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The mission of The Foundation is to empower lives for a brighter future by facilitating projects and partnerships that enhance the welfare, education, health, and artistic and athletic abilities of individuals with Down syndrome.  The vision of The Foundation is to create an environment where people with Down syndrome are included in every facet of the community.  We believe that every person has something to offer regardless of their abilities.  It is our hope to enable people with Down syndrome to become integrated into all areas of their lives beginning with school, through college and meaningful employment.

OUR MISSION LUNGevity Foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality of life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into early detection and more effective treatments, as well as providing community, support, and education for all those affected by the disease. OUR VISION A world where no one dies of lung cancer. OUR VALUES We believe it's important for our board, our staff, and our constituents to know the values that drive all our actions. We are: FOCUSED ON SURVIVORSHIP 100% dedicated to increasing and improving lung cancer survivorship RESULTS-ORIENTED Always challenging the status quo and seeking a more efficient and effective way Rigorously measuring our performance to ensure maximum impact COMPASSIONATE AND RESPECTFUL Building and sustaining a community for all those affected by lung cancer Respectful of all people with lung cancer, caregivers, loved ones, medical professionals, donors, board members, and employees COLLABORATIVE Committed to being good partners and strategic collaborators to enable us to reach our goal more quickly and efficiently, including through our scientific endeavors TRANSPARENT Fiscally responsible and holding ourselves to the highest ethical standards

“Maanavseva" (Service to Humans) is a Registered Non-Profit with a mission to fight malignancies including breast cancer among rural women in Indian villages. The mission is achieved through activities such as educating, creating awareness, conducting preventive examinations and mammogram screenings and facilitating the hand-holding of rural women with necessary follow-up and treatment.Maanavseva intends to implement this mission by adopting one village at a time and conducting 100% screening of all village women as per the health guidelines and implement follow-up on a sustained basis. The short term focus is to create a successful process for a cluster of villages that is replicable and sustainable. Maanavseva will achieve this goal through conducting pilot studies in villages, identify, resolve and document the challenges involved and arrive at a workable and sustainable model. The long term focus is to expand the model to several clusters of villages through sponsorship of corporations, local bodies and other Governmental Schemes. Most prevalent cancers for rural women can be cured by early detection and appropriate treatment. If these cancers are detected early, the cost is less, treatment is less invasive, survival rates are higher and the quality of life is better. Therefore we believe that by creating awareness about these cancers and early detection through mammogram and other screenings is extremely important and is the only way to win the war on breast cancer.

At First Step Women's Center, we help women just like you who walk through our doors each day. We are here to serve you.

Founded in 1996, this community based organization provides health care services through its legacy namesake, The James A. Watson Wellness Center. The non-profit charity foundation, Preventive Care Pathways, also provides educational outreach to underserved and/or marginalized communities throughout the Bay Area. Our goal is to decrease the disparities in health care services, education and mortality outcomes among those most marginalized or underserved through culturally sensitive care and education. We seek to start at the beginning, with the Youth of our community and "Keep Youth Alive" and firmly believe that "Art Saves Lives". The primary function of Preventive Care Pathways in serving the community is to bring together the resources that are most beneficial to our youth followed by incorporating Youth and their needs within the community of Adults in business and medicine, and especially in science, technology, reading, engineering, arts and mathematics or, in short, "S.T.R.E.A.M." "Remember, your health is your wealth and if you knew better you would do better! (c)". So we move to bring all of the educational instruments to our Youth and those who are there to support them, starting with our Youth in Arts Project. Please give generously and give frequently. Every amount helps. Thank you.

We are a volunteer organization that strives to help moms with newly-diagnosed babies with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). We provide care packages to make your stay in hospital a little easier. We also provide information and links to many resources to help you better understand HLHS. All our volunteers are moms with children who have HLHS and who understand what you are going through.

We believe the world shines brighter when people with developmental disabilities achieve their full potential.