Black woman receiving supportive IV care from a nurse in a sickle cell crisis and wellness center

Sickle Cell

Compassionate crisis support, practical wellness guidance, and responsible tools for families living with sickle cell disease.

Primary CauseAvailable Now; major initiatives seeking funding and partners

  • Crisis Support
  • Nutrition and Wellness
  • Research and Digital Tools

Support Available Now

  • Nutritional counseling through The Wellness Dojo
  • Advocacy and resource navigation
  • Mentorship
  • Holistic and integrative provider recommendations
  • Online sickle cell support community through The Wellness Dojo
  • Informal community-building events in Los Angeles
  • Health and supplement reminder app launching in late August 2026

Nutritional counseling and the online support community are provided through The Wellness Dojo, an extension of the Foundation operating through a separate website.

Community, Online and in Los Angeles

Our moderated online community offers peer encouragement and resource sharing; it is not emergency, medical, or mental-health care. Informal in-person community-building is currently available only in Los Angeles.

Help Build Community

Health App Launch Target: Late August 2026

A planned organizational and reminder tool for supplement schedules and selected wellness routines.

The app does not diagnose, prescribe, treat, or replace advice from licensed medical professionals.

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Help Make Stand-Alone Sickle Cell Crisis Centers Possible

Contributions help fund clinical partnerships, feasibility work, site planning, equipment, legal and compliance preparation, care-navigation systems, staffing models, and launch infrastructure. The centers are not currently operating.

Crisis Centers

Seeking funding, clinical partners, and implementation partners.

Hematology Scholarships

Seeking funding and academic partners.

Medical-Expense Financing

In development; applications are not open.

Living-Expense Grants

Seeking funding and program partners; applications are not open.

Donate to Crisis Center Development