BeFrienders

BeFrienders participate in extensive discernment and training before being officially commissioned as Befriender volunteers. The four foundational principals for BeFrienders are: God is present, caring not curing, nonjudgmental presence, active listening.   

BeFriender Volunteers support St. Vincent hospitals Spiritual Care team as volunteers who are specifically trained in a listening ministry. These volunteers visit patients experiencing loneliness, boredom, or difficult transitions and diagnoses.