Charities

Pregnancy Care of Summit County Inc.
Services free of charge in non-judgmental manner for women who are faced with unexpected, untimely or crisis pregnancies

Pregnancy Resource Center of Gwinnett
The Pregnancy Resource Center of Gwinnett (PRCG) is a non-profit ministry which exists for the benefit of women and their children, both born and unborn, as well as to the fathers who wish to be involved. The PRCG strives to meet the needs of women at risk of an unintentional or crisis pregnancy, with the full affirmation of the sanctity of human life and marriage.

Project Hope Foundation Inc.
Founded in 1996, by Lisa Lane and Susan Sachs, two mothers with young children with autism, Project HOPE Foundation’s mission is to provide HOPE to children with autism through: Helping families, Opening Minds, Promoting Inclusion, and Expanding potential Project HOPE has dedicated a program to each particular aspect of the mission: (1)HOPE Link is a service providing professionals, caregivers, and families with information about the symptoms of autism, the process of obtaining a diagnosis, an overview of potential interventions, and relevant services available once a diagnosis is received. Since 1996, HOPE Link, a support and referral program, has helped nearly 1,000 families dealing with the diagnosis of autism. We are in the unique position of being able to allow newly diagnosed families to see actual therapy sessions and inclusion-based classrooms, to discuss a variety of interventions and strategies with experienced parents, and to get hands-on assistance with funding. (2) HOPE Reach, the Upstate’s only non-profit provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, started in June 2007, opens minds by providing 56 children with autism 25-40 hours per week an intensive one-on-one intervention that focuses on language, cognitive, and social skills. With a staff of 45 therapists overseen by 4 Board Certified Behavior Analysts, HOPE Reach leads Greenville County in providing quality ABA. It also provides the only clinic-based therapy option in the Upstate. (3) HOPE Academy, in operation since 1997, promotes inclusion through a school where children with autism learn side-by-side with typical children, gaining necessary communication and social skills. HOPE Academy is the only school in the state specifically designed to provide successful inclusion for children with autism. With a waiting list of over 80 children with autism, this program is sought by families all over the Upstate. (4) HOPE Alive, our newest program, will expand the potential of older children and young adults with autism through innovative educational and vocational programs who need individualized programs beyond elementary school.

Project Sos Inc.
Project SOS reaches more teenagers and their parents than most similar organizations in the nation. Annually, more than 15,000 families are directly impacted by our Health Programs, Mentoring Clubs and parent and student magazines.

Rebuilding Together Summit County Inc.
Provides home modification and rehabilitation services in partnership with communities to improve quality of life for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners

River Garden
River Garden Geriatric Training Center provides training and employable skills for individuals desiring to become nursing assistants and to help meet the need for nursing assistant in hospitals and nursing homes.

River of Dreams
To improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and significant life challenges through the power of outdoor recreation.

Robert Packard Foundation for Als Research
Late in 1999, a small group of scientists, patients and philanthropists met at Johns Hopkins to change the status quo for research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Convinced that existing ALS research suffered from a piecemeal approach, which needed focus and a streamlined path to a cure, the group formed the Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins. With multimillion dollar funding from respected sources – first the Baltimore Orioles, followed by The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation and the Robert Packard Foundation – the Center opened in February 2000 at Johns Hopkins University’s medical school campus in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2002, a considerable donation from the then-named Robert Packard Foundation, in California, prompted the Center’s name change to its present, Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins. Today, more than 40 scientists from Hopkins, other universities and biotech companies worldwide now collaborate at this Center without walls. Packard Center ALS research underlies the major existing theories on ALS. Its grantees are the most published in ALS in respected scientific journals

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii Inc.
Our programs address the needs of families with seriously ill or injured children. For those families from the outer islands of Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island of Hawaii, as well as families from islands across the Pacific who must travel to Honolulu for advanced medical treatments, there are two Ronald McDonald Houses with a total of 17 guest rooms ready for their temporary lodging. Other important family services provided include transportation to and from the hospital each day; complete kitchen, pantry and laundry privileges; and Internet and cell phone access. For families from Honolulu and surrounding Oahu that have a child hospitalized at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, the Ronald McDonald House Family Room there is a particularly welcome place of respite and support near the Intensive Care Unit. Offering a kitchenette, Internet stations, a teen game room, comfy living room and much more, it means that parents needing to stay near their children may still take short breaks in a supportive, homey atmosphere. It welcomes nearly 9,000 visitors each year.

Ryan House
Beginning at diagnosis continuing throughout the course of the child?s life and beyond, at Ryan House, parents and siblings can meet for support , counseling, and bereavement, and receive assistance in getting through one of the saddest experience anyone can have. The philosophy of palliative care addresses the medical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of families and their children. This philosophy will guide the services and programming at Ryan House. The mission of Ryan House is to provide essential care in a home-like setting where families of children with life-limiting conditions will come for respite and, as needed, end-of-life care. All services at Ryan House will be guided by the principles of palliative care. This philosophy of comfort care addresses not only the physical pain but also the emotional, spiritual, and social needs of the child and family. This enlightened approach to care is of critical importance, beginning at diagnosis and continuing throughout the entire course of a child's life and beyond. The population that Ryan House serves is children ages newborn to 16 years that have been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition. Currently there are over 5000 families in the state of Arizona that could benefit from the free services Ryan House provides. Stays up to 28 days of care are offered at no cost. Ryan House received its 501(c)(3) designation from the Internal Revenue Service on February 28, 2005.

San Antonio Founder Lions Club
501(c)(3) involved in providing eyeglasses and medically related items to the needy of San Antonio. Provide support to the Texas Lions Camp at Kerrville. Any child in the State of Texas (with handicaps of diabetes) is offered a week of free camping.

SC Mountains to Midlands Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

Scoliosis Research Society

Shriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care and outreach programs, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs. Children up to the age of 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment with no financial obligation to patients or families.

Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast, Inc.
Sickle Cell Foundation strives to increase community awareness about Sickle Cell isease, a hereditary blood disorder that affects persons of all backgrounds, nationalities and ethnicities but predominantly those of the darker races. Advocacy, education and testing are offered to the general public. Education,counseling, and supportive services are offered to persons with Sickle Cell Disease/Trait and members of their families to assist them in coping with their illness. The Foundations's mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with Sickle Cell Disease/Trait and members of their families. Services are also provided to persons with other health challenges and members of their families.

Skin Cancer Foundation Inc.

Since its founding in 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has set the standard for educating the public and the medical profession about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, the need for early detection, and prompt, effective treatment. It is the only international organization devoted solely to combating the world's most common cancer, now occurring at epidemic levels. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with more than 13 million cases diagnosed annually. One of every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer, and up to 65,161 people die every year from skin cancer. The incidence of melanoma continues to rise at a rate faster than that of any of the seven most common cancers. Each year in the U.S. there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon. Almost 9,000 people die from melanoma in the U.S. every year. Nonmelanoma cancers such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma have reached critical levels, with squamous cell carcinoma killing 2,500 people each year. Ninety percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. A person's risk for skin cancer doubles if he or she has had five or more sunburns. Just one blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a Caucasian's chances of developing melanoma later in life. However, the incidence of skin cancer can be dramatically reduced through education, behavior modification, and early detection. Skin cancer is primarily a lifestyle disease which is why The Skin Cancer Foundation emphasizes public awareness and education campaigns.

Smile Train Inc.
Unlike many charities that do many different things, The Smile Train is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip and palate. Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly. Aren’t allowed to attend school or hold a job. And face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache. The good news is every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes.

South Carolina Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

South Georgia Medical Center Foundation Inc.
South Georgia Medical Center is a leading employer and provider of comprehensive healthcare services in South Georgia and North Florida. SGMC was founded in 1955 as a 100-bed community hospital. Today, the 335-bed regional hospital serves a diverse population with a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient needs. As a public, not-for-profit hospital, SGMC is owned by the citizens of this community. We are governed by an 8-member volunteer board, The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County. The Hospital Authority does business as South Georgia Medical Center. As the region’s premier health facility, SGMC is committed to continuous growth and the improvement of services necessary to meet the healthcare needs of our community. In 2004, a vigorous 5-year construction program costing approximately $90 million began. The program called for the construction of a new Information Technology Facility (completed in 2006), a new Emergency Department (completed 2007), a new Professional Building and Surgery Center (completed 2008), and a new Dasher Memorial Heart Center.

South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
Provides life-saving blood, cord blood and tissue for transfusion and transplantation. A center for unduplicated clinical research and cancer therapy support.