VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region

Living With Loss - Free, Weekly Bereavement Support (Manchester)
2025-10-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | VNA & Hospice – Manchester, VT, 5468 Main Street, Manchester Center, VT, 05255, United States
Join us for a free bereavement support group facilitated by Jamie Losikoff-Kent, LCSW Bereavement Coordinator, at VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region.

Bereavement Support groups offer participants a space to process their grief, share and receive helpful coping strategies and create a community with others walking a similar path.

Free and available to the community.

To pre-register, call: 802-779-5061

Living With Loss - Free, Weekly Bereavement Support (Bennington)
2025-10-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-04 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-18 16:00 - 17:00 | VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region – Bennington, Putnam Block, 335 Main St., Office C, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

Drop-In Grief Groups - Rutland
2025-10-16 10:00 - 12:00 | VNA & Hospice – Rutland, VT, 7 Albert Cree Dr., Rutland, VT, 05701, United States
Join Jesse Bradley & Jess Greco for a group designed to help people stay connected with others who are navigating grief and to provide support for one another. Meets every 3rd Thursday each month at 10am.
Location:
VNA & Hospice of the SW Region
7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland, VT
Meet at our front desk.
For questions or more information, contact:
Phone: 802-855-4225
Email: bereavement@vermontvisitingnurses.org
Registration isn’t required.

Death, Dying, Danishes (Bennington)
2025-10-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Bennington Community Market, 239 Main Street, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR) offers a discussion group designed to address a topic many have difficulty talking about: death and dying.
Led by Hospice volunteers, the objective of Death, Dying, & Danishes is to increase awareness of death and to encourage people to make the most of their lives. Sharing food creates a relaxed and nurturing environment where the group can join open, honest conversations to explore the questions about life, dying and grief. People of all ages are encouraged to bring their questions, experiences, and thoughts to the gathering. The goal is simply to provide a forum for community members to come together in a relaxed atmosphere over coffee, tea, and goodies to share thought-provoking and life-affirming conversation.
The event is free and open to the public, but purchases are encouraged for host sites.
Those looking for more information prior to attending can contact Ed Keating: 802-445-5520 or ed.keating@vermontvisitingnurses.org

Thrift Shop Saturdays
2025-10-18 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 14:00 | The Thrift Shop, 5468 Main Street, Manchester, 05255, United States
The Thrift Shop offers high-quality merchandise at low prices. The Thrift Shop is open weekly, Monday through Friday, from 11am until 3pm. It is also open for the third Saturday of every month now, from 10am until 2pm.

Death, Dying, Danishes (Manchester)
2025-10-21 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-11-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Avenue, Manchester Center, VT, 05255, United States
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR) offers a discussion group designed to address a topic many have difficulty talking about: death and dying.
Led by Hospice volunteers, the objective of Death, Dying, & Danishes is to increase awareness of death and to encourage people to make the most of their lives. Sharing food creates a relaxed and nurturing environment where the group can join open, honest conversations to explore the questions about life, dying and grief. People of all ages are encouraged to bring their questions, experiences, and thoughts to the gathering. The goal is simply to provide a forum for community members to come together in a relaxed atmosphere over coffee, tea, and goodies to share thought-provoking and life-affirming conversation.
The event is free and open to the public, but purchases are encouraged for host sites.
Those looking for more information prior to attending can contact Mary Pleasant at 802.442.0540 or by emailing at mary.pleasant@vermontvisitingnurses.org

Death, Dying, Danishes (Rutland)
2025-10-24 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Rutland Free Library, 10 Court Street, Rutland, 05701, United States

Hospice Volunteer Training (St. Albans)
2025-10-27 08:00 - 16:00 | VNAHSR — St. Albans, 8 N. Main Street, St. Albans, VT, 05751, United States
VNAHSR provides training for those interested in becoming hospice volunteers.
Training is free and open to individuals 16 years of age and older. Volunteers need to pass a background check. No previous hospice and health care experience is required. Pre-registration is required.
At the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR), volunteers play a critical role in enhancing the end-of-life experiences of people facing serious illness and their families. Volunteers represent all life experiences and are drawn to hospice for a variety of reasons, but the defining characteristics that unite them are compassion and the desire to help others. Their many skills are matched to important tasks within our mission.
Once training is complete, assignments and schedules are tailored to the volunteer’s geographic and time commitment preferences.
Training Topics include:• Understanding the Hospice philosophy of care• Knowing boundaries when interacting with patients and families• Communicating with patients and families• Understanding basic health and safety precautions• Understanding patient confidentiality
The Benefit of Becoming a Hospice VolunteerWhile our volunteers make a tremendous impact on the lives of our patients, families and staff, we hear time and again that they, too, benefit from their hospice experiences. Among the things they mention are:• Increased appreciation for living life in the moment and defining what is really important• Greater knowledge and more inner peace about the end-of-life experience• Greater insight about diversity and the different perspectives among cultures• Heightened sense of fulfillment and pride because of their contributions to patients and families and to the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region.
For more information or to register call Mary at 802.442.0540 or email at mary.pleasant@vermontvisitingnurses.org

Death, Dying, Danishes (Franklin County)
2025-10-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Bent Northrop Memorial Library, 164 Park Street, Fairfield, Vermont

Death, Dying, Danishes (N. Bennington)
2025-11-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Pangaea, 3 Prospect Street, N. Bennington, 05257, United States
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR) offers a discussion group designed to address a topic many have difficulty talking about: death and dying.
Led by Hospice volunteers, the objective of Death, Dying, & Danishes is to increase awareness of death and to encourage people to make the most of their lives. Sharing food creates a relaxed and nurturing environment where the group can join open, honest conversations to explore the questions about life, dying and grief. People of all ages are encouraged to bring their questions, experiences, and thoughts to the gathering. The goal is simply to provide a forum for community members to come together in a relaxed atmosphere over coffee, tea, and goodies to share thought-provoking and life-affirming conversation.
The event is free and open to the public, but purchases are encouraged for host sites.
Those looking for more information prior to attending can contact Mary Pleasant: 802-442-0540 or mary.pleasant@vermontvisitingnurses.org

Franklin County Hospice Choir Rehearsal
2025-11-04 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-11 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-18 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-25 13:30 - 15:30 | First Congregational Church, 27 Church St, St. Albans, VT, 05478, United States

Rutland County Trillium Singers Rehearsal
2025-11-24 17:15 - 18:30 | Grace Congregational Church – Rutland, VT, 8 Court Street, Rutland, VT, 05701, United States
Singing might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of volunteering, but joining a Hospice Choir can be a very rewarding and meaningful way to give back. Hospice Choirs offers songs of healing and comfort at the bedside of hospice patients as a loving gift to those who need support at their most vulnerable time.

For more information, please contact Mary Pleasant, Hospice Volunteer Service Coordinator: 802-442-0540 | mary.pleasant@vermontvisitingnurses.org
