Volunteer Applications are Open
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 accepting applications beginning now until the end of February 2025.
Please enter the application portal here. As you begin, please 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.
Volunteer Training will be:
Wednesday and Thursday evening: April 23 and 24
Saturday and Sunday all day: April 26 and 27
Saturday and Sunday all day: May 3 and 4
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. Please read the Volunteer FAQs for more in-depth information.
Since the founding of Zen Caregiving Project in 1988, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, our volunteer caregiving 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.
Volunteer Caregivers at Laguna Honda Hospital and in the Tenderloin
Zen Caregiving Project (ZCP) caregiving volunteers have served at Laguna Honda Hospital for more than 30 years. In 2022, we extended our volunteer program to the Cadillac Hotel, offering a unique and challenging opportunity for volunteers to offer our model of compassionate care to a traditionally underserved population.
Our Volunteer Caregivers
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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