This year’s AIDS Walk gathered 25,000 participants to San Francisco for a six-mile hike to raise funds for AIDS/HIV. As a result, the city’s AIDS Foundation tallied 59 community-driven organizations that would be given funds from the $3 million plus that was raised. The sum of all raised funds was $229,000 and they range in varied sizes – the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $7,000. However, several of the grants were usually $2,500, $5,000 or $4,000 and were given to nonprofit groups that carry out AIDS/HIV-associated work in the Bay Area and within San Francisco. Two programs of...

This year’s AIDS Walk gathered 25,000 participants to San Francisco for a six-mile hike to raise funds for AIDS/HIV. As a result, the city’s AIDS Foundation tallied 59 community-driven organizations that would be given funds from the $3 million plus that was raised. The sum of all raised funds was $229,000 and they range in varied sizes – the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $7,000. However, several of the grants were usually $2,500, $5,000 or $4,000 and were given to nonprofit groups that carry out AIDS/HIV-associated work in the Bay Area and within San Francisco. Two programs of...

The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) was granted $50,000 by the Connecticut Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen For The Cure, aiming to further improve breast cancer screenings and outreach endeavors for women living in the Northwest Connecticut rural areas. According to Breast Health Navigation Program Project Director Marty Mancuso, the support for the breast cancer program will allow the hospital to extend its efforts to the women in the area, supplying comprehensive access to services associated with early detection of breast cancer. The program it supported, the Pink Rose Program, was...

Being part of the US Coast Guard is not easy, especially if you have a life threatening disease. However, this did not stop 18-year old Jaeda, who is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a hereditary ailment that causes progressive disability. At 18 years of age, Jaeda still wonders what she will become when she grows up. Through the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the US Coast Guard, she finally settled on being a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. In June 2009, Jaeda’s wish to become a rescue swimmer came true when she spent two days at the USCG Aviation Training Center located in Mobile,...

Growing up was not easy for Laura Gill as she was born with a birth defect called congenital facial paralysis. This condition caused her nasal cavity to collapse and her vision was severely compromised. Thus, she lived a life filled with emotional distress and physical challenges. Despite her condition, though, Laura achieved a successful career in sales; but that was until the financial crisis hit the country. Laura lost her job, and along with it, her medical insurance. While she previously went through procedures that helped correct her collapsed nasal passage and vision, more physical...

Lymphoma, a form of cancer that arises in the lymph nodes, is usually malignant and deadly. Yet, 14-year old Simon struggles on and continues to receive therapy for his medical condition. As a result of his health problem, Simon has to be in isolation for about 10 months, which means he will not get to see friends and do his usual daily activities for several months. For this reason, he asks for one unique wish – indulging in shopping at his favorite store, Williams Sonoma, a kitchen and cooking gadget shop (unlike most kids his age, Simon enjoys cooking as a hobby). However, with his...

ALTSO is a charitable organization founded by Dr. Dinesh G. Patel and C. Mead Welles. It is currently headed by a group of dedicated people including Dr. Harold van Bosse, Catharine Carroll, Kersen de Jong, Barbara Iler, and James Zengierski. This organization aims to help children with limb disabilities in several developing countries to gain equal access to several opportunities obtained through proper education and mobility. The organization offers its core program of treatment, therapy and training with the help of its various partners. The ALTSO foundation cooperates with several...

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation advocates the promotion of health, as well as the general growth and development of the society. In line with its mission, the AACDCF facilitates numerous programs that involve the restoration of the lives of those who have suffered from domestic abuse, the advancement of cosmetic dentistry, and others. A few of the organization’s medical initiatives include the Give Back A Smile program, the Whitening Program, and the Disaster Relief Fund. The organization came up with the Give Back a Smile program in order to address the...

The Fistula Foundation was originally founded in 2000 as the American Friends Foundation for Childbirth Injuries. This United States-based non-profit organization was established by a former Ethiopian Peace Corps teacher, Richard Haas. Together with his daughter Shaleece, Richard Haas started the foundation right after he returned to California after a visit from the Fistula Hospital. The organization works to provide support to the medical initiatives of the Fistula Hospital. It also aims to raise awareness for fistula as well as funds to support several educational programs all over the...

The Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Santé et Développement or the CCISD was founded in Quebec in 1987. Under Canada’s Corporations Act, the organization officially became a non-profit organization in 1996. This non-profit organization aims to create, develop, and manage several international health projects. This goal is made possible with CCISD’s team of experts who are stationed all over Central America, Canada, and Africa. The CCISD has been promoting structured actions for more than two decades. This diverse group of medical experts functions within various areas of...