VITAS employs Community Liaisons whose primary responsibility is to serve as hospice advocates and hospice educators within traditionally underserved communities. Community Liaisons work with the African American, Hispanic, Asian Pacific and Jewish communities.

VITAS programs are active participants in the communities they serve, sponsoring charity events, conducting educational conferences and serving in volunteer leadership positions. We reach out to the communities we serve through radio talk shows, television programs, newsletters and other media.

VITAS encourages employees to volunteer in their own communities—and farther afield. VITAS senior executives serve in volunteer leadership roles with the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our chief medical officer, an ordained Orthodox rabbi, works with the Israeli Department of Health to develop an appropriate model of hospice care in Israel. Our senior vice president of human resources supports global projects in India and Africa that are aimed at eliminating hunger, poverty, illiteracy and HIV/AIDS.

Many VITAS programs have partnered with hospices in Africa and continue to provide much-needed resources and assistance. VITAS employees are encouraged to give generously to these endeavors.