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Founded in 1957, the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California is the first and oldest, non-profit, social service sickle cell disease agency in the U.S. The MISSION of the SCDFC is to provide life- enhancing programs and services to individuals with sickle cell disease, to broaden public aware- ness about sickle cell disease and to promote medical research to find a cure. Currently approximately 250 million people worldwide carry the gene responsible for sickle cell disease (SCD) and other hemoglobin diseases. Each year about 300,000 infants are born with a major hemoglobin disease worldwide. In the US, 10% of the population is at risk for SCD. It is estimated that there are approx. 5,000 persons with sickle cell disease in Los Angeles.

Established in 1998, The Eye Cancer Foundation is an educational and supportive resource for eye cancer patients, their families, and physicians. Our mission is two-fold: one part focused on multi-center research of new diagnostic treatments for eye cancer research, the other focused on providing much needed, world-wide patient support services. Our mission is to create a world-class resource for patients and their families diagnosed with ocular tumors, radiation macular degeneration, and related ophthalmic conditions. We want to help you, your children and families around the world. ECF Specific Goals: 1) Find cures for patients with ocular tumors and related eye diseases. 2) Provide eye cancer specialists for unserved and underserved countries. 3) Coordinate international cooperative evaluations of new methods of diagnosis and treatment. 4) Support family and patient support programs to ease emotional stress and real-life adjustment issues related to eye cancer. 5) Promote transparency related to doctors and patient outcomes. 6) Promote quality assurance and education for eye cancer specialiatly centers. 7) Empower patients to find the resources to improve their lives.

Our mission is to enrich the souls of men and women battling cancer. Our passion is to encourage and comfort individuals throughout their journey and help them to not let cancer define who they are by providing them with the essentials to take on the cancer beast.

To provide psychological, nutritional and emergency financial support to cancer patients and their families. We support cancer patients and their families, in Vermont and Northern New York in a time of extraordinary need, by providing financial assistance, underwriting counseling services, and acting as a resource during diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Every day, 43 families learn that their child has cancer. These families are rushed to the hospital to begin treatment - scared, alone, and without any basic amenities. That's where we step in. We have been where you are. We know how much comfort the little things can bring, like a letter of personal encouragement, a bottle of shampoo, or a clean pillowcase for your child to lay on. Learn how we're making a difference today.

Our mission is to support all individuals healing from breast cancer by providing post-surgical products and services, regardless of financial status.

Hope for Henry is reinventing how hospitals care for seriously ill children and their families through innovative programs that entertain, reduce stress and empower children to be active participants in their own care.

Bite Me Cancer's mission is to fight cancer through education, inspiration and research. The 2 main goals are to help teenagers with cancer across the country in their battle with support/inspiration and also raise research funds and awareness for thyroid cancer. We've been able to help almost 9,900 teenagers with cancer by giving them each a Teen Support Bag. These teens are in every state and DC and are given the bags through our 180 hospitals as of July 2022. The current cost is $85/bag to assemble and ship out.Bite Me Cancer has also directly funded 9 thyroid cancer research grants as of 06/30/2022. Funds this year will apply to our 10th grant (oversight/review is conducted in partnership with the American Thyroid Association)

Founded in 2011 with the mission to help families cope with the financial burdens of a colon cancer diagnosis and spread awareness of the symptoms of colon cancer and the importance of early detection.

Founded in 2010. Helping PA kids and families deal with pediatric cancer.

To make Hepatoblastoma universally survivable by focusing on the pre-clinical gap in childhood cancer research.

TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT METHODS AND ULTIMATELY A CURE FOR MELANOMA