The St. Joseph Hospice Foundation is a nonprofit corporation chartered in January of 2003 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to non-compensated terminally ill patients and their families. The foundation relies on support from the community to fund programs and services aimed at offering hospice care for those patients in need of financial backing.
The St. Joseph Hospice Foundation will provide support to patients regardless of which hospice they choose. It is the goal of the foundation to assist in providing comfort, peace, and dignity to terminally ill patients and their families. Donations to the foundation are used to fund volunteer and community education programs, and to provide supportive and financial assistance to non-compensated patients and their families.