Start a Chapter
Bring compassionate end-of-life care to where you call home
Home Hospice Association (HHA) serves those facing death and those who love them by developing Chapters in communities across the country. The goal of our Community Chapters is to deliver on HHA’s mission, vision and values at the local level.
How it Works
Our Chapter model starts with community leadership—individuals who are passionate about bringing people together to ensure that anyone facing death receives compassionate, inclusive, and culturally sensitive care. These leaders, known as “Chapter Champions,” along with other dedicated community members, contribute their knowledge, connections, and commitment to the Chapter leadership team.
A key role of the Chapter leadership is to build relationships with existing agencies that want to enhance their care for community members approaching the end of life. Through outreach efforts, HHA forms partnerships with dedicated and proven agencies in a community (geographic, social, cultural, or spiritual). We provide them with Compassionate Caregiving volunteer training, developed intellectual property and programs, and “sweat equity” to ensure the success of the Chapter and its partnerships.
Learn about our existing Community Chapters here!
Starting a Chapter
Are you passionate about strengthening your community by increasing access to compassionate, timely, and cost-effective end-of-life care for those facing death and those who love them? Do you have contacts in your community who are also interested in addressing the fact that approximately 84% of people across Canada lack access to quality end-of-life care?
If so, we invite you to join us as an HHA Chapter Champion and help address this critical need in your community!
Your Role as a Chapter Champion
As a Chapter Champion, you play a vital role in connecting members of your community with the resources and support that HHA provides. As a key member of HHA's Chapter leadership, your professionalism, sensitivity, and conduct should reflect HHA’s core values of dignity, compassion, and culturally sensitive human connection. You’ll have the opportunity to develop relationships and networks with local professionals and collaborate with HHA's team of dedicated leaders and members.
Examples of the Chapter Champion's high-level tasks include:
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Helping identify gaps in care in your community that HHA programs can help to address
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Assisting with community outreach initiatives, including building a community contacts/resources database, facilitating community presentations, and organizing Chapter events
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Joining the HHA National Board or helping to find a Chapter leadership team member who will represent the Chapter on the National Board
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Welcoming and engaging Chapter team members
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Providing feedback, reports and recommendations to HHA team leads or Board of Directors to assist with development of policy and program strategic planning
Time commitment:
Chapter Champions typically volunteer 5-10 hours per month to effectively fulfill their responsibilities. Additional time may be required for virtual and in-person meetings and events.
Our Current Chapter Champions:
Next Steps
Ready to help bring accessible, compassionate end-of-life care to more people in your community? Here’s how to get started:
1) Complete and submit the “Start a Chapter” questionnaire below.
2) A member of our Leadership team will contact you to begin the on-boarding process for the Chapter Champion position.
The On-Boarding Process Includes:
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Completing our standard volunteer online training.
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Submitting a Board nomination brief to express your interest in joining our leadership team, which will be reviewed and approved by our National Board members.
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Attending two orientation meetings and auditing a meeting of HHA’s National Board.
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Reviewing training and education resources to familiarize yourself with HHA governance, operations, and programs.
We look forward to working with you to draw the circle of compassionate end-of-life care in your community wider!