Mental health volunteer opportunities in Dallas–Fort Worth

220 open volunteer roles from 76 organizations across Dallas–Fort Worth.

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Mansfield

College Students interested in the Medical Field - Be a Hospice Volunteer

Looking to learn about bedside manner and disease progression? Become a Hospice Volunteer! Patients receiving hospice care enjoy the friendship of volunteers. Volunteers can read to patients, hold their hands, listen to music, sing, watch TV, play…

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Midlothian

Make a Difference- Volunteer with Heart to Heart Hospice

Patients receiving hospice care enjoy the friendship of volunteers. Volunteers can read to patients, hold their hands, listen to music, sing, watch TV, play games, share stories, or offer caregiver respite. Your companionship ensures that patients…

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Midlothian

Be a Friend to Someone on Hospice Services

Looking for good people to visit with our hospice patients who reside through-out the metroplex in their private homes and facilities. Volunteer will provide companionship and support to not only the patient, also to the families. Patients receiving…

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Mansfield

Be a Friend to Hospice Patients in Mansfield, Texas

Looking for Superheroes with invisible capes, to visit with our hospice patients who reside through-out the metroplex in their private homes and facilities. Volunteer will provide companionship and support to not only the patient, also to the…

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Mansfield

Hospice Volunteer

🌿 Become a Hospice Volunteer — Bring Comfort, Compassion, and Connection 🌿 Are you looking for a meaningful way to make a difference in your community? Join our team of compassionate Hospice Volunteers serving Tarrant, Johnson, Dallas, and Ellis…

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Waxahachie

Waxahachie Hospice Volunteer

Volunteer with Concho Hearts Hospice Share Your Heart. Uplift Lives. Join Our Caring Community. Why Volunteer with Concho Hearts Hospice? At Concho Hearts Hospice — locally owned and nurse-founded, our volunteers are the gentle hands and warm smiles…

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Mansfield

Volunteer Mansfield

Volunteer with Concho Hearts Hospice Share Your Heart. Uplift Lives. Join Our Caring Community. Why Volunteer with Concho Hearts Hospice? At Concho Hearts Hospice — locally owned and nurse-founded, our volunteers are the gentle hands and warm smiles…

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Allen

Immediate Need: Be Someone's Steady Presence — Hospice Companion Volunteer (Allen, TX)

Right now, in Allen, there's a hospice patient who would love some company. Not medical care — our nurses handle that. Company & companionship. Someone to sit with them, listen to their stories, or watch an old movie. Concho Hearts Hospice, a…

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Plano

Come be a part of our Hospice Music Team in Plano!

Kindful Health is a privately owned hospice company that is focused on providing patients and their families with the full promise of the hospice benefit in the State of Texas. We are quickly growing and in need of musically inclined volunteers like…

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Plano

Interviewers and Storytellers needed in Plano for Hospice Patients & Families

Kindful Health is a privately owned hospice company that is focused on providing patients and their families with the full promise of the hospice benefit in the State of Texas. We are quickly growing and in need of volunteers like you to help us…

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Hurst

ATTENTION STUDENTS!! Volunteers Several Opportunities HURST, EULESS, BEDFORD

Our hospice team is looking to expand our team. We are looking for caring, compassionate people who love to help others. We have several opportunities available between our 3 offices. We are looking for people for the following opportunities. Weekly…

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Arlington

Hospice Volunteers Several Opportunities ARLINGTON, TX

Our hospice team is looking to expand our team. We are looking for caring, compassionate people who love to help others. We have several opportunities available between our 3 offices. We are looking for people for the following opportunities. Weekly…

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Bedford

Volunteers Needed for companionship in BEDFORD, TX

Making people smile is easy. Making hospice people smile is a work of heart. If you have the heart and a little time then we have some people for you to bring joy to. We have a few facilities who would love to have people come and help with their…

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Hurst

Volunteers Several Opportunities HURST, TX

Our hospice team is looking to expand our team. We are looking for caring, compassionate people who love to help others. We have several opportunities available between our 3 offices. We are looking for people for the following opportunities. Weekly…

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Allen

Give the Gift of Time - Be a Hospice Companion and Respite Caregiver

Come join the Encompass Hospice Volunteer TEAM! Be a part of our special team of Enhabit Hospice Volunteers. We care for our patients in the place they call home -- a private residence, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, or other…

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Allen

Hospice Companion and Respite Support

Looking for a rewarding Volunteer Position...look no further! Come join the Enhabit Hospice Volunteer TEAM! Just a few hours a week can make a lasting impact on the lives of others. Mission Statement At Enhabit Hospice, we believe hospice is not a…

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Allen

Bereavement Support

Enhabit Hospice is looking for a patient care volunteer to provide companionship, socialization and emotional support to patients during their final months and weeks of life. Volunteers provide non-medical services and respite time for caregivers…

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Keller

Our Keller area volunteer team needs YOU!

Our Keller area patients need YOU! Become a patient companion volunteer providing companionship, active listening, reading or other activities with our Keller area hospice patients. This is a very rewarding opportunity to support the patient and…

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North Richland Hills

Make a difference in the life of a Hospice Patient!

If you are compassionate, caring, and have a calling to help others, becoming a hospice volunteer might be the perfect opportunity for you. Our volunteers give their time, talent and hearts generously and unselfishly - yet commonly feel that they…

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Mansfield

Join our Hospice Volunteer Team Tarrant, Johnson, Parker, Ellis counties

Make a meaningful difference in someone’s life by offering companionship to hospice patients. Volunteers are needed to provide comfort and joy through activities such as: Reading favorite books or stories Playing bingo and other fun games Simply…

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Arlington

Be a Friend to Someone Receiving Hospice Care

Your going to love being a Heart to Heart Hospice Volunteer! Our volunteers make a positive difference in the lives of our patients and families. Volunteers provide companionship to patients and caregiver respite to their families. Patients…

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Arlington

College Students - Be a Hospice Volunteer

Patients receiving hospice care enjoy the friendship of volunteers. Volunteers can read to patients, hold their hands, listen to music, sing, watch TV, play games, share stories, or offer caregiver respite. Your companionship ensures that patients…

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Coppell

Help End Addiction! Volunteer at Shatterproof Walk Dallas 2026

The Shatterproof Walk is an opportunity for communities to come together by walking and volunteering to end addiction while surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones. We'll honor those we have lost, celebrate those who are living in recovery,…

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Plano

Compassionate Hearts Initiative

Job description: At Anointed Health Group, we believe every individual deserves dignity, comfort, and compassionate support during life’s most meaningful moments. Our hospice volunteers play a vital role in bringing this mission to life by offering…

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MADD Helpline Volunteer Advocate

Life is forever changed after an impaired driving crash. Victims/survivors are often left bereaved, injured, and financially devastated. With the emotional, financial, and legal issues they face on a daily basis, victims/survivors need support to…

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Carrollton

Hospice Volunteers Needed!

We are a young, forward-thinking Hospice company serving all over Denton, Collin and Cook County. We can accommodate any volunteer living in the area. We understand the importance of fostering education. No skills necessary, we provide training.…

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Red Oak

Hospice Volunteer - Red Oak

Patient visits, life review, discuss hobbies & interests, current events, or read to patient, accompany patient outside if appropriate, companionship & socialization, monitor & report progress to hospice team. May sit with patient while caregiver…

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Dallas

Music Volunteers Needed in North Dallas!

Do you play an instrument or sing? Your talent can bring comfort, peace, and joy to those at the end of life. Bristol Hospice Dallas is seeking Music Volunteers to share the gift of music with our patients. What You'll Do: Play live music or sing…

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Garland

Brighten Someone's Day: Volunteer with Lifted Hospice | Garland & Surrounding Areas

Opportunity Description: Although our headquarters is in Plano, we serve the majority of DFW, and you can volunteer near where you live. Are you looking for a way to make a meaningful impact in your community? Lifted Hospice is seeking compassionate…

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Richardson

💛 Be the Bright Spot in Someone's Life 💛 (Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Grayson, Fannin, & Cooke County)

There are moments at the end of life that no one should walk through alone. At Star City Hospice, we believe hospice is not just about how someone dies. It is about how they are cared for, honored, supported, and loved in the moments that matter…

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Arlington

Hospice Patient Care Volunteer: South Dallas

Do you want to make a direct impact in someone's life? Good Shepherd Hospice is seeking compassionate, caring, empathetic, and dependable volunteers to work directly with hospice clients in their homes. Volunteers will provide client support…

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Idealist
Dallas

Hospice Office Volunteer

Help our patients get the best care possible! Our patients are the most important thing to us and we want to set them (and ourselves) up for success! So much goes in to running a hospice and ensuring that everything goes as smoothly as possible for…

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Idealist
Dallas

We need your compassion and care. Hospice volunteer: Dallas Metro

Do you want to make a direct impact in someone's life? Good Shepherd Hospice is seeking compassionate, caring, empathetic, and dependable volunteers to work directly with hospice clients in their homes. Volunteers will provide client support…

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Irving

Hospice Volunteer

The Hospice Volunteer serves as an essential member of the interdisciplinary hospice team. By providing regular, non-medical companionship and respite care, the volunteer enhances the quality of life for patients facing terminal illnesses and offers…

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Richardson

Hospice Chaplain Volunteer

"To minister is to walk beside someone at their most vulnerable moments and remind them peace is still possible." Volunteer hospice chaplains often become a steady, comforting presence for patients and families as they navigate emotional and…

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Red Oak

Hospice Companion Volunteers Needed in Red Oak, TX!

Bristol Hospice Pathways is seeking caring companion volunteers to visit patient and provide comfort, support, and friendship during their end-of-life journey. Volunteers spend time talking, reading, listening to music, playing games, or simply…

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Lancaster

Hospice Companion Volunteers Needed in Lancaster, TX!

Bristol Hospice Pathways is seeking caring companion volunteers to visit patient and provide comfort, support, and friendship during their end-of-life journey. Volunteers spend time talking, reading, listening to music, playing games, or simply…

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DeSoto

Hospice Companion Volunteers Needed in DeSoto, TX!

Bristol Hospice Pathways is seeking caring companion volunteers to visit patient and provide comfort, support, and friendship during their end-of-life journey. Volunteers spend time talking, reading, listening to music, playing games, or simply…

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Ferris

Hospice Companion Volunteers Needed in Ferris, TX!

Bristol Hospice Pathways is seeking caring companion volunteers to visit patient and provide comfort, support, and friendship during their end-of-life journey. Volunteers spend time talking, reading, listening to music, playing games, or simply…

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Duncanville

Hospice Companion Volunteers Needed in Duncanville, TX!

Bristol Hospice Pathways is seeking caring companion volunteers to visit patient and provide comfort, support, and friendship during their end-of-life journey. Volunteers spend time talking, reading, listening to music, playing games, or simply…

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Hutchins

Hospice Companion Volunteers Needed in Hutchins, TX!

Bristol Hospice Pathways is seeking caring companion volunteers to visit patient and provide comfort, support, and friendship during their end-of-life journey. Volunteers spend time talking, reading, listening to music, playing games, or simply…

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Richardson

Share the Gift of Music

Music brings comfort, calm, and connection, often when words are no longer needed. We're seeking compassionate musicians and music students to provide gentle, soothing music for hospice patients in bedside and shared spaces. Music helps ease anxiety…

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Richardson

Hospice Companion Visits - Care Facility

In this role, volunteers will directly interact with hospice patients and/or their families. Volunteers may be assigned to an individual or to all resident who are accepting of a volunteer visit. Residents may be there for a short stay, an undefined…

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Plano

Garland, Tx!!! Seeking Compassionate Volunteers for Hospice Patients

Volunteers are literally, the heart of Harbor Hospice, providing a special kind of caring and compassion for our patients and their families. Every day, our volunteers make a difference in the lives of so many people. Whether they offer a listening…

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Plano

Seeking Compassionate Volunteers for Hospice Patients in Plano, Richardson, Allen, McKinney

Volunteers are literally, the heart of Harbor Hospice, providing a special kind of caring and compassion for our patients and their families. Every day, our volunteers make a difference in the lives of so many people. Whether they offer a listening…

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Plano

Need Volunteer Hours? We can help! Urgently need non-medical hospice volunteers at area facilities or private homes in Plano, Frisco, Allen, Wylie, Sachse, Garland, Etc.

Volunteers are literally, the heart of Harbor Hospice, providing a special kind of caring and compassion for our patients and their families. Every day, our volunteers make a difference in the lives of so many people. Whether they offer a listening…

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Ovilla

OVILLA: ❤️ Make a Difference When It Matters Most

❤️ Make a Difference When It Matters Most Become a Hospice Patient Volunteer Provide Comfort, Connection, and Compassion Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community while making a genuine difference in someone's life? As an…

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Garland

HOSPICE ART THERAPY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Kaufman County Patients

Those Who Can, Do - Those Who Can Do More, Volunteer Art Therapy is a creative intervention that helps individuals express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. If you love to utilize your creative and artistic abilities in a positive and powerful…

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Arlington

Arlington, TX - Hospice Volunteer

Looking for Superheroes with invisible capes, to visit with our hospice patients who reside through-out the metroplex in their private homes and facilities. Volunteer will provide companionship and support to not only the patient, also to the…

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Arlington

Hospice Volunteer – Provide Comfort, Companionship, and Dignity

At Arc Hospice & Palliative Care, we are united by a mission to bring comfort, dignity, and compassionate support to every patient and family we serve. Join a team where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported. At Arc Hospice &…

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Dallas

Volunteer near you in 75287

Seeking volunteers to sit with patients and provide friendship and companionship. We offer open availability and close to your location. Our goal is 1-2 hours per week, every week, no travel except to and from volunteer location. No hands on care.…

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DeSoto

Volunteer Opportunities in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Duncanville

Visit when it works with your schedule, have fun with the patients, bring smiles to their faces. Patients get lonely and families at home and staff at the facilities are not always able to spend quality time with the patients. This opportunity…

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Lancaster

Mesquite-Visiting home patient

COVID testing and vaccinations not required. Will instruct how to use PPE safety equipment, and provide the PPE items. We visit in homes with patients that are terminally ill, not contagious diseases. The patient visit is for companionship and…

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Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie

Enjoy spending time with adults with terminal illnesses, that are lonely, and just want someone to spend time with them. Watch TV, play games, make a puzzle, drawing, painting fingernails, go for a walk, organize photos, reading to someone and so…

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Richardson

Volunteers Needed for Patient Companionship in the Richardson Area (75081)

As a Hospice Patient Care Volunteer, you will play a vital role in providing comfort, companionship, and support to individuals nearing the end of their life journey. You will work closely with the hospice care team to ensure patients and their…

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Dallas

Patient Care Volunteers Needed in the Dallas Area (75241, 75243, 75209)

Zip codes: 75208, 75209, 75211, 75232, 75237, 75241, 75243 As a Hospice Patient Care Volunteer, you will play a vital role in providing comfort, companionship, and support to individuals nearing the end of their life journey. You will work closely…

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Duncanville

Patient Care Volunteers Needed in the Duncanville Area (75116 and 75137)

Zip codes: 75116 and 75137 As a Hospice Patient Care Volunteer, you will play a vital role in providing comfort, companionship, and support to individuals nearing the end of their life journey. You will work closely with the hospice care team to…

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DeSoto

Compassion in Action: Hospice Patient Visits

Hospice care is centered on comfort, compassion, and living fully—every single day. At Halcyon Home, our hospice team focuses on managing symptoms while supporting patients and their families with dignity, kindness, and heart. Hospice is not about…

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Dallas

Hospice Admin Support

At Halcyon Home, we believe we were called for something greater - we are called to care. Every patient is a person with hopes, dreams, and dignity. Every day, every patient in our care deserves someone to be present in the moment providing a higher…

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Duncanville

Hospice Volunteer Duncanville

Patient visits, life review, discuss hobbies & interests, current events, or read to patient, accompany patient outside if appropriate, companionship & socialization, monitor & report progress to hospice team. May sit with patient while caregiver…

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Common questions

Where can I volunteer for mental health causes in Dallas?

There are 220 open mental health volunteer positions across Dallas–Fort Worth right now, spread across 76 organizations, with Heart to Heart Hospice of Texas currently posting the most (34). They're concentrated in Dallas, Carrollton, and Arlington.

Do I need to sign up in advance to volunteer?

Almost always, yes. Every listing links back to where it was posted — the organization's own site, or a portal like Idealist or Voly — and you register there. Some roles ask for an orientation or a background check first, especially those working with children or in healthcare settings. Good Deeds Dallas doesn't take signups itself; it points you at the source.

How current are these mental health listings?

Every source is rechecked weekly, and one-time events are removed the day after they happen, so what you see is what was live as of October 19, 2026. Listings also pass a quality check that removes duplicates, paid positions, and donation drives that aren't actually volunteer roles.