Charity Information

Each charity runner will receive a personal site to email friends and family inviting them to contribute. There is no minimum to raise and no cost to get started. Plus charity runners who raise $1250 for selected charities will receive reimbursement for their marathon event.

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Partners of Parks provides Long Beach’s diverse population with over 30 educational, gang prevention, cultural, environmental and recreational programs. Comprised of dedicated individuals, Partners of Parks is a nonprofit organization that depends on donations for the continued funding of these programs and future projects, including a Universally Accessible Playground that will allow children of all physical abilities to play together.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.partnersofparks.org for more information.

The Paralysis Project of America was founded in 1987 by a group of concerned parents whose children were injured in accidents. The Paralysis Project funds novel lines of Scientific Research to assist those suffering from Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis. Scientific Grants are awarded to researchers based on the funds made available from the Paralysis Project's fundraising activities. The mission of Paralysis Project is to accelerate progress toward finding a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury (SCI).

Click here to join the team. Go to www.paralysisproject.org for more information.

The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach is to provide a positive, safe, and nurturing environment where youth are encouraged to become responsible members of the community.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.bgclublb.org to learn more.

New Hope Grief Support Community is committed to providing grief support through education and grief groups to all people of all ages who are suffering the loss of a loved one.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.newhopegrief.org to learn more.

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. HFHI was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife, Linda.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.habitat.org for more information

ANCOP is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of poor families in the third world and developing communities where they live through the Gawad Kalinga development model.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.ancopusa.org to learn more.

Founded in 1972 in Bayside New York, TSA is the only national voluntary non-profit membership organization in this field. Our mission is to identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of Tourette Syndrome. We offer resources and referrals to help people and their families cope with the problems that occur with TS. We raise public awareness and counter media stereotypes about TS. Our membership includes individuals, families, relatives, and medical and allied professionals working in the field.

Click hereto join the team. Go to www.tsa-usa.org to learn more.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission is to find cures for leukemia, non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.teamintraining.org/ocie to learn more.

The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) was founded in 1961 to "ease the burden and find a cure" for Parkinson's Disease. The Orange County Chapter of APDA is dedicated to providing education and support for Parkinson's patients and their care-givers in our community.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.apdaparkinson.org to learn more.

The NF Marathon Team, a program within the Children's Tumor Foundation, is committed to raising funds and awareness to help find treatments and a cure for Neurofibromatosis (NF). NF is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow throughout the body and occurs in approximately 1 in 3,000 births.  At this time there are no effective treatments or a cure.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.ctf.org/endurance to learn more.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.memorialcare.org to learn more.

Miller Children’s Hospital is a community-based, not–for–profit hospital that is just for our heroes, the children. Located on the campus of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, the 307–bed hospital cares for heroes of all ages, from newborns to young adults, as well as expectant mothers. Miller Children’s Hospital cares for these heroes with a passion for excellence that is deeply rooted in all our physicians, nurses, therapists, staff members and volunteers.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.memorialcare.org/miller to learn more.

Heart Disease is the #1 cause of death and stroke is the #3 cause of death in America. The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are committed to funding research and education programs in the Greater Los Angeles area aimed to reduce death and disability due to cardiovascular disease and stroke. Since 1999 the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have funded over $33 million to research institutions in the Greater Los Angeles area and need your support to continue in this fight against heart disease in stroke.

Click here to join the team. Go to http://www.americanheart.org to learn more.

 Long Beach Rescue Mission is an emergency shelter and rehabilitation program for homeless men, women and children. LBRM serves the greater Long Beach community by providing food, shelter, clothing, and recovery to those in need. Through our multiple programs we help people find jobs, permanent housing, and reestablish healthy relationships in their lives.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.lbrm.org to learn more.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. We help people with cancer focus on living; we believe unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. From the moment of diagnosis the LAF provides the practical information and tools people with cancer need to live life on their own terms.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.laf.org to learn more.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. Join other St. Jude Heroes in signing up to run or walk the International City Bank Long Beach Marathon. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fund-raising organization.

www.stjudeheroes.org

The Christopher Joseph Concha Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. We were founded in 2005 in honor of Christopher J. Concha and all infants like him, who have been or are admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Our mission is to provide support and education to parents with premature children, to raise awareness to the general public about premature births, and to support research into premature related illnesses.

Click here to join the team. Go to www.iminthenicu.com to learn more.     

AIDS Project Long Beach is dedicated to leading the fight to eliminate the spread of HIV in at-risk youth and adolescents with community outreach, education, advocacy, and collaborative response through leadership in prevention programs.

Over 50% of all new HIV infections occur among those ages, 15 to 24. Of those who have HIV in this age group, 25% of them are not even aware they are infected. Children and adolescents represent the largest group of new HIV infections among all groups. AIDS Project Long Beach is committed to bring an end to new HIV infections to the at-risk youth population.

www.aidsprojectlb.org

http://www.active.com/donate/aidsprojectlb.

Nikkei Accessible Information & Services (NAIS) is a non-profit charitable organization that helps to improve the quality of life of seniors and disabled in the Japanese-American community as well as disabled visitors from Japan. NAIS provides recreational outings and trips for seniors and offers exercise and support groups for the elderly, caregivers and family members primarily of Japanese descent.

Golden State Foods is a company based on solid values and ethics. The Golden State Foods Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established to help children and families in the areas where our associates live and work. The Foundation is run 100% by volunteers (our dedicated associates), therefore, all financial contributions go directly to help those in need.

Click here to join the team. Go to http://gsffoundation.org/ learn more.

What do you know about Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)? It’s hard to spell, impossible to pronounce, and can be a Silent Killer.

• HHT is a long neglected national health problem that affects 1 in 5000 people or 75,000 United States citizens
• HHT is an inherited blood vessel disorder that affects blood vessels in the skin, lungs, brain, liver, nose, and gastrointestinal system
• HHT can result in stroke, hemorrhage, and death
• 20% of those affected by HHT will become disabled or die prematurely
• 9 out of 10 of the HHT population (68,000 US citizens) are not yet diagnosed due to widespread lack of knowledge by medical professionals therefore are at risk

The good news is HHT tragedies can be prevented through early diagnosis and treatment. Your donation can play a part in helping us prevent tragedies. Please help us educate doctors and continue vital research on Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome. We sincerely need and appreciate your help.

Click here to join the team.

John Wayne Cancer Foundation - Team Duke

After John Wayne's own heroic battle with cancer, his family established the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF) to advance the fight against the illness. The John Wayne Cancer Foundation's mission is to bring courage, strength and grit to the fight against cancer.

Join Team DUKE in the fight against cancer. Go to www.teamduke.org for more information.

 Every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with Autism. Train 4 Autism, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established by families of children affected by this disorder. Our mission is to empower the millions of Americans that are touched by autism through involvement in endurance events. Our goals are to engage families, raise funds for research and direct treatment, while promoting awareness, education, and community support. Our program is unique in that participants have the option of directing the bulk of the funds they raise to the autism program of their choice. Please visit our website, www.train4autism.org,  for additional information & join us to make a difference.

Click here to join the team.

LAFLA is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation founded in 1929 to provide free legal assistance for low-income people in Los Angeles County who otherwise would be denied access to the civil justice system. Our Long Beach community office, which serves the greater Long Beach/Harbor area, helps thousands of low-income people each year -working poor families, the elderly and disabled, domestic violence survivors, homeless veterans, victims of torture and human trafficking, and other disadvantaged and vulnerable people - obtain and maintain housing, health care, food and subsistence income, and other basic necessities of life, and become self-sufficient.

Each night more than 20,000 veterans sleep on the streets of Los Angeles County. U.S.VETS – Villages at Cabrillo provides safe, sober clinically supported housing and employment assistance to help homeless veterans rebuild their lives and rejoin society as productive citizens.

Click here to join the team. Please visit www.usvetsinc.org for more information.

Founded in 1994, Operation Jump Start (OJS) has been equipping disadvantaged Long Beach youth with the skills and vision necessary to graduate from high school and go on to higher education in order to realize their potential through a college education. OJS provides individualized mentoring, educational case-management, targeted enrichment programs, including college tours and cultural activities, and other support services to students beginning in eighth grade and continuing through high school graduation, an amazing five-year period of time Ultimately, the most important consideration of Operation Jump Start’s work does not lie in the number of programs, but on its effectiveness. For OJS graduates: 100% receive their high school diploma, 97% go on to college, and 85% go on to a four-year college directly.

By supporting OJS, you can help students attain the dream of higher education by helping them move beyond their impoverished environments to ensure their full social and economic participation in the future, building better lives for them selves, their families and ultimately their communities.

Click here to join the team. Please visit www.operationjumpstart.org for more information.