Need a “helping hand?” A volunteer can help
Published June 22, 2022
Tricia Spence, Manager of Volunteer Services at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, shares the details of the hospital’s volunteer respite care program, Helping Hands, and the benefits it has had on the patient and family care partner experience experience.
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