Volunteer
CanFRiENDS
About CanFRiENDS
MISSION
To support our cancer patients and their care-givers through meaningful volunteerism.
VISION
A CanFRiEND for every cancer patient.
CanFRiENDS aims to have volunteers and friends impacting the lives of those with cancer through encouragement, support, caring and sharing. CanFRiENDS operates under the auspices of CanHOPE, which is ParkwayHealth's not-for-profit initiative to address the psychosocial and emotional needs of cancer patients and their caregivers.
i) What does it take to be a CanFRiEND?
The individual should fulfil the following criteria:
- Mature, energetic, creative and vibrant
- Sensitive to patients
- Be able to offer a listening ear
- Has a passion to help the patients as well as the organization
ii) What a CanFRiEND can do
A CanFRiEND can engage the patients and assist CanHOPE in activities such as (but not necessarily limited to the following):
- Publicity Support
- Counselling
- Specialised Volunteers (doctors, nurses, lawyers, therapists)
- Providing emotional and psychological support
On-site registration
To become a volunteer, write to canhope@parkway.sg
For more information, contact CanHOPE