Mission Statement
The Alberni Valley Hospice Society is a registered, non-profit volunteer organization. Our mission is to provide compassionate, supportive, non-medical care to persons affected by a progressive life threatening illness, death and bereavement and to educate the public about living at the very end of life.
Our Goals
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offer skilled, compassionate volunteers to our community
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enhance quality of life and help make a life passage both manageable and meaningful
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assist people to live fully until the very end of life, with dignity and comfort, surrounded by family and friends
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provide ongoing bereavement support
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promote and actively support a coordinated, multidisciplinary, community wide program of hospice palliative care
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increase and strengthen the community by promoting awareness on subjects related to end of life care.