LEON
COUNTY SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION
1336 Vickers Road Tallahassee, Florida 32303
Office:(850) 222-2355 Fax: (850) 224-5644
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About The Foundation
Mission Statement
- To enable individuals with sickle cell anemia to live lives to the extent possible unhampered and uncompromised by their sickle cell conditions.
- To increase the knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease as a health problem through professional standards of administration, health care, public relations and fundraising.
History
The Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. was organized on February 21, 1980 at the office of the Tallahassee Urban League.
Upon installation of the newly organized foundation, an official charter was issued and later received nonprofit organization 501 (c) (3) exempt status. There are sixteen (16) chapters in the State of Florida.
The Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. is the only local agency serving District II providing services to the following counties: Leon, Jefferson, Wakulla, Madison, Taylor, Gadsden, and Jackson counties.
The Purpose Of The Foundation
- To Inform and
Educate the Community About Sickle Cell Disease/Trait
- Provide a Vehicle
for Communication Between Health Care and Social Service Professionals
- Support Legislation
at the Local, State, and National Levels that are Beneficial to the Sickle
Cell Programs
- Actively Solicit
Funds to Support Sickle Cell Clients
- Serve as a Clearing
House for Ideas that Will Enhance Sickle Cell Programs
- Provide Services on
a Limited Basis to Meet the Needs of Individuals Affected By Sickle Cell
Disease
Foundation Services
- Client Advocacy
- Transportation
- Free Sickle Cell
Screenings
- Education
- Individual and
Family Counseling
- Support Groups
- Scholarship Fund
- Summer Camp
- Limited Financial
Assistance
- Financial
Assistance with Prescription Medications
- Job Retention and Employment Counseling