Volunteers are the Foundation of Hospice Awards

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The Volunteers are the Foundation of Hospice Awards recognize hospice volunteers who best reflect the universal concept of volunteerism in its truest sense – serving as inspiration to others. Recipients of these awards have demonstrated considerable commitment in terms of time, amount of responsibility assumed, and longevity; have made a notable impact by significantly strengthening a hospice program or the lives of patients/families served; and have undergone substantial personal growth as hospice volunteers.

The call for volunteer nominees for the 2024 Volunteers Are The Foundation Of Hospice Awards is now closed.

The awards will be presented during NHPCO’s 2024 Annual Leadership Conference, September 16 – 18, 2024 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO. It is hoped that the honorees will be able to accept the award in person. We will begin notifying award winners in late July. We will begin notifying award winners in late July.

Furst Group and NuBrick Partners are proud to sponsor the Volunteers are the Foundation of Hospice Awards with NHPCO and the MyNHPCO Awards Committee.

The awards are given annually in five categories:

- - Patient/Family Service, for volunteers working directly with patients, their families, and loved ones. Note:  We understand this has been a unique year.  Be creative!
  - Organizational Support, for volunteers whose work supports the organization as a whole; may include fundraising, board service, outreach and/or administrative support. Note: while we realize these organizational support volunteers may also be serving in patient support roles, this award focuses on non-patient support related contributions.
  - Specialized Volunteer Service, for volunteers who have supported hospice and palliative care patients and families primarily through a specialized volunteer program (or combination of programs) such as professional roles, pediatric care, pet therapy, bereavement support, spiritual support, massage and other complementary therapies, etc. NOTE:  There is a new, separate category for We Honor Veterans Program Volunteers
  - Young Leader, for high school and college students whose volunteer contributions have made a significant impact on the hospice and palliative care organization. Nominees for this category must be between the ages of 14 and 22. Because this category is for volunteers who may be with the hospice for a limited amount of time, the criteria for longevity of service is taken into consideration.
  - We Honor Veterans Volunteer Service, for volunteers serving their organization primarily in the We Honor Veterans Program. The Nominee’s organization must be at least a Level 1 We Honor Veterans partner and the nominee must be a Veteran of or currently enlisted in a branch of the US Military.

The MyNHPCO Awards Committee reviews the nominations and selects the honorees.

Please read about our past awardees:

2023 Volunteer Honorees
2022 Volunteer Honorees
2021 Volunteer Honorees