Vision
To bring dignity and compassion to the end-of-life experience.
Mission
To lead and support communities to make a positive impact on the seriously and terminally ill by providing education, administering grants, fostering partnerships, and connecting families to appropriate resources.
Our Purpose
- Engage the community in conversations on death and dying.
- Foster communication and community-based solutions that improve end of life.
- Sponsor educational programs on end-of-life care for community members and health care professionals.
History
Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks was founded in 1997 as a nonprofit foundation to champion the benefits of hospice care and provide grants to support a wide scope of end-of-life services in the Ozarks.
Our philanthropic reach has extended to include a variety of grief and bereavement services, hospice care, palliative care, community outreach and other vital disciplines. Education has been a vital component of our mission.