Hospice volunteers needed throughout the stateline

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care is looking for volunteers to work across the stateline.

Agrace is a nonprofit community hospice that works with patients and families in northern Illinois.

The agency needs volunteers who are 18 or older to read aloud to patients, play games or help with a hobby, help with light housekeeping, run errands, make a light snack or meal or provide patients with company.

Volunteers are needed in Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, McHenry, Ogle and DeKalb counties.

Agrace says training is free and schedules are flexible for volunteers. Anyone interested in volunteering should call 800-553-4289 for information.