By Your Side is a program of Episcopal Communities & Services (ECS) with a mission to support people in times of change and difficulty, particularly in health crisis, and to be at their bedside at the end of their lives as needed. Since 2011, the program has trained volunteer community members to be a compassionate presence.
By Your Side partners with the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, the Instituto de Liderazgo for A Su Lado (Spanish-language By Your Side training), Keck Medical Center of USC, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, and others. By Your Side End-of-Life Vigil Companions Training is coming soon to a community near you.
As we continue to develop teams of volunteers to serve in hospital and other settings, since 2013 we’ve also trained team members, residents, and neighbors of our ECS senior living communities to be even more present with one another. Residents have companioned their peers having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses, sometimes with increasing frailty. Staff and members of the greater community gain tools for taking care of themselves while being there for others.
Residents have companioned their peers having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses, sometimes with increasing frailty. Staff and members of the greater community gain tools for taking care of themselves while being there for others.
For more information about By Your Side training and volunteering opportunities, please contact: Susan BrownÂ
As we continue to develop teams of volunteers to serve in hospital and other settings, since 2013 we’ve also trained team members, residents, and neighbors of our ECS senior living communities to be even more present with one another. Residents have companioned their peers having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses, sometimes with increasing frailty. Staff and members of the greater community gain tools for taking care of themselves while being there for others.
Residents have companioned their peers having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses, sometimes with increasing frailty. Staff and members of the greater community gain tools for taking care of themselves while being there for others.
For more information about By Your Side training and volunteering opportunities, please contact: Susan BrownÂ