Donate to Heart of the Redwoods Hospice

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

For more than 30 years, Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice has helped individuals and families in our community face illness, death, and grief with compassion, dignity, and strength. Your support helps us continue this important work.

Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice is an independent, community-based nonprofit organization providing free services throughout a large and underserved rural region. We receive no government funding and are sustained entirely through donations, fundraising events, small local grants, and the generosity of our volunteers and community supporters.

Unlike Medicare-funded hospice programs, we are able to support individuals and families from the time of diagnosis forward—regardless of prognosis, treatment choices, or outcome. Medicare hospice typically requires a six-month terminal diagnosis and the decision to stop curative treatment. Our approach allows people to receive support while continuing treatment if they choose, helping them truly “live until they die.”

Our small but dedicated staff advocates for our clients within the healthcare system while helping create and support a circle of care around each individual and family. We listen, provide practical support, help manage comfort and quality of life concerns, and offer guidance during difficult times.

We also provide bereavement support and counseling to those experiencing loss. These services have supported not only the families and friends of our clients, but also the broader community—including local schools and children following unexpected tragedies.

This work is only possible because of the support of our community. Along with financial contributions, many of the services that keep our organization strong are provided by dedicated local volunteers who generously give their time, compassion, and care.