Volunteer :: The Cedars Cancer Institute

We invite you to join our special team of volunteers.

Use your experiences and skills to make a meaningful contribution to your community!

Who are Cedars CanSupport volunteers?

Our volunteers are compassionate individuals, 18 years of age and over, who want to make a positive difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families through sharing, caring and connecting with them.

Many of our volunteers are former cancer patients and their family members.

Our volunteers receive specialized training and a choice of volunteer roles to fit their experiences, skills, personality and availability.

A special caring through sharing…

We encourage, you, the cancer survivor, to join our volunteer team and share what you have experienced to give hope to the newly diagnosed.

Quoting our volunteers…

“Giving back is important to me.”

“As a cancer survivor, I give hope to the patients.”

“As a volunteer, I get as much from the encounters as the patients and families.”

What are the types of volunteer opportunities at Cedars CanSupport?

Emotional Support for Patients and Their Families

·         As a survivor, give peer support by connecting with the newly diagnosed either by phone, e-mail or face-to-face.

·         All volunteers are invited to engage in supportive conversation and active listening at the hospital.

Information and Resource Centres

·         Assist Resource Centre Coordinator.

·         Organize and perform office tasks.

·         Organize library and lend support books, CDs and DVDs.

·         Assist with Public Lectures on cancer topics.

·         Assist Cancer Education Coordinator.

·         Access online cancer and support information.

Practical Assistance for Patients and Their Families

·         Greet and inform the newly diagnosed about available resources.

·         Assist doctors by bringing patients into the examination rooms.

·         Drive patients to and from oncology medical appointments.

Support Group Co-Facilitator

·         Co-facilitate support groups and workshops with professional staff.

Social Activities for Patients and Their Families

·         Organize and serve refreshments, while engaging in friendly conversation.

·         Bake and/or serve sweets for Tea Time program and holiday refreshment carts.

·         Facilitate art activities, games and/or movies for the hospitalized.

Volunteers are our greatest resource!

Download and print the Cedars CanSupport Volunteer Application form.

Call or drop by Monday through Friday.

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