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FUNDS
RAISED
$1,743,828 total raised for Whatcom Hospice Foundation including $681,000 raised through estate planning gifts.
Your Gifts at Work: FY22 Annual Report How Your Gift Helps Hospice Your support enables Whatcom Hospice to provide end-of-life services and therapies above and beyond those covered by Medicare and private insurance. Thank you for making a difference! AREA OF NEED
GRANT
WHAT IT PROVIDES
Hospice House Room and Board Assistance
$150,636.00
Whatcom Hospice Foundation offers grants to ease the financial burden of Hospice House Room & Board for those in need.
Complementary Therapies
$196,505.00
Access to alternative therapies like acupuncture and massage for management of troubling symptoms like anxiety, nausea and constipation, which are common at the end of life.
Bridge Assistance
$41,313.00
Short-term, hourly in-home caregiving for patients when hospice inpatient placement is temporarily delayed.
Patient & Family Assistance
$15,424.00
Immediate discretionary funding for special patient and family needs identified by hospice staff.
Palliative Treatments
$69,918.00
Assistance with uninsured cost for palliative treatments needed for symptom control and quality of life.
Staff Development
$50,000.00
Education and training for our growing hospice team. Assistance with costs of attaining hospice and palliative care certifications.
Bereavement Program
$115,001.00
Bereavement education and support including support groups, grief packets, “Grief Talk” mailings, “We Honor Veterans Program” and more. This year’s grant adds a bereavement counselor to grow our pediatric bereavement outreach program.
Volunteer Development
$4,406.00
Training and support programs for caring volunteers who are available to help families with tasks like grocery shopping, cleaning and medication delivery.
Patient & Family Education
$10,000.00
Customized education packets for each hospice family containing detailed instructions about how to care for their dying loved one.
Community Education
$13,795.00
Hospice and advance care planning materials, education and outreach.
Total FY22 Program Grant: $666,998.00* *Whatcom Hospice Foundation also covers facility maintenance for Whatcom Hospice House and Hospice Administration Building and property. In Fiscal Year 2022, $20,311 was allocated for facility and property maintenance. The total amount allocated to Whatcom Hospice services includes $45,540 raised for local hospice services by PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation.