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While there are numerous nonprofit organizations deserving of attention, you may want to give your hard-earned money to a charity based on personal experience. Perhaps you have a friend or relative suffering from a particular disease and you want to help fund support programs or research to find a cure. Perhaps on the anniversary of a loved one’s death you want to make a memorial contribution in their name. Perhaps you want to volunteer your time or expertise in some area. Or maybe you need a resource for yourself or someone you know who has a medical condition.
Listed here are medical-based charities in the Coachella Valley addressing a variety of conditions and diseases. All are here to help — and all would welcome your help.
AIDS
AIDS Assistance Program
P.O. Box 4182
Palm Springs
325-8481
www.aidsassistance.org
Desert AIDS Project
1695 N. Sunrise Way
Palm Springs
323-2118
www.desertaidsproject.org
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Association
Coachella Valley Regional Office
73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 208
Palm Desert
836-3889
www.alzla.org
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
73-7310 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 104
Palm Desert
773-0858
www.arthritis.org
Cancer
American Cancer Society
74-140 El Paseo, Suite 1
Palm Desert
568-2691
www.cancer.org
City of Hope Cancer Center
74-133 El Paseo, Suite 4
Palm Desert
779-0151
www.cityofhope.org
Desert Cancer Foundation
45-480 Portola Ave.
Palm Desert
773-6554
www.desertcancerfoundation.org
Gilda’s Club Desert Cities
67-625 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 7A
Cathedral City
770-5678
www.gildasclubdesertcities.org
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Inland Empire
35-325 Date Palm Drive, Suite136
Cathedral City
321-8184
www.ucpie.org
General
Eisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary
39-000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage
773-1810
(support services to Eisenhower Medical Center)
Greenburg Family Foundation
125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way,
Suite 203
Palm Springs
323-3338, ext. 237
(grants to fund research into the cause and cure of diseases, housing and care for individuals suffering from disease, public education on diseases)
www.rickweisshumanitarianawards.com
Hanson House Foundation
380 Paseo El Mirador
Palm Springs
416-5070
(lodging and support for out-of-town relatives and caregivers of local patients)
www.hansonhouse.org
John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation
41865 Boardwalk, Suite 206
Palm Desert
862-9898
www.jfkfoundation.org
United Way of the Desert
P.O. Box 1990
Palm Springs
323-2731
(distributes contributions to a variety of charities)
www.unitedwayofthedesert.org
Handicaps
Angel View Crippled Children’s Foundation
12379 Miracle Hill Road
Desert Hot Springs
329-6471
www.angelview.org
Desert Blind & Handicapped Association
800 Vella Road, Suite B
Palm Springs
323-4414
Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert
73-255 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert
346-1611
www.desertarc.org
Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped
35-450B Pegasus Court
Palm Desert
416-0165
www.pegasusridingacademy.org
Sara Renee Organization
68-250 Tachevah Drive
Palm Springs
219-0126
(seriously ill or hospitalized children)
www.sarahrenee.org
Multiple Sclerosis
ACT for MS
73-120 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 120A
Palm Desert
773-9806
www.actforms.org
Parkinson's
Parkinson’s Resource Organization
74-090 El Paseo, Suite 102
Palm Desert
773-5628
www.parkinsonsresource.org
Stroke
Stroke Recovery Center
2800 E. Alejo Road
Palm Springs
323-7676
www.strokerecoverycenter.org
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Unless otherwise noted, all telephone numbers are in the 760 calling area. |
