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Iron Hill and CureSearch’s 11-year Partnership Results in Nearly $200k for Children’s Cancer Research
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is a national non-profit foundation whose mission is to end childhood cancer by driving targeted and innovative research with measurable results in an accelerated time frame.…
Making Wishes Come True at Give Kids The World Village
Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) is a 70-acre, non-profit, storybook resort in Central Florida that provides unforgettable, cost-free vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses…
The True Cost of Alzheimer’s Disease and Why Funding Research Now is So Critical
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, yet it is the only cause of death among the top 10…
Building a Healthier, Happier Future for Children Through Corporate Giving Programs
One in four Texans lives at or below the poverty level; for children, it’s nearly one in three. More than 6.3 million Texans – including…
Building Healthier Futures for Texas Children One Child at a Time
Through its Care Van® Program, Caring for Children Foundation of Texas provides improved access to immunizations for medically uninsured and underserved children in Texas. In this…
Saving Lives by Answering the Call/Text/E-mail/Chat for Help
The first text message Brianna sent to a Boys Town National Hotline® Crisis Counselor said she had cut herself as part of a suicide attempt.…
Driving Innovative Research and Fighting for the Future Every Child Deserves
Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 43Â children are diagnosed with cancer and the…
Empowering People With Cancer to Hope
Facing cancer is scary enough. Thanks to Hope Connections for Cancer Support and their free programs, no one is prevented from getting the help they…
Supporting Morris Animal Foundation’s Unite to Fight Pet Cancer Campaign is Good for You and Your Pet
Cancer is a disease that takes on countless forms—that is especially true in veterinary medicine where doctors treat many different species of animals with cancer…
Alone We are Rare, Together We are Strong. Helping the 30 Million Americans Affected by Rare Diseases
Any disease affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans is considered rare, and there are nearly 7,000 such diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans. The National Organization…
An Opportunity to Give Hope to More than 600 Children in the Mid-Atlantic Region
This year alone, 840 children who reside in the Mid-Atlantic region (Central and Southern Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia) are expected…
For Boys Town Family-Teaching Couple, Changing Children’s Lives Is the Ultimate Reward
Abby and Rob Fehr have always had a passion for teaching children. That’s why they earned their college degrees and became schoolteachers. But when they…