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Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing medicine, medical supplies and health programs. Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; increase access to medicine and medical supplies; improve and expand clinical services; and prevent disease and promote good health. Since its founding more than 40 years ago, Americares has provided more than $18 billion in aid to 164 countries, including the United States.

Money raised through the Coronavirus Relief Fund will be split evenly amongst CDC Foundation, International Medical Corps and Direct Relief to support first responders & medical professionals working on the coronavirus globally. CDC Foundation EIN: 58-2106707 Funds raised by the CDC Foundation through their Emergency Response Fund will be used to meet fast-emerging needs identified by CDC to help respond to the public health threat posed by this virus. These include additional support for state and local health departments, support for the global response, logistics, communications, data management, personal protective equipment, critical response supplies and more. International Medical Corps EIN: 95-3949646 International Medical Corps is taking an agency-wide approach to their response, providing their 7,000+ staff members in more than 30 countries with clinical guidance and planning documents designed to help them screen patients, enhance infection prevention and control (IPC), and protect health providers. They also have developed specific training materials to help staff and healthcare providers better respond to the virus. Direct Relief EIN: 95-1831116 Direct Relief is coordinating with public health authorities, nonprofit organizations and businesses in China and the U.S. to provide personal protective equipment and other items to health workers responding to coronavirus (COVID-19). Direct Relief is also staging personal protective equipment with regional response agencies across the world, including in the Caribbean and South America through the Pan American Health Organization. For most recent updates on the spread of the disease, please visit the CDC's website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

The Grady NIA Project’s mission is to empower abused, suicidal African American women to access behavioral health services, find a new sense of purpose, lead more meaningful lives, and affirm their commitment to living a violence-free life.

Remote Area Medical's mission is, "To prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free quality healthcare to those in need."

To provide preventive and pain relieving services to low income residents as well as to educate children about good oral hygiene habits.

To provide and expand access to free, high quality and comprehensive, primary and preventive health care for low income, medically uninsured individuals in the Brazos Valley.

Fox Chase's mission is to reduce the burden of human cancer through the pursuit of knowledge in basic biological research; to conduct research specifically related to cancer causes, prevention, and treatment; and to apply this knowledge to the prevention of cancer and the treatment of cancer patients. Fox Chase has the oldest and third-largest cancer center support grant from the National Cancer Institute and is the oldest cancer specialty hospital in the nation. In January 2000, Fox Chase opened the nation's first facility devoted to comprehensive cancer prevention research. SEE ALSO this site's listings for the American Oncologic Hospital and the Institute for Cancer Research, which comprise the Fox Chase Cancer Center.

TO PROMOTE HEALTH, PREVENT ILLNESS, AND PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE ART DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE.

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, it is the promise of Cook Children's to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

To reduce preventable deaths and foster healthy living among the people living in the Ruwenzori foothills of Western Uganda by supporting the rural region's only local hospital and health and empowerment programs.

The mission of CCHC is to establish a state-of-the-art, culturally and linguistically competent primary and preventive healthcare facility to provide quality, affordable, accessible and comprehensive health care services to the residents of DeKalb and surrounding counties.