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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.

Our mission is to fund innovative research and treatments to find cures for all childhood cancers in our lifetime.

Fund research to power cures that reduce the percentage of children who perish from cancer until that number reaches zero.

To save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.

Cool Kids Campaign is devoted to improving the quality of life for pediatric oncology patients and their families by focusing on the academic, social and emotional needs brought on by a cancer diagnosis.Cancer creates an instant crisis in a family. Fear and anxiety are the first emotions young people may feel after learning of their illness and what they are about to face. Kids with cancer are still normal kids! Our program's focus is guided by the direct feedback we receive from affected families and advice from the Cool Kids Advisory Committees.

Impact the unmet needs of neurology and immunology by establishing a) in-house excellence centers for research, b) translational methodologies for research outcomes and c) patient data engagement paradigms

Please join Naader Banki in supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by making a donation to my fundraising campaign for Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY).

SERVICE TO CANCER PATIENTS

Our mission is providing hope, help and encouragement to members of our community who are enduring the journey through cancer treatment.

Eliminate the burden of cutaneous lymphoma by: - Promoting awareness - Providing education - Advancing patient care - Fostering research Vision: A life free of cutaneous lymphoma

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)

The mission of The Pink Fund is to alleviate the effects of cancer-related financial toxicity (CRFT) for breast cancer patients.The Pink Fund provides financial support which helps meet basic needs, decrease stress levels, and allow breast cancer patients to focus on healing while improving survivorship outcomes. The 90 day program covers expenses for housing, transportation, utilities and health insurance premiums.