Charities

 Hospice of East Texas based in Tyler, TX, provides extraordinary end-of-life care for individuals and their families. Their multidisciplinary care teams seek to relieve suffering and provide emotional and spiritual support to all those who have need, regardless of financial circumstances. Their unwavering commitment to both their patients and their purpose serves as the foundation for the compassionate, life-affirming, comprehensive care that Hospice offers.

The Norton & Elaine Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics in Chicago, IL, is dedicated to the prevention and early detection of hereditary cancers and genetic disorders that are alarmingly prevalent in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Working with healthcare professionals, support organizations, clergy, and dedicated individuals, they provide research, education, and genetic screening and counseling. Their mission is to help individuals give the gift of good health to themselves and their loved ones.

The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) in Huntsville, AL, provides prevention, intervention, investigation, and advocacy for child victims of sexual abuse. Their multidisciplinary team approach, bringing together experts in law enforcement, criminal justice, child protective services, and medical and mental health, has become a model for other child abuse programs worldwide. They are a national leader in training professionals to give aid to abused children and their families. 

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) headquartered in Arlington, VA, is comprised of hundreds of community and state organizations that provide support, education, and advocacy for the millions of Americans touched by mental illness. They also work to raise public awareness in order to encourage empathy and fight the stigmas associated with mental illness. NAMI operates under the guiding values of hope, inclusion, empowerment, compassion, and fairness.