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Prime of life neurodegeneration is a spectrum of relatively rare diseases that often afflict people during productive, active years and lead to debilitating symptoms and early death. They are generally categorized as frontotemporal disorders and are characterized by progressive personality, behavior, language and motor decline. These diseases create a level of functional impairment that significantly compromises the ability to carry out activities of daily living. There is currently no treatment and no cure, but there is hope. Research into these diseases may be a gateway to understanding and ultimately preventing, treating and curing more common neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. CurePSP is the leading organization within this disease spectrum, providing support for patients, families and caregivers; awareness and education to healthcare professionals; and global research funding. Current research into prime of life diseases, especially progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), is showing great promise for unlocking the secrets of neurodegeneration.

The Hendren Project (THP) mission is to provide sponsor-supported digital resources that enable a global pediatric surgical community to help one another better serve children with complex surgical issues throughout their lives. The digital resources are provided to THP members without charge through the THP website.

The Pacific Mesothelioma Center at the Pacific Heart, Lung and; Blood Institute’s mission is to better serve a growing number of mesothelioma victims by supporting the first-of-its-kind in the nation research lab which provides laboratory-to-the-bedside research that improve mesothelioma victims’ lives and longevity, particularly for those that approach malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) as a chronic, treatable disease: The exploration of innovative ideas forms the foundation of PMC’s unique research program and provides the promise of future treatment breakthroughs. With the opening of our new laboratory at 10780 Santa Monica, dedicated solely to mesothelioma research, and by choosing specific projects, we will get closer to finding better treatments and research that we hope will eventually lead to a cure. PMC is dedicated to educating the public on asbestos-related diseases and informing them of their best treatment options. PMC also connects newly diagnosed patients with patients that have been through treatment and provides assistance and emotional support.

The Lake Drive Foundation’s mission is to help families of hearing impaired babies during the most critical years of brain development—birth to age 3—regardless of their financial status. The Lake Drive Foundation, comprised of a volunteer board of trustees including business and community leaders, educators and pediatric hearing loss professionals, raises money exclusively for the Sound Start Babies™ Program, an early intervention program for babies with hearing loss.

Bridging the healing gap, leaving a legacy of healing for future generations. To end the cycle of complex relational trauma by providing the safety, life skills, relational education, and reparative experiences a survivor needs so they can create new habits and experience optimum health in every area of life.

The Foundation’s mission is to Raise Awareness & Resources that Allow Children in Need to Focus on the Joys of Being a Child.

MISSION - VOOM FOUNDATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE IMPARTIAL SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO QUALITY, WITH A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND UNDERSERVED. VISION - IN THE EFFORT TO FULFILL THIS MISSION AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE OUR PROGRAMS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE COMMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING VALUES AND PRINCIPLES: VOOM FOUNDATION WILL BE A STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH ACCESS FACILITATOR FOR ITS INTENDED BENEFICIARIES AND A LEARNING SOURCE FOR OTHERS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE TO PATIENTS. THE VINCENT OBIOMA OHAJU MEMORIAL (VOOM) FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO RAISE STANDARD OF CARE AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA. VOOM FOUNDATION WAS BORN FROM THE VISION OF DR. VINCENT OHAJU, MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR TRAUMA SERVICES AT CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH IN BRYAN, TEXAS. ORIGINALLY FROM THE TOWN OF IHITTE, IN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA, DR. OHAJU HAD PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE EFFECTS OF INADEQUATE AVAILABLE MEDIC

The World Health Foundation for Development and Peace, founded by Dr. Warter, is a non-profit, educational organization whose mission is to disseminate ideas and programs that generate greater health, well being and a higher standard of living across the world. This work is accomplished by empowering individuals and groups to create projects in their home regions that are in alignment with their own vision for their communities. A better quality of life, holistic health, ecological education and public policy grounded in an altruistic perspective for public service are its objectives.

SameYou works to increase the provision of rehabilitation for young adults after leaving hospital and to facilitate innovations in specialist nurse training, fund clinical research and develop evidence for policy change.