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The mission of the Lahey Clinic Foundation is to raise charitable contributions from patients and friends of Lahey Clinic to support the Clinic. Lahey Clinic is a world-class specialty medical center located in Burlington, MA. When Frank Lahey, M.D., founded a group practice in 1923, his vision was unique: Every component of a patient's health care would be coordinated under one roof.Today, Lahey Clinic still offers a distinctive patient experience.Our group practice model is unique in its ability to provide highly coordinated and accessible services. More than 450 physicians and nearly 4,000 nurses, therapists and other support staff work together to provide compassionate care and superior patient outcomes.The Clinic's multidisciplinary approach allows patients access to preeminent physicians from virtually every medical specialty, who cooperate to develop personalized treatment plans for each patient.From leading-edge technology to pioneer medical research, Lahey Clinic combines the world-renowned specialty resources of Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington and Lahey Clinic Northshore in Peabody with top-quality primary care services at community-based practices in multiple towns throughout eastern Massachusetts.For the past nine years, U.S. News and & World Report has ranked Lahey Clinic in its annual "Best Hospitals" edition. The Heart and Vascular Center at Lahey Clinic is one of the largest in New England. Patients come long distances to benefit from techniques that Lahey surgeons have pioneered. The Neurovascular Institute is among the most advanced in the region for the treatment of strokes and brain aneurysms. The Liver Transplantation Team was the first in New England to perform adult living-donor transplant procedures. And surgeons are using minimally invasive laparoscopic methods, drastically reducing the recovery time following surgery for diseases such as bladder cancer.Lahey Clinic Medical Center (LCMC) in Burlington encompasses an ambulatory care center serving more than 3,000 patients each day and a 259-bed hospital. Lahey Clinic Northshore in Peabody serves more than 400 outpatients each day and includes a 10-bed hospital. Both feature 24-hour emergency departments, with a Level II Trauma Center based at LCMC.Lahey's community-based physicians have a wide range of special interests. Many of the community group practices feature adult internists, pediatricians, and family practice specialists. With community practices in more than a dozen towns, Lahey Clinic serves communities as diverse as Ipswich on the North Shore, Lexington in Boston's Northwestern Suburbs, and Haverhill on the New Hampshire border.Lahey Clinic Medical Center is a teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. In addition, many of our physicians hold teaching assignments at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. The Clinic maintains residency and fellowship programs for more than 100 new physicians in 19 specialties.As a research center, Lahey Clinic offer patients access to clinical trials of new therapies for diseases such as diabetes, prostate cancer, heart disease, and cataracts. Research programs at Lahey Clinic encompass more than 200 clinical trial protocols and participation in numerous national and international studies.

CRK mission is to assist children in need while developing communities to better care for their own children. Our vision is a world where children enjoy all their rights, especially the right to be a child BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Child Rescue Kenya is an organization operating in Trans-Nzoia County in Kenya. The Organization assists vulnerable children and families through integrated development initiatives.CRK facilitates the rehabilitation of street children, and other abused or neglected children, by encouraging close links between community -child, project-child, and project - community. Multifaceted activities combine child rehabilitation centers with community development initiatives such as: a. Community Health clinics - both preventive and curative services. b. Training in home based income generating activities. c. Sports facilities in identifying and nurturing talents among the youths. d. Advocacy campaigns on Family health and HIV/AIDS, children rights, domestic violence and substance abuse among the youths. e. Bio- intensive farming activities targeting vulnerable families. f. Vocational training and formation of associations for youths. Vision, A society where children are enjoying their basic rights and leading a dignified life. Mission. To assist children in need while achieving positive change through initiatives that empower families and respect for children rights. Our Objectives are as stated here below;1.Child Rescue and Support. The strategic holistic approach emphasizes on improved child welfare under the projects through well coordinated interventions. The strategic objectives and strategies under this pillar are; 1. Continued Rescue and Support of vulnerable and unaccompanied Children. These strategies ensures that rescued children access basic necessities. Provision of shelter and meals. Clothing and toiletries. Psycho-social support and Counseling. Medication both preventive and curative Sports and recreation. Remedial education. 2. Increased Early Street Interventions. These aims at curbing the influx of children on the streets. Daily identification of new street arrivals. Referral to Child Protection Unit at the police and local administrators. 3. Increased advocacy on child rights. We hope to see a reduction on child abuse cases and advocate respect for children's rights. Carrying out advocacy campaigns Attending network meeting Holding sensitization workshops. Children's participation in awareness creation. 4. Increased access to education. These strategies will enable children to access education at Primary and Secondary schools. Enhance early childhood education through enrolment in public schools. Provision of school requirements and levies. Refurbish libraries for remedial studies at all project centres. 2. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. Through this pillar CRK seeks to empower youth; those living and working on the streets and those in the slums, through formation of self -help groups or associations, facilitation to vocational training and formal education to improve their livelihoods. 1 Increased access to formal and non formal education and training. Support youth for enrolment in public schools and vocational training. Peer to peer counseling on abuse of drugs. Support the youth to form self help groups / associations. Nurturing of talents through sports. Health education on HIV/AIDS, STIs and testing. Capacity building on enterprise development. 2 Youths engaged in micro businesses. Support trained youth with business start up kits. Routinely monitor the progress of the started ventures. Encourage and assist the youth to get national identity cards for opening bank accounts. Link the supported youth to government development funds e.g youth fund. 3 FAMILY SUPPORT. Through this pillar CRK works with families to build therapeutic relationships, addressing issues affecting children at home, helping families initiate income generating activities and practice bio-intensive agriculture for those with small farms to improve their food security. 3.1. Enhanced family relationships. Routine family visits. Counseling families. Conducting advocacy campaigns on domestic violence Educate families on HIV/AIDS and reproductive health. Provision of subsidized medical services Referral linkages for support. 3.2. Improved household incomes. Identify vulnerable families to support (with a child or children). Training on micro - business initiatives and marketing. Support the trained beneficiaries with business start up kits. Routine business progress monitoring 3.3. Improved food production through organic farming. Identify and train families on organic farming. Provision of start up farm inputs Setting up demonstration plots as resource centres. Sensitizing and training on environmental conservation. Organizing exposure tours as learning tools. Promote proper soil management practices through modern farming methods. 4. ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT. This objective endevours to make CRK a strong and effective organization delivering its mandate within its core areas of operation. This will be achieved through: .4.1. Strong and effective organization delivering its mandate. Enhance staff motivation and performance Review the Human Resources Policies and Procedures. Management team at the Head office to enforce and implement the policies. Development of Contingency and disaster plans. Recruit professional staff for core functions such as Human Resource and Resource Mobilization. Strengthen and sustain policy on HIV/AIDS. Staff Capacity building in relevant project areas. Board development and policy formulation. Redefine roles and responsibilities of staff to enhance performance. 4.2. Improved record keeping. Put in place a back up system for all organization documents. Routine information dissemination to staff and partners. 4.3. Increased Resource Mobilization. Diversify proposals seeking for funding. Put in place a donor profiling system both locally and internationally. Engage in consultancy services. Initiate income generating activities Develop partnerships. Set up a resource mobilization team (staff members). 4.4. Improved service delivery in project areas. Adequate funds for administration and project coordination. Routine monitoring and evaluation of projects. Encourage transparency and accountability in the management of resources. Continuous documentation and reporting of progress. Routine reviewing of targets and objectives. Staff appraisals to ascertain performance. Procure a vehicle for project use in the rural terrain.

They provide residential (24/7) services to adults with intellectual disabilities prior to the age of 18. Each consumers' plan is driven by a Person-Centered Planning Process.

TO EMPOWER AND ASSIST THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA THROUGH THE MUTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING, EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

Behavioral Health Network is a collaborative effort of providers working together to improve our community by leading behavioral health planning and coordination.

Crisis Pregnancy Outreach's mission is to provide physical and emotional support to women facing unplanned pregnancies including; aiding in parenting, or adoption plans

At the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, our experts are dedicated to providing our patients the best treatment and quality of care possible. Patients are seen by multi-disciplinary teams for individualized treatment plans.

CARC, INC. was founded in 1973. Our mission is to provide quality, comprehensive services for individuals with developmental disabilities or delays. We serve children age birth to three years who have developmental delays or are at risk of having a delay. We also serve adults with severe and chronic disabilities which, occur before the age of twenty-two years.We believe in consumer choice and responsiveness. Persons served, parents/guardians and families all participate in decision making and planning. Individualized plans are based on desires, abilities, concerns and priorities.

Guatemala Housing Alliance builds secure homes with/for families in extreme poverty in the highlands of Guatemala while forging alliances with other non-profits tasked with addressing related components of poverty, among them education, health, employment and family planning.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS AN EPIDEMIC Together, we can change the future for millions. OUR MISSION : We are daughters, sisters, mothers and wives. We are sons, brothers, fathers and husbands. We are victims and we are caregivers. But, most of all, we are fighters. In support of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease (NAPA), Daughters Against Alzheimer’s is honored to support the plan’s ambitious goals to both prevent future cases of Alzheimer’s and to meet the needs of the millions of American families currently facing these diseases. With their strong commitment to research, DAA is proud to support collaborative work among the world’s premier doctors, scientists, and researchers at Emory’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Rahab's Daughters specializes in rescue, rehabilitation & reintegration of survivors of trafficking. We offer survivors of human trafficking, shelter, clothing, education, vocational training, and the ability to create a dream Plan that empowers them to start making choices for their own lives and break free from being controlled by someone else.

Mission To engage individuals and the community to end domestic violence in Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties in Maine. We provide support, advocacy, and safety planning to anyone affected by domestic abuse. They foster safe and healthy relationships through prevention, education, and training. Together with their community they recognize the nature of abuse, respond to it, and change the conditions which lead to it.