Donations for Sickle Cell Research, Education, and Patient Needs

The Henry Grady Foundation at Grady Health System is a 501c3 tax exempt organization that receives donated funds for use in the following areas of need:

• Sickle Cell research projects to improve treatments, care, pain assessment, psychological support, and quality of life
• Sickle Cell Education to increase patient's, family's, the lay public and health care provider's knowledge about sickle cell disease 
• Emergency Patient Needs- to buy food, pay the phone bill, power bill or rent for those patients who have no other sources. Patients are carefully screened and assisted by our social services staff. These funds are used when all other support systems are not available.
• The Phyllis Benjamin Sickle Cell Endowment fund - Phyllis Benjamin was one of the nurses that helped first establish the sickle cell center. In honor of Phyllis Benjamin, an endowment fund has been established to provide long lasting funding for salaries, scholarships, and capital improvements in the Sickle Cell Center, making it the best clinic in the world for sickle cell care.
• SickleCellKids.org - a new web site to teach children, teachers and parents all about living with sickle cell disease.

To make a donation, or to add sickle cell as a beneficiary to your will for any of these needs:

    Make the assignment to: The Henry Grady Sickle Cell Fund

• The Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System
• 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, PO Box 109
• Atlanta, GA 30303
• Phone 404-616-3572    Fax 404-616-5998

Let us know how you would like the funds allocated. All donations are tax exempt and will be acknowledged with a letter of thanks.

To make an online donation or for more information about the Henry Grady Foundation see http://www.hwgf.org (need IE 6)

The SCELL - Sickle Cell Empowerment for Liberated Living

This is the Patient and Parent run  501c3 organization 

Our Mission

The Mission of SCELL is to provide resources for research, education, community outreach, community development and emergency needs of sickle cell patients. It is about Sickle Cell Empowerment for Liberated Living

To raise over ten million dollars for sickle cell research, education and emergency needs of patients and continued community development to foster excellent health care for sickle cell patients. To create awareness of sickle cell disease and foster the reality of a cure.

Click here for more information and activities

Donate Blood- Visit the American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/) for a blood donation site near you. Give the gift of Life for a sickle cell patient. for more information see:  http://www2.givelife.org/ For more information on why blood donations are so important for sickle cell patients see our links. You can help by organizing a blood drive at your school, church, business, or community center. Click here:  Blood donations and Giving Blood - the gift of life

Donate Your Time - Be a mentor, a school tutor, a buddy, or a friend. Sickle Cell patients and their families need support, transportation, and school tutorials. Contact your local clinic or community group and see what opportunities exist. For locations Click Here. Your local Sickle Cell Clinic is waiting to hear from you.

To Volunteer at the Sickle Cell Center or other areas at Grady see http://www.gradyhealthsystem.org/volunteertime.htm 

Send mail to aplatt@emory.edu with questions or comments about this web site.
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Last modified: September 19, 2003