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Providing a Home-Away-From-Home for Families of Loved Ones Treated at the NIH Clinical Center
Paul and Julie Gattini came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, the nation’s premier clinical research hospital in Bethesda, MD, when Paul…
Making Sure No Young Woman Faces Breast Cancer Alone
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women ages 15–39 living in the U.S., with more than 12,000 new cases each year. Although breast…
Give Kids The World Village Creates Magic and Memories for Families Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses
Every year, 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. For these children, childhood is overshadowed by doctor visits, hospital stays, and…
How Orbis is Bringing the World Together to Fight Blindness
Imagine the world around you in darkness. For millions of people this darkness is a reality. Blindness takes away so much more than vision. It…
Answers, hope and support for families of children with rare disorders and devastating illnesses
When modern medicine lacks answers, families of sick children often turn to clinical trials as their best hope for a treatment or cure. The National…
Fostering Worldwide Collaboration to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Twenty five years ago, Michael W. Weiner, M.D., decided to make it his life’s mission to find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. “I had to…
Help every baby reach his or her first birthday
Take a look at CJ First Candle’s new website and follow them on: Website: http://cjfirstcandle.org    CJ First Candle is the only national non-profit committed to eliminating…
Have You Ever Raised a Puppy or Wanted to? Canine Partners for Life Needs Your Volunteer Support!
Canine Partners for Life (CPL) trains and places certified service dogs with persons who have physical disabilities, mobility impairments, and seizure and cardiac disorders, to…
Bilingual Volunteers Needed to Grant Wishes with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic
Chances are, you are familiar with the mission behind Make-A-Wish® Mid-Atlantic’s work. Serving children who reside in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and…
The Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of
Have you heard of Epidermolysis Bullosa? Not many people have. Yet, it’s as common as ALS and Cystic Fibrosis. It’s kind of a tongue twister…
Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease
The 6th leading cause of death in the US, and the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disorder that irreversibly destroys brain…
Children’s National: Helping Kids Grow Up Stronger
Join America’s Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving…