $100,000 or don’t fit the QCD rules are typically treated as regular distributions. QCDs are also sometimes referred to as an IRA charitable rollover.

IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)

An IRA owner who has turned 72 is required to distribute a certain portion of his or her IRA every year. This is known as your RMD. If you do need the funds, donating to Emmaus Catholic Hospice is a great option.

If you would like additional information about how to provide an IRA charitable gift to Emmaus Catholic Hospice,

Retirement Plans
You may not be aware that if you name your children as the ultimate beneficiaries of your I.R.A. or Qualified Retirement Plan(s), they may only receive one-third of the total assets. By gifting all or a portion of your retirement plan(s) to a charitable organization, the full value is generally passed to the charity and may ultimately make a greater impact. The amount received by a charitable organization will be fully deductible from your estate.

Bequests
A Bequest made during your lifetime is the most common method of planned giving and enables you to distribute assets to individuals and charitable organizations in the amounts or proportions you indicate. An estate gift also provides the opportunity to make a major gift while preserving assets during a lifetime, with a reduction in federal estate taxes.

Life Insurance
A gift of Life Insurance is a simple way to make a legacy gift. You may name a charity as the beneficiary of all or a portion of a life insurance policy. A charity can also be named as the alternate or final beneficiary. At your death, all proceeds would pass immediately to the named charitable organizations. Policies originally intended to protect a spouse, child or even complete a mortgage payment may no longer be necessary. Consider how these policies may be used to help fulfill other needs or causes.

If you would like additional information about how to include Emmaus Catholic Hospice in your legacy giving,