Volunteerism for Hospice of Haines is dwindling.
The group that provides care and support for critically or chronically ill patients and their families in the Chilkat Valley has 18 active volunteers serving 21 clients. That’s down from 43 volunteers, a peak that has declined over the past decade, said volunteer coordinator Shannon McPhetres. “Primarily, our volunteers are retired,” McPhetres said. “We actually have lost a lot of them through death.”
It’s no surprise that the…
