Volunteer applications are open until February 25
They will close at noon
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at Zen Caregiving Project. Our annual New Volunteer Training is scheduled to be held in April 2025 (please see dates below), and we are currently accepting applications until 12:00 pm, noon (Pacific Time), on Tuesday, February 25. Please read the Volunteer FAQs for more in-depth information before you start your application.
Please enter the application portal here. As you begin filling out your application, reflect deeply on each question and take your time answering them. You may save your progress to edit your application at a later date before you submit the form. You must be available to attend all the Volunteer Training sessions in April and May in order to join this cohort.
Volunteer Training will be held on the following dates:
Wednesday and Thursday evening: April 23 and 24 (5 pm to 10 pm)
Saturday and Sunday all day: April 26 and 27 (8:30 am to 5 pm)
Saturday and Sunday all day: May 3 and 4 (8:30 am to 5 pm)
Our Volunteer Caregiver commitment is a minimum of one year of service. This commitment includes one weekly shift of five hours in morning, afternoon, or evening, one day per week (weekdays or on the weekends). There is a current high need for morning shifts Monday through Thursday. There is also a need for bilingual English-Spanish speaking volunteers. Shift assignments are the same day and time each. Applicants accepted into our program will undergo an initial 40-hour training over a 10-day period of time.
Volunteers in the Tenderloin
Zen Caregiving Project (ZCP) extended our volunteer program to populations in need beyond Laguna Honda Hospital.
This new program at the Cadillac Hotel is a unique and challenging opportunity to offer our model of compassionate care to a traditionally underserved population.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
At Zen Caregiving Project, we are committed to enhancing the experience of caregiving by teaching mindfulness and compassion. We always welcome the opportunity to find volunteers who strongly believe in our mission and want to become part of our family.
Our Volunteers
Zen Caregiving volunteers have been a cornerstone of our caregiving model for almost three decades. We are grateful for the generosity and deep commitment that all of our volunteers bring to their service.
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Allison Shields Andrés López Andy Wolfe Audrey Meinertzerhagen Beth Gorelick Bob Stumpf Bonnie Howe Brian Rink Brooks Campbell Darren Cox Dharam Kaur Khalsa Diane Schneider Elisabeth Garst Gina Alvino |
Heidi Hartsough Hephzibah Plotkin Jan-Marie Bannon Jane Yen John Ungvarsky Judy Tang Karen Voets Kate Durham Kelly McVicker Khiem Nguyen Kristin Bowers Hal Oates Irene Morente Linda Beenau |
Linda Martin Lindsay Wheeler Loretta Lowrey Preston Evers Margaret Schroder Mary Scott Matt Trojnar Nannette Mickle Rhonda Rogers Saskia Biscoe Skip Foppert Steve McKinney Wendy Botwin Zoi Hall |
Since the founding of Zen Caregiving Project in 1988, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, our volunteer program has been the heart of the organization offering volunteer opportunities in palliative, hospice, and chronic care settings. We offer a variety of ways volunteers can become involved at Zen Caregiving Project, and we welcome you to consider how you can serve.
Our volunteer program emphasizes a mindful, human-centered approach in which the spiritual and emotional needs of those we care for are primary.
