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MISSION: To love and care for orphans and vulnerable children by providing them with basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. Also, aid them mentally, spiritually, and emotionally to give them hope for their future. To provide formula milk, medical care, clothing, and shelter for infant orphans whose mothers die during labor and abandoned babies. To provide training for new mothers and caretakers. To raise awareness among the people of Songea about the growing number of orphans and vulnerable children roaming in the streets and out of school.

Most people do not want to die alone in sterile, impersonal surroundings, isolated from family and friends. Nor do they want to die in pain. They would prefer to spend their last days at home, alert and pain free. Hospice of Hilo is dedicated to making this possible. Hospice is a life-affirming program; we neither hasten nor postpone the natural course of dying. Every patient and family member is treated with dignity and respect. Their wishes and values are central considerations in our plan of care.

RSDSA, founded in 1984, is national not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote greater public and professional awareness of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD),also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). RSD/CRPS is a neurological syndrome characterized by severe and chronic pain. It is generally the result of an initiating trauma but the resulting pain is disproportionate to the injury. In addition to pain, skin sensitivity, abnormal color changes, temperature changes, and sweating are also common. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to avoid disabling pain, but this syndrome is consistently under-diagnosed and under-treated. One of RSDSA?s primary goals is to educate physicians and other health care professionals and the community at large. a chronic nerve disorder that may affect more than 1.5 million Americans. RSDSA conducts the following programs: publication of RSDS Review, a quarterly newsletter, refers individuals with RSD/CRPS to support groups and treatment centers, funds RSDS-related research, provides a free, informative inquiry packet upon request,has published Clinical Practice Guidelines, developed an attractive 4-color poster to promote greater awareness (free upon request), exhibits at major medical meetings,and maintains an Internet web site, www.rsds.org

Imagine you are dying and have no place to go, or that the burden on your family to care for you has become too great. Too many people are forced to die in a hospital or nursing home. Our vision is to provide a needed comfort care home for the terminally ill in Webster, New York. We believe in the hospice philosophy of care: all persons have the right to die with dignity, to have enhanced quality of life for the remainder of their days, and to be as comfortable as possible. Care would be provided in a loving, home-like atmosphere, free of charge to those in need. On-going funding will be generated through donations, memorial gifts, grants, and fundraisers.