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Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative

The Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative advocates for individuals affected by sickle cell disease through education, support, and community engagement, aiming to improve quality of life and promote awareness of this often-overlooked condition.

Step Up for Sickle Cell 2026 Join the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative (SCEI) as we unite with patients, families, advocates, healthcare professionals, and community partners for the Annual NYC Sickle Cell Walk. This walk is more than a community event&mdash;it&#39;s a powerful movement to raise awareness, inspire hope, and support individuals living with sickle cell disease.Every step we take honors the resilience of those living with sickle cell disease, remembers the loved ones we&#39;ve lost, and demonstrates our commitment to improving education, access to care, and health equity for the sickle cell community. By participating, fundraising, or making a donation, you help SCEI continue providing:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Patient and caregiver support programs</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Transportation assistance to medical appointments</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Educational workshops and community outreach</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Family-centered events and wellness initiatives</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Blood donation awareness campaigns</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Advocacy efforts that amplify the voices of those affected by sickle cell disease</li></ul>Whether you walk one mile or every step of the course, your participation makes a meaningful difference. Together, we can raise awareness, strengthen our community, and create lasting change for the thousands of individuals and families impacted by sickle cell disease. Join Team SCEI. Create Your Own Team. Start a fundraiser. Make a donation. Walk with purpose.Because every step brings us closer to a future where every person living with sickle cell disease receives the care, support, and opportunities they deserve.

NYC Walk For Sickle Cell 2026

Help Us Empower Individuals and Families Impacted by Sickle Cell DiseaseSickle cell disease is more than a diagnosis. For individuals and families living with SCD, it can mean navigating chronic pain, frequent medical care, transportation challenges, missed work and school, and a healthcare system that does not always understand or respond to their needs. At the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative (SCEI), we believe no one should have to navigate that journey alone. SCEI works to educate, advocate, connect, and empower individuals and families impacted by sickle cell disease. Through community-based programs, patient and caregiver support, education, advocacy, awareness initiatives, and direct resources, we are working to create a stronger and more supported sickle cell community.Your Donation Helps Turn Our Mission Into ActionYour support helps SCEI provide:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Patient and caregiver support programs</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Transportation assistance for individuals accessing care</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community education and sickle cell awareness initiatives</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Advocacy that elevates the voices and experiences of people living with SCD</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Family-centered events and community-building programs</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Resources that help patients and caregivers better navigate life with sickle cell disease</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Partnerships and initiatives designed to improve access, equity, and quality of life</li></ul>Whether you give $10, $25, $50, $100, or become a monthly supporter, every contribution helps us continue showing up for the sickle cell community.This Is Bigger Than a Donation.It is helping someone get where they need to go.It is creating a space where a caregiver feels understood.It is making sure a patient has a voice at the table.It is educating another person about sickle cell disease.It is strengthening a community that deserves to be seen, heard, supported, and empowered. Together, we can turn awareness into action and action into lasting impact.Thank you for believing in the mission of the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative and investing in the community we serve. Donate today. Empower tomorrow.Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Help Us Empower Individuals and Families Impacted by Sickle Cell DiseaseSickle cell disease is more than a diagnosis. For individuals and families living with SCD, it can mean navigating chronic pain, frequent medical care, transportation challenges, missed work and school, and a healthcare system that does not always understand or respond to their needs.At the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative (SCEI), we believe no one should have to navigate that journey alone.SCEI works to educate, advocate, connect, and empower individuals and families impacted by sickle cell disease. Through community-based programs, patient and caregiver support, education, advocacy, awareness initiatives, and direct resources, we are working to create a stronger and more supported sickle cell community.Your Donation Helps Turn Our Mission Into ActionYour support helps SCEI provide:Patient and caregiver support programsTransportation assistance for individuals accessing careCommunity education and sickle cell awareness initiativesAdvocacy that elevates the voices and experiences of people living with SCDFamily-centered events and community-building programsResources that help patients and caregivers better navigate life with sickle cell diseasePartnerships and initiatives designed to improve access, equity, and quality of lifeWhether you give $10, $25, $50, $100, or become a monthly supporter, every contribution helps us continue showing up for the sickle cell community.This Is Bigger Than a Donation.It is helping someone get where they need to go.It is creating a space where a caregiver feels understood.It is making sure a patient has a voice at the table.It is educating another person about sickle cell disease.It is strengthening a community that deserves to be seen, heard, supported, and empowered.Together, we can turn awareness into action and action into lasting impact.Thank you for believing in the mission of the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative and investing in the community we serve.Donate today. Empower tomorrow.Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

This holiday season, the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative (SCEI) is bringing our community together to make the season a little brighter for individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease. Through SCEI Holiday Giving 2026, your generosity will help us provide holiday gifts, essential items, gift cards, and other meaningful support to families in our community. Our Holiday Giving efforts will culminate on December 21, 2026, at The Giving Season: SCEI&rsquo;s Holiday Celebration, where families will come together for an evening of joy, connection, celebration, and giving. Ways to Give$25 | Stocking Stuffer Help provide small gifts, toys, books, personal-care items, or holiday essentials.$50 | Holiday Helper Help us purchase items from a child or family&#39;s holiday wish list.$100 | Sponsor a Child Help SCEI fulfill holiday wishes for a child in a family affected by sickle cell disease.$250 | Sponsor a Family Help provide gifts, gift cards, winter essentials, household necessities, or other holiday support for an SCD-affected family.$500 | Holiday Champion Make an even greater impact by helping SCEI support multiple families and fulfill unmet holiday wishes.Give What You Can Every contribution matters. Choose your own amount and help us make sure as many families as possible experience a little extra joy this holiday season. For families navigating sickle cell disease, the holidays don&#39;t make hospital visits, transportation needs, household expenses, or everyday challenges disappear. That&#39;s why SCEI Holiday Giving is about more than what&#39;s underneath the tree. Your support allows us to respond to the needs of our community with dignity and care&mdash;whether that means fulfilling a child&#39;s holiday wish, providing a grocery gift card, helping with winter necessities, or making sure a family feels supported during the holiday season. Together, we can give more than presents. We can give joy, relief, connection, and community. Thank you for helping SCEI make the season brighter.

This holiday season, the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative (SCEI) is bringing our community together to make the season a little brighter for individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease.Through SCEI Holiday Giving 2026, your generosity will help us provide holiday gifts, essential items, gift cards, and other meaningful support to families in our community.Our Holiday Giving efforts will culminate on December 21, 2026, at The Giving Season: SCEI’s Holiday Celebration, where families will come together for an evening of joy, connection, celebration, and giving.Ways to Give$25 | Stocking StufferHelp provide small gifts, toys, books, personal-care items, or holiday essentials.$50 | Holiday HelperHelp us purchase items from a child or family's holiday wish list.$100 | Sponsor a ChildHelp SCEI fulfill holiday wishes for a child in a family affected by sickle cell disease.$250 | Sponsor a FamilyHelp provide gifts, gift cards, winter essentials, household necessities, or other holiday support for an SCD-affected family.$500 | Holiday ChampionMake an even greater impact by helping SCEI support multiple families and fulfill unmet holiday wishes.Give What You CanEvery contribution matters. Choose your own amount and help us make sure as many families as possible experience a little extra joy this holiday season.For families navigating sickle cell disease, the holidays don't make hospital visits, transportation needs, household expenses, or everyday challenges disappear. That's why SCEI Holiday Giving is about more than what's underneath the tree.Your support allows us to respond to the needs of our community with dignity and care—whether that means fulfilling a child's holiday wish, providing a grocery gift card, helping with winter necessities, or making sure a family feels supported during the holiday season.Together, we can give more than presents. We can give joy, relief, connection, and community.Thank you for helping SCEI make the season brighter.

Holiday Giving Campaign

Pins for Purpose is SCEI&#39;s community bowling night and the kickoff to our Holiday Giving Campaign. We&#39;re giving sickle cell warriors an opportunity to bowl and enjoy the afternoon at no cost while inviting our larger community to bowl alongside them, sponsor their participation, and help us make the holidays brighter for warriors and families. Join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and shared commitment to better care, better understanding, and brighter futures ❤️.

Pins For Purpose

Join the Sickle Cell Empowerment Initiative for our inaugural Fore the Cause Charity Golf Tournament: Changing the Course for Sickle Cell on Monday, June 21, 2027, at Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn, New York. This special World Sickle Cell Day event will bring together golfers, community leaders, corporate partners, advocates, and supporters for a meaningful day on the course &mdash; raising awareness and critical funds to support individuals and families impacted by sickle cell disease. Proceeds from Fore the Cause will help SCEI expand programs focused on education, advocacy, access to care, family support, community engagement, and quality-of-life resources for the sickle cell community. Golfer Registration Individual Golfer: $300 Foursome: $1,200 Registration includes golf, tournament activities, food and refreshments, and the opportunity to be part of a powerful day of purpose, connection, and community.Whether you are an experienced golfer or simply want to support an important cause, we invite you to join us as we come together to change the course for sickle cell. For sponsorship opportunities or additional information, visit <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.sicklecei.org/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.sicklecei.org</a> or contact <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@sicklecei.org" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@sicklecei.org</a>.

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