My work as a volunteer with Wilshire Hospice has enriched my life. Seeing how family members and patients take care of one another is tender and loving. The staff, Volunteer Coordinator, musician, nurses, ministers and professionals have given me a refreshing look at how a client's end-of-life experiences can be made inspirational and, especially, pain free.
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- EIN 20-5885093
- (805) 547-7025
- 285 South St Ste J Sn Luis Obisp CA 93401-5037 USA
- www.wilshirecommunityservices.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Human Services
Mission: Promoting positive community connections through friendship, counseling and mediation.
Programs: Senior peer counseling offers empathetic listening and guidance by professionally trained volunteer counselors who help seniors navigate the ups and downs of grief, loss, depression and other life changes.
creative mediation services provides mediation services, facilitation services and training services. These services include all sectors of the community.
the good neighbor program is a grassroots effort to bridge gaps in safety-net services for seniors and adults with disabilities. Volunteers donate their time and talent to provide services that meet essential needs that are currently unfilled by other programs or services. Examples of such services include transportation, minor home repair, light housework, yard work, and meal preparation.
caring callers makes free, weekly in-home visits to lonely or isolated seniors. The program's mission is to help frail, homebound seniors form positive social connections.