Hospice training in South Portland

VNA Home Health & Hospice, at50 Foden Road, South Portland, will host a special 24-hour training for volunteers to visit hospice clients.

The training will prepare participants to be part of the VNA Home Health Hospice team bringing comfort to individuals and families facing a terminal illness.

The training takes place on Tuesdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For an application, call Linda Hopkins at 400-8714 or email hopkinsl@vnahomehealth.org.

Workshops set for artists

Creative Portland has received a grant from the Quimby Family Foundation to launch a professional development series, in partnership with Maine College of Art and the Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, designed specifically for professional artists.

The series will consist of 12 workshops held in MECA’s Osher Hall in Portland on the second Wednesday of every month from 6-9 p.m., beginning in October. Selected from a survey of artists this summer, topics will range from grant-writing and social media to contract law and business start-up basics. On Oct. 10, the inaugural session will cover the top-rated need identified on the survey by 79 of the 215 respondents: grant-writing skills for artists.

The cost will be $10 per session for participants and free to all MECA students and alumni. Registration is required for all attendees on Creative Portland’s website; portlandarts.org.