Brave Kids was founded on June 9, 1999, by
Kristen Fitzgerald , after the loss of her two children to catastrophic
illnesses.
Parents and children with chronic illnesses or life threatening disabilities
can search for helpful resources and medical information regarding their
condition in the Brave Kids website.
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| The Brave Kids Mission |
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Our mission is to help children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses or
disabilities by connecting them to medical information and resources such as
financial assistance, camps, support groups, dental assistance, child care
and health services.
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| Our Services |
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Brave Kids Provides...
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1) Brave Kids.org - the online community for children with special needs
and their caretakers.
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Message Boards
to give emotional support to children with special needs and parents by
connecting them to others in similar situations around the world.
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Directory of Healthcare Resources
based on zip codes for children with special needs. This enables caretakers to
easily locate healthcare resources & support for ill children in their
community.
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The Most Recent and Accurate Medical Information
for family members.
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2) Brave Kids Resource Centers pediatric wards of hospitals, which
enables parents to locate medical information and local resources while they
are in the hospital with their child.
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3) Community Outreach - Providing education and training on locating
resources in the community for children with special needs.
The Brave Kids program has been approved by and is linked to over
110 health organizations such as: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Practitioners, The National Brain Tumor Foundation, the National Pediatric AIDS
Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, and the National Children's Cancer Society.
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