VITAS’ Access Initiative aims to close the end-of-life care gap for African Americans, Hispanics, people of color, veterans and the Jewish community.

Statistics tell us that nearly 36 percent of people in Illinois will die today without the benefit of hospice care—they also tell us that a disproportionate number of African Americans, Hispanics and other people of color never receive appropriate end-of-life care, never receive information about the kinds of care available and never even know that hospice is covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
 
That’s why VITAS partners with the organizations listed below to ensure that people in traditionally underserved communities have the information and access they need to make informed choices about end-of-life care.

VITAS Access Initiative Partners:

Rainbow/PUSH and 1000 Churches Connected
www.rainbowpush.org

Congressional Black Caucus
Hon. Danny Davis, Bobby Rush and Jesse Jackson Jr.
www.cbcfinc.org

Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference
www.sdpconference.info

Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
www.fullgospelbaptist.org

National Black Nurses Association, Chicago Chapter
www.nbna.org

N'DIGO Magazine
www.ndigo.com

Veterans Programs and Partnerships

Senior Service Associates
www.seniorservicesassoc.org

Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa
www.fhssa.org