We love to make dreams come true! Dream Inspire Believe is committed to supporting organizations that are making a difference in their communities. Below is a list of organizations that have received financial donations from Dream Inspire Believe
The Gateway for Cancer Research is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization that funds innovative cancer research. The Gateway is unique as a cancer charity: 99 cents of every dollar received goes to cancer research. The Gateway for Cancer Research is focused on saving lives today. We are changing how cancer research is being done, working hard to make promising treatments available more quickly and funding bold new ideas that can give cancer patients real hope for a healthy future. www.demandcurestoday.org
The 46 Mommas represent all mothers who make the cancer journey with their child. Our annual teams are comprised of women from across the country, with different backgrounds, beliefs and lifestyles; there is one thing that they have in common–childhood cancer. In 2010, our inaugural team took the name 46 Mommas Shave for the Brave and established a fundraising goal of $1 million for The St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Each year, a new class of 46 Mommas is inducted into the cause to empower and engage mothers of children with cancer. Through increasing awareness of childhood cancer and raising funds for childhood cancer research by shaving our heads, we hope to one day be a group that no longer needs to exist. www.46mommas.com
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation is working closely with scientists, researchers and doctors who are pioneers in the pediatric cancer field and are on the forefront of bringing many alternative therapies into clinic that could prolong the lives of children diagnosed with neuroblastoma until a cure is found. Right now only 30 percent of children diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma will survive, but because it is an “orphan” cancer, research funding is limited as pharmaceutical companies do not see the efforts as profitable. Recognizing that children should not be viewed as a profit, but, rather, our investment, Arms Wide Open raises money for alternative therapies and actual treatments these children so desperately need in order to survive. www.awoccf.org
Daytime with Donna listener Sandra Gannon made us aware of the needs of children in Uganda who attend the Christian Mission Academy. Daytime with Donna donated funds to provide a mosquito net and other necessities to a child at the academy. For more information about Sandra and the Christian Mission Academy, visit www.SandysUgandaAdventure.blogspot.com
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. www.dressforsuccess.org
The Heather on Earth Music Foundation is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit organization that has been established in memory of Heather Samone Fessler, who passed away on September 28, 1985. The Heather on Earth Music Foundation is the first of its kind, created solely to provide funding for the implementation and subsequent ongoing support of music therapy programs in children’s hospitals in America and abroad where music is used as a key form of medicine. www.heatheronearth.org
Citymeals is one of the largest meals-on-wheels programs in the U.S., providing 1.8 million meals to over 16,500 elderly New Yorkers each year. In addition to nutritionally balanced senior meals, our devoted staff and volunteers also deliver vital human companionship. www.citymeals.org
The Max Lacewell Foundation, LLC. (the “Foundation”) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit foundation established by Max’s family to finance medical research for pediatric brain tumors, including DIPG pediatric brain stem tumors. www.maxlacewell.org
Children of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 and dedicated to rescuing America’s children from the ravages of prostitution. www.childrenofthenight.org
The mission of the Gibson Girl Foundation, founded by Debbie Gibson, is to award scholarships and instruments to underprivileged children who display talent and have a desire to participate in programs designed to nurture their individual skills in the performing arts. www.gibsongirlfoundation.org
Christian Bienek is a nine-year-old boy who has T-Cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Christian was admitted to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas in September 2011. After numerous tests, doctors discovered that a very large growth about the size of a large orange was pressing against Christian’s heart, lungs, and stomach. They also discovered growths on the bones in his legs, making it very difficult for him to walk. Christian is currently undergoing chemotherapy and has been in an out of the hospital while the doctors treat him. His treatment is expected to take about three-and-a-half years. Though the prognosis is very good for Christian, medical expenses and incidental expenses not covered by insurance are draining the family’s resources. Team Christian is an effort to raise funds to cover these expenses. http://teamchristiandonations.chipin.com/team-christian
Los Angelitos Orphanage is a children’s home that provides underprivileged children the opportunity to experience secure living conditions, nurtured upbringing, schooling, and a pleasant family life. All are either orphans or abandoned children that would otherwise be living on the streets of Tijuana. http://www.losangelitos.org
The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, Inc., supports both new and established researchers investigating the causes, prevention and treatment of breast cancer. This research will include—but not be limited to—studies of the genetic, molecular, cellular and environmental factors involved in the development and progression of breast cancer; application of the knowledge thus gained to educate medical professionals and increase public awareness for the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer; and studies of the outcomes of breast cancer detection and treatment on the patient, their families and society. http://www.findacure.org
The mission of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services. www.lls.org
Local Heroes, Inc is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization working to support our local servicemen and servicewomen and their families. Unless directed by donor, 100 % of all donations received go directly to these local heroes. http://www.mass-localheroes.org/
