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Key Initiatives

What we do to help

 

ISSUE WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE HELP
Support for parents and children
  • Jorge Posada Foundation's Mentors Program
  • Sponsor of family conferences and events, such as: the North American Craniofacial Family Conference and the Children's Craniofacial Association Cher's Family Retreat
Financial assistance to families in need
  • Provide grants to and partner with medical centers to increase their capacity to provide pro-bono surgeries and underwrite associated costs, such as: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore; The Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University Hospital through NFFR; Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation; and Winthrop Medical Center
Early and accurate diagnosis, education, research & treatment
  • Sponsor educational seminars for pediatricians, such as the 2008 Craniosynostosis Symposium in partnership with Montefiore Medical Center
  • Partner with the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction to develop a virtual teaching tool to be distributed to 15,000 doctors in third-world countries and throughout the U.S.
  • Provide research grants to institutions, such as: the University of Pittsburgh Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics
  • Provide grant to rehabilitate Craniosynostosis surgery recovery room at Centro Medico Hospital, Puerto Rico
Increase awareness
  • Events such as the Annual Heroes for Hope Gala in New York City and the Celebrity Base-Bowl Tournament in PR
  • TV & Radio Public Service Announcements
  • TV programming placements, such as: ABC's "Extreme Makeover Home Edition"; Fox Channel nationwide movie promotion of "Everyone's Hero"; Discovery Channel's "American Chopper" and "Pioneros"; YES Network's "Ultimate Road Trip" and "Kids On Deck"; and other television and news programming in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
  • Newspaper & magazine articles, features, and PSAs, both in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, such as: Gotham Magazine, Daily News, Chicago Sun Times, El Vocero
  • "Play Ball!" book signings, multiple locations

 

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*Disclaimer: This web site should not be viewed as advice on the treatment and/or diagnosis of Craniosynostosis or any other medical condition.
Advice on the treatment or care of a child suffering from CS should be obtained only through consultation with a physician who has examined that child
or is familiar with that child's medical history.