Hospice Community Center

The next six-week session of Hope’s Place, a grieving children’s program offered by Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area, will be held Thursday evenings starting October 12, 2023. Groups begin at 6:00 pm and end by 7:00 pm. The mission of Hope’s Place is to provide a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens, and families through peer […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area to offer Reading and Discussion, Finding Joy Within Grief, with poet Sarah Carlson. Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is hosting a reading and discussion workshop, Finding Joy Within Grief, with poet Sarah Carlson. The workshop will be held Thursday, October 5 from 6:00-7:30pm. Sarah brings several of her passions together […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is hosting a Yoga session in the garden on Wednesday morning, August 30 at 11:00am, 304 Main St., Waterville. Certified Yoga Teacher, Arleen King-Lovelace (RYT-200), will lead a session of Chair Yoga, for all levels, geared towards those grieving a significant loss of a loved one. When you grieve, your body […]

Plan to join us for our next Business After Hours WEDNESDAY, June 21, 5:30 -7:00 p.m. hosted by GHM Insurance Agency held at Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area 304 Main Street, Waterville (additional parking available at Chirden's Discovery Museum across the street) Great Food - Great Networking - Great Prizes!

Healing through Mosaics Workshop for grieving children and teens to be held August 24.  Expressing our feelings and experiences through art can be a powerful tool in healing. This healing arts activity gives children and teens the opportunity to honor a loved one’s memory and helps to express feelings of grief and loss while creating […]

Plant Sale to Benefit Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area Expanding your flower garden? Looking forward to planting some fruit trees or shrubs this year? Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will be holding a plant sale on May 14, 2022 from 9 am to 2 pm. The sale will be held at 304 Main Street in […]

Rev. Mark Wilson of the First Congregational Church will lead a non-denominational, memorial service at the church at 5:00. The church is at 7 Eustis Parkway, across the street from the Hospice Community Center, where there will be fellowship time and the tree lighting after the service. This year you may purchase an ornament with […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is pleased to announce that we will offer a Survivors of Suicide Support Group starting October 18th at the Hospice Community Center 304 Main Street in Waterville.  Meetings will be on Thursday evenings and will be held from 6:00-7:30pm.  This support is for anyone who has lost a loved one […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area are sponsoring "An Enchanted Evening In the Garden" in the Hospice Memorial Healing Garden.  Limited Tickets available by calling 873-3615 or online:www.hvwa.org/enchantedevening  $35.00/person   There will be local wine and beer tastings - plus a cash bar, delectable tastings of foods from local providers and catered hors d'oeuvres.   Other […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is offering a 9-hour Adult Bereavement Facilitator Training.  This training will prepare individuals for facilitating adult grief support groups such as widow/widowers, grieving parents, infant loss, adults grieving parents, survivors of suicide, 6-week general loss, women’s and men’s groups. There is a $30 fee for materials and background check (scholarships […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area invites you to join us for the annual Lights for Life service and tree lighting. Our hospice staff, volunteers and members of the community take time each year to celebrate the memory of their loved ones who have died by participating in the Lights for Life program. Bill Meyer, Hospice […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a nine-week support group for adults grieving the loss of a loved one. The group will meet Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00 pm starting November 8. Meetings are free and will be held at the Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area Community Center.  Contact Jillian Roy, Youth Services Coordinator, to get […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a 20-hour facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The training dates and times will be Saturdays, October 22 and 29, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., and Monday and Wednesdays, October 19, 24, 26 and November 2, 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. […]

If you are interested in sharing 2-4 hours a week with individuals and family members who are facing a life threatening illness, certified hospice volunteer training with Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area may be the course for you. After training, your support may include: Companionship Letterwriting Life review Reading Compassionate listening Respite for caregiver Bereavement […]

The next 6-week session of Hope’s Place will be Thursday nights beginning September 29, 2016 and continuing through November 17, 2016. Groups begin at 6:00 pm and end by 7:00 pm. The mission of Hope’s Place is to provide a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups. This program […]

Please join writers Sarah Kilch Gaffney and Emily Swartz for an evening of connecting, reading, and writing in the HVWA Memorial Healing Garden. Emily and Sarah will share the challenges and joys of writing as a way of helping with the grieving process and they will offer some favorite readings, writing prompts, and different writing […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a 20-hour facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The training dates will be Saturdays, March 5 and 12, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., and Wednesdays, March 2, 9 and 16, 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. Those who complete the training are […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a 20 hour facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Wednesday, October 14, 2015. The training dates and times will be: Wed., Oct. 14, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 17, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Monday, March 2, 2015. Hope’s Place’s provides a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups led by trained volunteers, which nurture and encourage safe expression of grief and loss. The training […]