Cure Kids is driven to find cures for serious illnesses that affect many of our children. How do we do it? We focus on raising funds so that vital medical research can continue until our researchers find the cures our kids need. Put simply, we fund the cures, they find the cures. We’re searching for cures for, among others, childhood leukaemia and other cancers, heart diseases, cystic fibrosis, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SUDI), Type 1 diabetes, mental health conditions and asthma. These conditions mean children often miss out on a normal childhood and have to learn far too early in life how to fight to survive. Established by Rotary in 1971 as the Child Health Research Foundation, so far we’ve invested more than $38 million in research. We have achieved breakthroughs that have saved, improved and extended the lives of kids here and around the world. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved. But the work has only just begun.
Challenge provides daily support for children and families living with cancer from the time of diagnosis, through treatment and beyond. It operates The Challenge Family Centre where cancer patients and their families can access an extensive range of non-medical support services including playgroup, music therapy, massage therapy and a resource library. Challenge also provides support to kids undergoing treatment in hospital with iPads, gaming consoles, internet access, family activities and celebrity visits as well as camps, information seminars, tickets to concerts and events, holiday accommodation, parent retreats and social activities, home help and scholarship opportunities.
The Bowel Group for Kids is a registered, Australian based charity dedicated to providing education and emotional support to families of children born with Hirschsprung's disease, imperforate anus/ano-rectal malformations and associated conditions.
Established in 1985 under the leadership of Emeritus Professor Frank Billson, with seed funding from the Lions Clubs of NSW, the Institute was i Save Sight Institute employs over 100 people across a range of research, clinic and teaching roles , and cares for more than 6,000 patients with eye disorders.
Parkinson's Tasmania is a voluntary not for profit organisation (no paid staff). We provide day to day support for those living with Parkinson's disease, their carers and families also state wide support groups and quarterly newsletters. We also provide community education and contribute to research.
Prader-Willi Syndrome is a complex genetic condition that is associated with an obsession with food and eating (due to hypothalamic dysfunction), poor muscle tone, learning difficulties, lack of normal sexual development and emotional instability. The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of NSW provides parent and carer support by disseminating information & establishing contact with key networks. It also is involved in fundraising activities to support medical research.
Ballarat teenager, Fiona Elsey lost her fight with cancer in 1991. Through her motivation, she inspired her local community to support the cancer research work of oncologist and clinician-haematologist, Prof George Kannourakis to fulfill her dream of building a cancer research facility in her hometown, Ballarat. To help support Fiona's dream of fighting cancer through research or to find out more information about what is being done, go to our website www.fecri.org.au
The Liver Foundation of W.A. is a voluntary, non-profit organisation which aims to promote awareness about liver health by supporting research and educational activities. It offers help, support and information to the medical fraternity and the general public about diagnosis, prevention and treatment of liver related diseases.
Cancer Council Victoria's mission is to lead, implement and evaluate action to minimise the human cost of cancer for Victorians. Cancer Council Victoria undertakes research to find out more about the causes of cancer, as well as ways to prevent, detect and treat cancers. Cancer Council Victoria provides support programs and education programs to help Victorians reduce their cancer risk.
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of SA & NT is a not for profit organisation who helps to minimise the impact of multiple sclerosis on individuals, their families, carers and the community, whilst supporting research into improved treatments and ultimately finding a cure. We are also a disability service provider, offering a range of information, education, employment, community and health services to people with MS and other disabilities.
The Janelle's Miracle Foundation provides psycho-social support to families facing a terminal cancer prognosis. Studies show that psycho-social support can improve quality of life and health outcomes of ‘terminal cancer’ patients. We provide resources to educate and empower families to create the most fulfilling lives possible under such difficult circumstances.
The Flinders Medical Centre Foundation raises money for vital medical research and equipment for the Flinders Medical Centre, to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. Funds raised support more than 400 medical researchers that are based at Flinders, many of whom are world leaders in areas such as cancer, heart and degenerative diseases, to name but a few. The Foundation was also the driving force in the building of the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC), which is the first comprehensive cancer centre focusing on the science of cancer prevention in Australia. The FCIC brings the brightest minds and kindest hearts together under the one roof to change the face of cancer.
ANZUP performs non-industry-sponsored clinical trials in genitourinary tract cancers (prostate, kidney, bladder, testis). These cancers are common and you or someone you love have probably been touched by one of them. Better treatments are needed but resources to support these trials are scarce. Your donation, large or small, will go directly to support trials to improve outcomes for people with these cancers.
The Women and Infants Research Foundation is an independant research institute and charity. Our research focuses on preventing and reducing the dangers of premature birth and along with other quality research studies that save lives and improve the health of women and babies.
The Arthritis Foundation of Queensland is an independent, statewide, community based not-for-profit organisation working to improve the quality of life for Queenslanders. Arthritis Queensland (AQ), which incorporates Osteoporosis Queensland (OQ), provides information and education. AQ evaluates standards of care at the social, scientific and health professional's levels together with fostering research into musculoskeletal conditions.
In Australia diseases of the heart, lungs and blood vessels kill more people than any other disease. The Baird Institute is the ONLY Australian organisation focusing entirely on clinical and surgical heart and lung research. Our commitment is to the patients who need heart or lung surgery. Help us to help them have a second chance at life.
The Australasian Sarcoma Study Group (ASSG) is a network of highly specialised medical and health professionals who work closely together to improve outcomes for sarcoma and related tumours in the Australian community. Sarcomas are a group of devastating bone and soft tissue cancers with high mortality rates (over 50%). Sarcomas occur mainly in adults but affect a younger population than most cancers. 20% of childhood cancers and up to 10% of cancers in young adults are sarcomas. By undertaking outstanding national and international research, the ASSG aims to ensure that the very best treatment and care are provided for sarcoma sufferers and their families. Your generous contribution, however big or small, can assist us greatly in making a difference. To see how, please visit our website www.australiansarcomgroup.org
The Asthma Foundation of Queensland provides leadership, excellence and innovation in asthma assistance, care and research. Our education and training programs improve the lives of thousands of Queenslanders each year, and our research program has made a significant national and global contribution to advancing asthma knowledge and management.
The St George & Sutherland Medical Research Foundation provides funding for research projects at two of Sydney's leading teaching hospitals. One of these, St George Hospital, is a major New South Wales Trauma Centre and specialises in critical care research. In 2014 and 2015 we will distribute close to $1 million in research grants. This will take the total grants funded to date to about $2 million covering 30 research projects. Our research focus is wide and varied as it reflects the specialities of a busy metropolitan teaching hospital. Key areas of research include, among others, trauma & critical care, pregnancy-related diseases, immunity and infection and cancer. The Foundation is an independent charity. We receive little Federal or State funding and relies on the generosity of the public, as well as on the funds raised from a small number of events that are branded under our fundraising banner iCare. These include the Annual Dinner and The St.George Bank Beachside Dash, the exclusive iCare golf day at The Australia Golf Club, and the Foundation local golf day at Beverley Park Golf Club in Kogarah.
One in Five is run by volunteers and monies raised are donated to the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health to be applied specifically towards their research program designed to find what is the cause of depression, bi-polar and schizophrenia disorders. All monies raised are fully tax deductible with receipts issued by the Florey.
The Foundation is committed to providing support and assistance to adults and children diagnosed with brain tumours, their carers and family, and also to the advancement of the treatment, and research of these conditions.
The ACT Down Syndrome Association provides support and information to families with a member who has Down syndrome, promotes improvements in the quality of life with persons with Down syndrome, and stimulates with the wider community an awareness of the very real abilities and needs of people with Down syndrome.
Camp Quality is the children’s cancer charity. Our purpose is to create a better life for every child living with cancer in Australia. The services we provide for children (0-13 years) living with cancer and their families help create a better life by building optimism and resilience throughout each stage of their cancer journey. Right from diagnosis, throughout treatment and in remission or bereavement, our programs support the whole family; at hospital, at home, at school and at camp. For more information on Camp Quality check out www.campquality.org.au
The Eggtober Foundation supports gynaecological cancer units, clinicians, patients, community education and research. Gynaecological cancers have very grim statistics and are known as silent killers as most are not detected until at an advanced stage when the prognosis is poor. The 5 year survival rate for ovarian cancer is only 42%. Ultimately, 70% of women diagnosed, will die from ovarian cancer. Through our endeavours we aim to offer women better health outcomes, improved survival rates and ultimately through research find a cure.
The Gutsy Group is dedicated to raising funds for research into the cause, prevention and cure of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as it will only be through research that the quality of life for sufferers, of which there are 70,000 in Australia, will improve and a cure found.