VITFriends Vitiligo Support Group

04/06/2026

www.vitfriendssummit.com

04/05/2026

For Details or to REGISTER:
www.vitfriendssummit.com

04/03/2026

Well, it is T Minus 7. 6. 5, 4. 3, 2, until LIFTOFF - April 11, 2026 from 9am -to- 4pm

JOIN us via ZOOM for this LIVE Online informative Patient-Led ADVOCACY Training Summit, sponsored by Incyte

You MUST register to participate. Information is at the bottom of our summit website, please REGISTER now: https://www.vitfriendssummit.com/

This is all day and you will have the opportunity to Log-in and Log-off and return using the same login INFO. Please SHARE this INFO, ALL are welcome to attend.

We are extremely excited about our Summit Speaker line-up and our Artists. Here's a look:

03/26/2026

VITFriends is excited to present the 1st ever, Vitiligo Patient-Led Advocacy Training Summit. This will be on April 11, 2026 from 9am -to- 4pm, JOIN us via ZOOM for this LIVE Online informative event, sponsored by Incyte

You MUST register to participate. Here's a look our summit website, REGISTRATION is at the very bottom of the page: https://www.vitfriendssummit.com/

This is all day and you will have the opportunity to Log-in and Log-off and return using the same login INFO.

We are extremely excited about our Summit Speaker line-up and our Artists.

03/26/2026

As leader of the local Vitiligo Community and the Founder/CEO of VITFriends, a nationally recognized Advocacy, Education and Awareness organization, supporting the Global Vitiligo Community;
we are grateful for the amazing partners that is apart of our community.

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease, that many insurance companies continue to deny as being a disease, instead they label it as a "cosmetic condition." A Cosmetic condition - is listed as things like a pimples.

Today, we HONOR Representative Rob Consalvo for his concern for people living with Vitiligo and who are trying to cope with, purchasing expensive medications, seeking psychological counseling and more...

Here is a look a Rep Rob Consalvo - House Bill to address the greatest NEED within our Vitiligo community which is Insurance Coverage. We ASK that you would consider supporting this BILL and we Thank YOU in advance:

By Representatives Consalvo of Boston and Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1115) of Rob Consalvo and Lindsay N. Sabadosa for legislation to provide health insurance coverage for individuals with vitiligo. Financial Services.

03/18/2026

Hello Family....IMPORTANT Notice!!!

It's that time of year to REQUEST a State proclamation for either June for Vitiligo Awareness Month - or - for June 25th World Vitiligo Day.

Simply google "STATE proclamation request". You can also do this for the CITY you live in too. Here is a template layout you can use to ask for the Proclamation. If you are a co-leader make sure you communicate with your other leader, so you don't double up. If you know of someone in another State where there is NO Support Group, they CAN do this for their State as well.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PY3hdrtuKW2nGePTcGhHPwfnCv_20YKBQVisi2No7C4/edit?usp=sharing

Once your City or State have notified you that your request is APPROVED, Alicia has created an amazing DATA base and we'd love to gather your INFO here: https://www.vitfriends.org/proclamations

Join our Support Group's Annual Campaign to raise awareness for Vitiligo. Discover how to petition your city and share on social networks!

03/17/2026

A look back at our Vitilgo Community HISTORY 2016 - 2026!

03/06/2026

Welcome to VITFriends Podcast!

Today's guest on "The JOURNEY with Vitiligo" is an old friend of our organization. Ladies and gentlemen meet Corliss Wood, who is originally from California and now residing in Maryland. ENJOY her story - her JOURNEY with Vitiligo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PV6WgWB_A

03/02/2026

NEWS!!!!!! NEWS!!!!!!

VITFriends is excited to present the 1st ever, Vitiligo Advocacy Training Summit. This will be on April 11, 2026 from 9am-to-4pm, JOIN us via ZOOM for this informative event.

You MUST register to participate. Within the next few days we will share the order of the day. If you are NOT able to participate all day, you will have the opportunity to log-in for a particular speaker, pop-off and return for another.

Here's our summit website, please REGISTER here: https://www.vitfriendssummit.com/

We THANK the 26 individuals who have already registered. Thank you to our VITFriends Board and our Connecticut Leadership.

Finally, we THANK our sponsor Incyte for helping to make this possible.

02/22/2026

REMEMBER:
"Gods gift and talents in your life, to DO what EVER He has asked that you do, it will work wherever God has placed you."
- Bishop Courtney McBath - VA. *2/22/26

02/18/2026

WELCOME to VITFriends Podcast, sponsored by MyVitiligoTeam. We are excited to be the longest running VITILIGO podcast celebrating our 16th year of broadcasting to the globe.

Reagan Young has been a VITFriends member since July 2017. She is currently a medical student and here's her JOURNEY with Vitiligo!

Reagan was diagnosed with Vitiligo in early elementary. Today, Reagan is a medical student, thanks to a caring Dermatologist and the love and support of FAMILY!