Our programs
Programs follow the CCC-inspired structure: patient lifecycle services, cross-cutting family support, and signature events that keep the work funded and visible.
Patient Lifecycle Programs
Active SCD Management
A free support program for families actively managing sickle cell disease, combining monitoring support, community health worker connection, education, and care navigation.
Post-VOC Recovery
A continuity program for families after a crisis, built to help them settle back into daily life with support and connection.
Post-Gene-Therapy Monitoring
Long-term family support for patients after advanced therapy, provided free to families and ethically separated from commercial partnerships.
Family and Caregiver Support
Education, peer connection, practical referrals, and family support for the people carrying daily care responsibilities.
Cross-Cutting Programs
CHW Training
Training for community health workers so local teams can hold the door open for families closer to home.
Patient and Family Education
Plain-language education for families in the languages and formats they can actually use.
RWE for Public Health
Privacy-conscious, population-level learning for public health partners, kept separate from personal family services.
Family Experiences
Respite days, camps, trips, and community moments that give families joy outside the medical context of the disease.
Scholarships
Education support for sickle-cell-affected youth, especially students pursuing healthcare and community service.
Resource Guide
A downloadable family guide for navigation, support services, school accommodations, transportation, and community resources.
Bereavement Support
A grief and remembrance program for families who have lost a child to sickle cell disease.
Signature Events
The Crisis Run
An athletic challenge and family walk connected to the founder’s Division I basketball background.
World Sickle Cell Day Celebration
A June 19 community celebration for awareness, family connection, and diaspora fundraising.
Annual Gala
A Year 3+ major-donor gathering for board cultivation, corporate sponsorship, and family storytelling.