Hospice Foundation of Martin and St. Lucie Inc.

Treasure Coast Hospice cares for well over 8,000 adults and children each year through the Hospice Care and the Grief Support Services programs for adults, children, healthcare organizations, schools and businesses in our service area regardless of their ability to pay. Our clinical teams work to provide quality hospice services that bring comfort and improve quality of life for over 400 patients daily wherever they call home. It is crucial that we are able to communicate effectively and respectfully to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

Our organization is striving to educate every healthcare professional, patient and residents in the communities we serve so no one misses out on the quality services Treasure Coast Hospice provides. Our staff is working to translate key collateral and documents into multiple languages, identify bilingual staff to increase communication with the community at large and step up our diversity and inclusion training organization wide. Treasure Coast Hospice trains staff annually however, we felt that more was needed.

Our Diversity and Inclusion Council is now working closely with staff and other community organizations to ensure we are do everything possible for everyone in our community to feel welcome on our campuses, free to call with questions and encouraged to reach out for services early.

The Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation provides further assistance to patients and caregivers that need financial help with utility bills, mortgage payments, traveling expenses so families can be together and so much more. The funding we received from the community helps us to keep the Community Programming like Grief Support, Little Treasures Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care, three Inpatient Units (IPUs), Treasured Pets, Music, Massage and Aromatherapy available to all. We are serious about improving the comfort and quality of life for patients, clients and those that love them.

We work to bring awareness and education to our community through newsletters, social media, community events, speaker's bureau and various other platforms so individuals will know what services are available to them. Our Marketing Department is working to translate our various collateral to several languages so everyone is educated about our services.

Our work to translate our materials, continue to develop a Speakers Bureau, Community Programming like our robust Grief Support Program, Music and Massage Therapy, Pet Care Programs, IPUs takes funding. The Foundation works to raise the annual need for these programs through individual donations and grants and to provide sustainable income in the way of endowments so no one ever has to go without quality hospice care or the resources to heal from grief.

~TCH Diversity and Inclusion Council continue to expand staff education by participating in educational opportunities like the United Way’s Women United 21 day challenge
~Acquire special training and certifications like our recently acquired Nation Jewish Hospice Certification
~Translation of key collateral and documentation
~Identifying staff who have bilingual skills
~Further educating our staff with regards to diversity and inclusion
~Quarterly educational newsletters mailed to over 40K-50K local residents
~Robust Marketing Department working to communicate through social media, print, email blasts and partner with other local community organizations
~Professional Relations Team working with local healthcare agencies
~Community Relations Representative actively reaching out to local communities and businesses
~Email Blasts
~Foundation - Foundation Fridays Social media to increase education and awareness and develop a culture of generosity
~Events throughout year that engage the community
~Individual meetings and relationship building
~Speakers Bureau available to groups and communities
~Tree of Life Ceremonies open to everyone in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties
~Partnering with other NPOs in our local community
~Health fairs
~Engaging in Community networking events

Our entire staff is committed to educating the community regarding hospice care and grief support.

The Foundation staff publishes a popular newsletter, The Impact, on a quarterly basis to over 40K local residents that educates about TCH available services and programs available for patients, families and members of the community.

Our Community Relations team focuses on individuals, communities and businesses. And connects with several thousand individuals, businesses and community groups each year.

The Foundation also works closely with the Marketing Department to craft social media posts and email blasts that help engage and educate those living in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties.

Our Speakers Bureau works with our Community Ambassadors and is comprised of staff, board members and volunteers that believe in our mission and care deeply about the community. We continue to provide training and work to find opportunities in the community to speak.

Our Grief Support team of licensed professionals are always working hard providing care for the community through individual and group counseling sessions, training for other agencies and crisis response to help others deal with unexpected loss.

Professional Relations staff works to build partnerships with the healthcare community.

Our executives are always willing to meet with other leaders in the community as well as individuals to share what our services provide and how early intervention is best for the patients and families alike.

COVID has certainly thrown our staff a curveball but we have done a great job of switching gears. Our first-ever virtual live event, That's Amore, highlighted a video that shared a message from our CEO, program information and stories. The event was wildly successful and we now have a wonderful video that we can share with the community at the touch of a button that will help bring awareness about our services to the community.

Treasure Coast Hospice is now holds a Nation Jewish Hospice Certification and continues to educate the staff throughout the year.

The Treasure Coast Hospice Diversity and Inclusion Council is now in full swing and meeting regularly. They have already participated in the United Way’s Women United 21 day challenge, a training based on training by Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and community.

The Council is also actively working with Marketing to translate many educational materials to Creole and Spanish so all communities have a chance to understand and take advantage of our services.

The Foundation's Impact newsletter mails to over 40K households and businesses located in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties filled with educational materials and news about what is happening at Treasure Coast Hospice.

The Foundation is also working to import additional religious organizations and other community groups to their database and is beginning to actively connect with various groups throughout the tri-county area.

Email blasts are being sent out regularly with updates about our services, resources available to those who need assistance and the impact of philanthropic giving.

Our Professional Relations team is out around town each day visiting local healthcare facilities to share what we do with professionals who care for individuals that would benefit from our services.

We have a Speaker's Bureau that will come speak to local communities and groups about 5 Wishes, Hospice Care, Grief Support and a variety of other topics.

Treasure Coast Hospice also partners with many other charities like the Alzheimer's Association, Cleveland Clinic, Council on the Aging, Breast Cancer Awareness, Warriors for Multiple Sclerosis and so many more! We all support each others efforts and help to educate the community together.