Volunteer opportunities
Volunteers have always been a crucial part of the Emanate Health team. Over the years, our volunteers have logged more than a million hours of service and have touched the lives of numerous people in the process.
Today, their compassion, skills and hard work continue to have a huge impact on the lives of the patients, visitors and the employees they help. From cuddling babies in the NICU to comforting visitors whose loved ones are in surgery, our volunteers prove the power of love every single day. We mean it when we say Emanate Health wouldn't be the same without them.
What can volunteering do for you?
As a volunteer, you serve the community, meet new people, gain new skills and assist with patient care. But you also walk away knowing that you made a difference in someone else's life. That's a feeling that many of our volunteers say fills their hearts and teaches them things they never knew about themselves.
Discover how you can make a difference
You can help in so many ways. Some volunteers choose to work in a visible capacity, while others prefer to be behind the scenes. Either way, you are giving your most valuable possession—your time—and we can't begin to express how grateful we are.
Ready to join us? Expand the sections below to see the volunteer opportunities we have and find your fit.
Are you an active individual with a desire to give back to your community? Our adult volunteer opportunities are designed for socially conscious people who would like to be of service and share their time and talents with the people of the San Gabriel Valley.
No previous experience is necessary to become an adult volunteer. These opportunities are open to new volunteers throughout the year:
Gift Shop volunteers run the retail shop owned by the Auxiliary. The Volunteers will enhance the experience of our guests when they enter the Gift Shop by providing them with excellent customer service.
Hospital Auxiliary volunteers organize a variety of fundraising activities to help our hospitals thrive. Our auxiliary members help improve our facilities and health care services. Learn more about how you can get involved with the auxiliaries.
Information desk volunteers are the first point of contact for all patients and visitors. You greet visitors, help support the admitting department, and escort patients and family members to their destination.
Mended Hearts volunteers visit heart patients before and after surgery to offer encouragement and company during this major moment in their lives.
Music Therapy is composed of a very talented group of volunteers who play their instruments or sing to patients. Adding music to our patients' lives brings much needed joy to their hospital stay.
NICU Cuddlers are volunteers who are trained to hold babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). They provide comfort and support to premature or sick infants.
Patient Family Advisory Council is a dedicated group of former patients and family members that advises Emanate Health staff on how items such as hospital processes, quality of care and paperwork can be improved. Learn more about how you can get involved with this important group of volunteers.
Shuttle cart volunteers pick up patients and family members in the hospital parking lot and bring them to the entrance. This eases stress and greatly improves the experience of our patients with mobility issues.
Spiritual care volunteers offer spiritual support to patients and family members who are going through difficult times. This group of volunteers works with hospital chaplains and the spiritual care staff to comfort people who need empathy and compassion.
Are you a college student interested in learning about a career in medicine? Do you want to make a difference in the world? Volunteering at Emanate Health can be a fun way to do both.
For current opportunities please reach out to Gladys Harvey, gharvey@emanatehealth.org.
Are you a high school student interested in learning about a career in medicine? Do you want to make a difference in the world? Volunteering at Emanate Health can be a fun way to do both.
For current opportunities please reach out to:
COPE Health Scholars
(213) 542-2250
admissions@copehealthscholars.org
We are extremely grateful for your interest in volunteering at Emanate Health. Before you apply to volunteer with us, we encourage you to take a look at our volunteer requirements below.
Adult student requirements
To be accepted into our adult and college volunteer program, you must:
- Be 18 years or older
- Make a 12- month and 400 hour service commitment - two, four-hour shifts per week
- Submit a volunteer application
- Take part in a video or in-person interview
- Receive an Office of Inspector General background check
- Obtain an initial health screening, free of charge from Emanate Health
- Attend in-person Volunteer Orientation
Apply to volunteer
Are you all in? Fill out our online volunteer application to get started.
Volunteer at Emanate Health Hospitals
(Inter-Community, Queen of the Valley, Foothill Presbyterian)
Emanate Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, tax ID #95-2534063.