Community
a. Operation Pedro Pan (pedropan.org)
i. OPERATION PEDRO PAN GROUP, INC. is the Official National Charitable organization founded in 1991 by the former unaccompanied Cuban children. It was created to fulfill the Pledge of Thanksgiving given in 1990, in which we honor the sacrifice of our parents and this noble nation that welcomed us, and the person that made it all possible, Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh. We felt it was our duty to pay back the kindness by helping today's needy children.
b. Hope for Vision (hopeforvision.org)
i. Hope For Vision provides the tools necessary for people with retinal degenerative diseases to come together to share their common interest in this cause and to work together to raise funds for this critical research. HFV is comprised of thousands of dedicated volunteers and vision advocates in Communities of Hope across the country, who raise funds through special events and other activities. Guided by its Board of Visionary Scientists, HFV then distributes over 90 percent of funds raised directly to researchers at leading medical institutions nationwide.
c. Transplant Foundation (transplantfoundation.org)
i. Transplant Foundation’s mission is to provide services for transplant families, increase organ, eye and tissue donation through community education and fund transplant research. Transplant Foundation, Inc., affiliated with the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. It was established in 1987 by a group of thankful transplant recipients wanting to contribute funds toward research and has grown into the best form of itself–the only private, patient-geared transplant organization in South Florida.
d. Susan G. Komen (komen.org)
i. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. Over the past 16 years, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale community has raised millions of dollars to fund the fight against breast cancer through the Komen Race for the Cure. Over 100,000 people have participated in the 5K walk and run, One Mile Fun Walk and Tot Run since the first Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Komen Race for the Cure in 1995. Up to 75 percent of the Affiliate’s net income goes toward funding grants to local hospitals and community organizations that provide breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for medically underserved women. The remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the national Komen Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.
e. Catholic Charities (ccadm.org)
i. Since 1931 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. has been making a difference in the lives of people who are poor and vulnerable in South Florida. Our services improve the lives of children, the elderly, people with disabilities, low-income individuals and families, and those struggling with addiction. Through strategic partnerships with donors, and the private and public sectors of our community, we leverage resources to provide optimum solutions for each client.