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Volunteer Opportunities with VITAS

VITAS offers opportunities that allow volunteers to choose a role in which they are comfortable and fulfilled.

See all volunteer opportunities below.

Memory Bears Volunteers

VITAS volunteers have sewn tens of thousands of Memory Bears. These stuffed bears are made from a loved one’s clothing or fabric.

Two volunteers show the Memory Bears they have made

Paw Pals® Volunteers

VITAS trains friendly, well-behaved pets to be Paw Pals^®. They volunteer with their owner to visit our hospice patients.

A patient pets a Paw Pals volunteer dog

Veteran Volunteers

Many veterans receiving hospice care appreciate contact with volunteers who are also veterans, even if they served in a different time or place.

A VITAS team member shakes hands with a military veteran

All Volunteer Opportunities

See a list of all the ways volunteers at VITAS can help our hospice patients.

A group paints during an art therapy activity