The HEAL Project's Community Outreach Program in Education (COPE) curriculum provides a knowledge base and future information resource for families who are or will be embarking upon the caregiving journey for a terminally ill loved one.

Through COPE families will learn how they can make their own choices and insist that their loved ones receive end-of-life care that preserves their dignity with a wisdom that affirms all aspects of their life, including their death, and provides this care in a loving and compassionate manner.

The dying teach those of us who bear witness as volunteer caregivers what is truly important in life. That is, to love one another and care for each other with tenderness and compassion. The caregiving experience is one that can be transformative.

Hospice volunteers often experience the frequent expressions of awe and disbelief by the dying and their families that such a place as a hospice could even exist. The care and support they received was often a new experience and it was accepted with intense gratitude. As a result it became quite clear that a grassroots public education effort was needed to make more families aware of hospice and its benefits.

The various Info Letter series strive to initiate that grassroots effort by offering the public an online downloadable resource of free information on caring for dying adults and children.

• Series I - Caring for a Terminally ill Loved One - Making Compassionate Choices: this series focuses on the various facets of caregiving starting with the diagnosis of a terminal illness through to death and the bereavement period that follows.
• Series II - Caring for a Child Approaching the End of Life and Keeping the Family Together: Families that are caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness face formidable emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges. This series provides useful information that will help guide and support them on their journey, easing the uncertainty of what lies ahead.