Through Kindness Connection, a new program implemented at Ohio’s Hospice and its affiliates, community artisans and craftspeople can donate handcrafted items and creations for patients. 

“Patients and their families appreciate thoughtfully handmade and handcrafted creations,” said Amy LeVan, director of Volunteer Services at Ohio’s Hospice. “It means a lot to them to know that others in the community are thinking about them.”

Ohio’s Hospice and its affiliates will accept cards of encouragement and blank note cards; blankets and quilts; and hand-sewn personal items. A few examples include neck pillows, gowns, positioning pillows, shirt savers, face mask covers, cloth face masks, small paintings, activity blankets and hand-crafted items. Items accepted may vary by affiliate. 

While Ohio’s Hospice and its affiliates can accept these items through its Kindness Connection program, the not-for-profit hospice provider will not serve as the organizer of events or projects. 

To submit a project, call your local Ohio’s Hospice affiliate’s Volunteer Services department. Please read the list below for more information. 

Community Care Hospice is accepting cards of encouragement and blank note cards; blankets and quilts; and hand-sewn personal items. A few examples include neck pillows, gowns, positioning pillows, shirt savers, face mask covers, cloth face masks, small paintings, activity blankets and handcrafted items. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 937.382.5400. 

Hospice of Central Ohio is accepting cards of encouragement and support for patients, caregivers and paid staff (clinical, administrative, management and leadership). These should be delivered to the Newark location (2269 Cherry Valley Rd., Newark, OH 43055) for centralized distribution. Hospice of Central Ohio is not accepting any other handmade items at this time from the community at large (no quilts, pillows, gowns, etc.). For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 740.788.1404. 

Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice, a service of Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton,  is accepting new, handmade blankets; neck pillows; activity blankets; hand pillows and carrots; clothing protectors; Foley bag covers; cloth face masks; and cards of encouragement and blank note cards. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 937.390.9665.

Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes is accepting cards of encouragement and blank note cards; blankets and quilts; and hand-sewn personal items. A few examples include neck pillows, gowns, positioning pillows, shirt savers, face mask covers, cloth face masks, small paintings, activity blankets and handcrafted items. For more information, call 937.256.4490.

Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare is accepting lap-sized blankets, ear-protection pillows, activity blankets, and handmade cards. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 330.264.4899.

Ohio’s Hospice Loving Care is accepting cards of encouragement and blank note cards; blankets and quilts; and hand-sewn personal items. A few examples include neck pillows, gowns, positioning pillows, shirt savers, face mask covers, cloth face masks, small paintings, activity blankets and handcrafted items. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 740.852.7755.

Ohio’s Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties is accepting new, handmade blankets; neck pillows; activity blankets; hand pillows and carrots; clothing protectors; Foley bag covers; cloth face masks; and cards of encouragement and blank note cards. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 937.256.4490.

Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton is accepting new, handmade blankets; neck pillows; activity blankets; hand pillows and carrots; clothing protectors; Foley bag covers; cloth face masks; and cards of encouragement and blank note cards. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 937.256.4490.

Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County is accepting cards of encouragement and blank note cards; blankets and quilts; and hand-sewn personal items. A few examples include neck pillows, gowns, positioning pillows, shirt savers, face mask covers, cloth face masks, small paintings, activity blankets and handcrafted items. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 740.335.0149. 

Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County is accepting blankets, neck pillows, face mask covers, activity mats, aromatherapy pads, clothing protectors and notes for patients. For more information, contact Volunteer Services at 937.335.5191. 

Ohio’s Hospice is a partnership of mission-driven, not-for-profit hospices in Ohio committed to a shared vision of strengthening and preserving community-based hospices. Members of Ohio’s Hospice share the values of serving each patient in an atmosphere of hospitality, respect and caring; attending to the social, physical and spiritual needs of each person we are privileged to serve; preserving and enhancing patient dignity; celebrating the life of each individual we serve; and reducing unnecessary suffering in the communities we serve. 

Affiliates of Ohio’s Hospice include: Community Care Hospice, Hospice of Central Ohio, Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice, Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes, Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, Ohio’s Hospice Loving Care, Ohio’s Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties, Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County and Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County.