Volunteer resource center

Tools, training, and materials to empower volunteers to lead advocacy for fully informed, patient-directed end-of-life care.

Get to know the end-of-life options movement

For more than 30 years, Compassion & Choices and our advocates have helped build a movement dedicated to ensuring every person can approach the end of life with the dignity and care they deserve.

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A history of the end-of-life options movement

A comprehensive overview of key moments in the movement.

Seven principles of patient-directed care

These basic principles can help guide decision-making, whether for yourself or loved ones.

Infographic: How to discuss end-of-life options

This quick visual guide will show you how to start and foster conversations about end-of-life care.

Toolkit: Introduction to medical aid in dying

An overview of medical aid in dying, including definitions and a wide range of answers to frequently asked questions for your advocacy and outreach.

Become an end-of-life care advocate

Whether you’re helping loved ones with care decisions or encouraging local decision-makers to learn more about policy solutions, these resources will help you start your advocacy journey. También tenemos recursos en español, haga clic aquí. 

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Planning and Care Resource Center

Free, practical tools that you can use to guide conversations and support advance care planning.

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These basic principles can help guide decision-making, whether for yourself or loved ones.

Toolkit: Hosting a house party

A guide to hosting a gathering in your home to get your circle thinking about end-of-life care options.

Toolkit: Hosting a video screening

How to host a video screening to open a community conversation about death, dying, and end-of-life options.

Toolkit: Petitions, tabling and canvassing

Helpful information on collecting petition signatures, tabling at public events, and canvassing in your area.

Reverend Madison T. Shockley II in front of a stained glass window

To see someone go from doubt to really understanding and accepting, that is enlightening for me. It’s an honor to speak in front of lawmakers about this issue. I’m willing to help in any way I can.

Rev. Madison T. Shockley II
Second Vice Chair, Compassion & Choices Board of Directors

Lead the fight for end-of-life care options

Join the vanguard of activists working across the country to authorize, implement, and protect fully-informed patient-directed end-of-life care options, so that everyone can get the care they want and deserve.

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Toolkit: Grassroots organizing and basic lobbying

An overview of our current work, including volunteer opportunities.

Medical aid-in-dying policy book

Thorough details of medical aid-in-dying bills, evidence of the effectiveness of medical aid-in-dying laws, and answers to FAQs about medical aid in dying.

Toolkit: Communicating with legislators and the media

This toolkit covers best practices for working with members of the news media and local, state and federal elected officials.

Toolkit: Passing a local resolution

A guide to introducing local resolutions supporting advance care planning and expanded end-of-life care options.

Resource: Find your lawmakers

Enter your address into this form, and it will display the contact information for your state elected officials.

Additional resources from Compassion & Choices

Distinguishing US state medical aid-in-dying laws and Canadian federal policy

What makes U.S.-based state medical aid-in-dying laws different from Canada’s federal policy?

Frequently Asked Questions: End-of-life doulas

What is a death doula, and how can they help with end-of-life care planning?

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