Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    MISSION STATEMENT: GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM REMAINS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AWAITING TRANSPLANTATION BY MAXIMIZING THE AVAILABILITY OF DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUES WHILE UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST MEDICAL, LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND FISCAL STANDARDS. TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION, GIFT OF LIFE WILL- WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REGION'S HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE THAT THE FAMILY OF EVERY POTENTIAL DONOR IS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION IN A COMPASSIONATE, TIMELY, INFORMATIVE AND CARING MANNER. - PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO POSITIVELY PREDISPOSE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION SO THAT THE DONATION IS VIEWED AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY. - SERVE AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF DONORS AS WELL AS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND - SERVE AS A LEADER IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. IN ADDITION TO ITS ONGOING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND GRANT PROGRAMS, AND THE PROGRAMMING FOR DONATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS AFFILIATED GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE, A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE-TYPE SETTING, WHERE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSPLANTS AT THE TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ARE ACCOMMODATED NEAR THE SITE OF THE SURGERY AND FOR FOLLOW-UP VISITS. IN 2020 THE FAMILY HOUSE PROVIDED 3,496 LODGING NIGHTS OF CARE TO TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, SERVED OVER 15,038 MEALS TO FAMILIES THROUGH THE HOME COOK HEROES PROGRAM, ACCUMULATED 4,298 HOURS OF SUPPORT FROM IN-HOUSE VOLUNTEERS, AND PROVIDED 417 TRIPS TO AND FROM AREA HOSPITALS TRANSPORTING 1,128 GUESTS, DRIVING 5,728 MILES. VARIOUS RESOURCES FOR TRANSPLANT FAMILIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE TO ALLOW FOR FULL REGIONAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES. GIFT OF LIFE FAMILY HOUSE SERVES AS A PHYSICAL REMINDER OF THE CRITICAL NEED FOR LIFE-SAVING ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT.GIFT OF LIFE'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO COORDINATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS, AND WORK WITH 128 AREA ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS AND 15 TRANSPLANT CENTERS TO SUPPORT ALLOCATION OF THOSE GIFTS TO THE 5,115 PEOPLE IN THE GIFT OF LIFE REGION ON THE TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST. BEYOND ITS CLINICAL WORK, GIFT OF LIFE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION, URGING THOSE WHO HAVE NOT DONE SO TO DESIGNATE THEMSELVES AS ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS.ORGAN DONATION:GIFT OF LIFE'S STAFF OF MORE THAN 250 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL SERVES 15 AREA TRANSPLANT CENTERS WHERE HEART, KIDNEY, LIVER, LUNG AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS ARE PERFORMED. IN GIFT OF LIFE'S REGION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 5,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AWAITING A LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT.THE CLINICAL WORK INCLUDES COORDINATING THE ORGAN DONATION PROCESS, WORKING AS THE LINK BETWEEN DONORS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND PATIENTS AWAITING LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANTS. UPON REFERRAL BY A HOSPITAL, THE CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDE TIMELY ON-SITE RESPONSE, ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF POTENTIAL DONORS AS WELL AS INTERACTING WITH THE FAMILY AND HOSPITAL STAFF REGARDING THE DONATION PROCESS. MORE THAN 45,000 DEATH REFERRALS WERE ASSESSED BY GIFT OF LIFE STAFF FOR POTENTIAL ORGAN OR TISSUE DONATION. GIFT OF LIFE STAFF ALSO GENERATES ORGAN TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE LISTINGS ON NATIONAL AND LOCAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OVERSEES ALLOCATION OF ORGANS. IN 2020, THE GIFTS GIVEN BY 619 GENEROUS ORGAN DONORS ALLOWED GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM TO COORDINATE A TOTAL OF 1,621 LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. AIDING THIS PROCESS IS THE HOSPITAL SERVICES STAFF, WHICH INTERACTS WITH THE AREA HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SURROUNDING THE CLINICAL ASPECTS OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. THESE PERSONNEL DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AREA HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND NURSES. HUNDREDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED IN 2020. TISSUE DONATION:IN ADDITION TO ORGAN TRANSPLANTS A CORE COMPONENT OF GIFT OF LIFE'S MISSION IS THE SUPPORT OF TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. GIFT OF LIFE COORDINATES RECOVERY OF LIFE-ENHANCING TISSUE, WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPLANT FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF CORNEAS FOR SIGHT-RESTORING PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SKIN, TISSUE, AND BONE TO REPAIR INJURIES. AGAIN, GIFT OF LIFE STAFF COLLABORATES WITH THE HOSPITAL STAFF FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A PATIENT TO ASSESS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DONATION AND TO INFORM THE FAMILIES OF THEIR LOVED ONE'S DECISION REGARDING DONATION, IF ONE HAS BEEN MADE, OR TO OTHERWISE ADVISE FAMILIES OF THE DONOR OPTION. IN 2020, GIFT OF LIFE ALSO RECOVERED TISSUE FROM 2,295 DONORS, INCLUDING 1,385 MUSCULOSKELETAL DONORS (THE MOST EVER IN GIFT OF LIFE'S HISTORY) AND 1,726 CORNEA DONORS. THESE LIFE-ENHANCING DONATIONS CAN BENEFIT MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE, WITH BONE DONATIONS FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS INJURIES, HEART VALVE DONATIONS TO REPAIR LIFE-THREATENING DEFECTS, SKIN DONATIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND TO HEAL BURN PATIENTS, AND CORNEAS TO PROVIDE THE GIFT OF SIGHT.EDUCATION:THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR GIFT OF LIFE RUNS THE GAMUT OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, ALL MEANT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASE SUCCESSES RELATED TO DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. MAJORITY OF THIS EDUCATION IS INTENDED TO INCENTIVIZE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ADD THE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR DESIGNATION TO THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR STATE ID CARD. THIS PUSH OCCURS IN EACH OF THE THREE STATES GIFT OF LIFE COVERS. EACH STATE HAS A VARYING PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS ALREADY IN PENNSYLVANIA, 49.70 PERCENT OF LICENSED DRIVERS ARE DESIGNATED; IN NEW JERSEY, THAT FIGURE IS 40.2 PERCENT; AND IN DELAWARE, 50.83 PERCENT ARE DESIGNATED. THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THESE NUMBERS SO DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS ARE IN THE MAJORITY IN EACH STATE. INFORMATION ABOUT GIFT OF LIFE'S EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IS FREQUENTLY DISSEMINATED THROUGH A VARIETY OF COLLATERAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, THE GIFT OF LIFE NEWS, WITH A CIRCULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 120,000. IN ADDITION, A MONTHLY ONLINE E-NEWS BLAST WAS SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 15,000 SUPPORTERS. GIFT OF LIFE ALSO WORKS WITH MORE THAN 600 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS MANY OF WHOM HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION WITH DONATION EITHER AS A TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT, A DONOR OR DONOR FAMILY MEMBER, OR AS A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND OF EITHER. THIS GROUP OF COMMITTED ADVOCATES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF ONLINE PROGRAMMING DURING THE PANDEMIC, SPECIAL TOPIC LUNCH AND LEARNS, REGION OR LOCAL AMBASSADOR MEETINGS OR INTEREST-SPECIFIC GROUPS WHO TARGET EITHER A SPECIFIC CAUSE (SUCH AS DONOR FAMILY SUPPORT), OR WORK WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA OF GIFT OF LIFE'S REGION. GIFT OF LIFE MAKES A SPECIAL EFFORT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH INTO MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES, WHERE THE MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING DONATION ARE OFTEN STRONGER. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO PARTNER WITH MEMBERS OF FAITH COMMUNITIES AND GARNER SUPPORT FROM THE VARIETY OF HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN THE REGION. EVERY MAJOR RELIGION FULLY SUPPORTS THE DECISION TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR, CITING IT AS THE HIGHEST FORM OF GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION. GIFT OF LIFE ALSO CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED THE PARTICIPATION OF 51 SCHOOLS FROM DE, PA, AND NJ, INCLUDING SIX SCHOOLS FROM PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. THESE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS REACHED 7,193 STUDENTS IN 2020. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE ADOLESCENTS ABOUT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION BEFORE THEY ARE FACED WITH MAKING THE DECISION OF REGISTERING AS A DONOR. THE LEHIGH VALLEY ESSAY CONTEST FEATURED MORE THAN 75 ESSAYS ON THE TOPIC OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION FROM LOCAL MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION. THE TOP WINNERS WERE HONORED AT EACH SCHOOL'S AWARDS CELEBRATION. DURING 2020 GIFT OF LIFE CONTINUED ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE OTDA EDUCATION PROJECT- WORKING WITH THE PA DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION TO INCORPORATE AN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION TOOLKIT INTO SCHOOL CURRICULUMS ACROSS THE STATE. IMPLEMENTATION SITES INCLUDED SEVEN SCHOOLS FROM THE GIFT OF LIFE REGION WHICH WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE GRANTS TO DO MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING THAT CAN THEN BE REPLICATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THE ANNUAL SPRING INSTITUTE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES TO PROMOTE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUMS WAS NOT HELD DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $86.1M

  • Gift of Life Donor Program

    MISSION STATEMENT: GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM REMAINS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AWAITING TRANSPLANTATION BY MAXIMIZING THE AVAILABILITY OF DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUES WHILE UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST MEDICAL, LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND FISCAL STANDARDS. TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION, GIFT OF LIFE WILL- WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REGION'S HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE THAT THE FAMILY OF EVERY POTENTIAL DONOR IS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION IN A COMPASSIONATE, TIMELY, INFORMATIVE, AND CARING MANNER. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.- PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO POSITIVELY PREDISPOSE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION SO THAT THE DONATION IS VIEWED AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY. - SERVE AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF DONORS AS WELL AS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND - SERVE AS A LEADER IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE INITIATIVES OF ITS AFFILIATES TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION AND GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION PROVIDES ONGOING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND GRANT PROGRAMS, AND THE PROGRAMMING FOR DONATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE. GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE, A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE-TYPE SETTING, WHERE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSPLANTS AT THE TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ARE ACCOMMODATED NEAR THE SITE OF THE SURGERY AND FOR FOLLOW-UP VISITS. IN 2023, THE GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE PROVIDED 8,855 LODGING NIGHTS OF CARE TO TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, SERVED OVER 31,776 MEALS TO FAMILIES THROUGH THE HOME COOK HEROES PROGRAM, ACCUMULATED 1,943 HOURS OF SUPPORT FROM IN-HOUSE VOLUNTEERS, AND PROVIDED 1,307 TRIPS TO AND FROM AREA HOSPITALS TRANSPORTING 3,268 GUESTS, DRIVING 12,844 MILES. VARIOUS RESOURCES FOR TRANSPLANT FAMILIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE TO ALLOW FOR FULL REGIONAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES. GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE SERVES AS A PHYSICAL REMINDER OF THE CRITICAL NEED FOR LIFE-SAVING ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT.GIFT OF LIFE'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO COORDINATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS, AND WORK WITH 126 AREA ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS AND 12 TRANSPLANT CENTERS TO SUPPORT ALLOCATION OF THOSE GIFTS TO THE MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE IN THE GIFT OF LIFE REGION ON THE TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST. BEYOND ITS CLINICAL WORK, GIFT OF LIFE IS CHARGED WITH EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION, URGING THOSE WHO HAVE NOT DONE SO TO DESIGNATE THEMSELVES AS ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS. ORGAN DONATIONGIFT OF LIFE'S TEAM, CONSISTING OF OVER 329 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, SERVES 12 REGIONAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS WHERE HEART, KIDNEY, LIVER, LUNG AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS ARE PERFORMED. IN GIFT OF LIFE'S REGION, MORE THAN 5,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE AWAITING A LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT.GIFT OF LIFE'S CLINICAL TEAM PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN COORDINATING THE ORGAN DONATION PROCESS, ACTING AS THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN DONORS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND PATIENTS IN NEED OF TRANSPLANTS. UPON HOSPITAL REFERRAL, CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS PROMPTLY RESPOND ON-SITE TO ASSESS, EVALUATE, AND COORDINATE POTENTIAL DONORS WHILE ALSO INTERACTING WITH FAMILIES AND HOSPITAL STAFF THROUGHOUT THE DONATION PROCESS. IN 2023, GIFT OF LIFE STAFF EVALUATED OVER 41,000 DEATH REFERRALS FOR POTENTIAL ORGAN OR TISSUE DONATION. ADDITIONALLY, GIFT OF LIFE STAFF GENERATES ORGAN TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE LISTINGS ON NATIONAL AND LOCAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OVERSEES ALLOCATION OF ORGANS. IN 2023, GIFT OF LIFE COORDINATED 1,734 LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANTS, MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF 693 ORGAN DONORS.GIFT OF LIFE'S HOSPITAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT RELATED TO THE CLINICAL ASPECTS OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION TO AREA HOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS. GIFT OF LIFE BUILDS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND NURSES, DELIVERING HUNDREDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2023.TISSUE DONATIONIN ADDITION TO ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, A KEY ASPECT OF GIFT OF LIFE'S MISSION IS SUPPORTING TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. GIFT OF LIFE COORDINATES THE RECOVERY OF LIFE-ENHANCING TISSUES, WHICH ARE UTILIZED FOR PATIENTS NEEDING CORNEAS FOR SIGHT-RESTORING PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SKIN, TISSUE, AND BONE TO REPAIR INJURIES. GIFT OF LIFE TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH HOSPITAL TEAMS FOLLOWING A PATIENT'S DEATH TO EVALUATE DONATION OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILIES ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONE'S DECISION REGARDING DONATION, OR TO DISCUSS THE OPTION IF NO PRIOR DECISION WAS MADE. IN 2023, GIFT OF LIFE FACILITATED THE RECOVERY OF TISSUE FROM 2,675 DONORS, INCLUDING 1,433 MUSCULOSKELETAL DONORS AND 2,278 CORNEA DONORS. THESE LIFE-ENHANCING DONATIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT OVER 140,000 INDIVIDUALS, OFFERING BONE FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS INJURIES, HEART VALVES TO REPAIR LIFE-THREATENING DEFECTS, SKIN FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND BURN HEALING, AND CORNEAS TO RESTORE SIGHT.EDUCATIONGIFT OF LIFE'S PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND HIGHLIGHT THE LIFE-SAVING IMPACT OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO REGISTER AS ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS BY ADDING THE DESIGNATION TO THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR STATE ID CARD, OR THE DONATE LIFE ONLINE REGISTRY. THIS EFFORT IS ACTIVE ACROSS ALL THREE STATES WITHIN GIFT OF LIFE SERVICE AREA. CURRENTLY, 48% OF LICENSED DRIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES ARE REGISTERED AS DONORS, 41% IN NEW JERSEY, AND 50% IN DELAWARE. GIFT OF LIFE'S GOAL IS TO INCREASE THESE PERCENTAGES, AIMING FOR THE MAJORITY OF LICENSED INDIVIDUALS IN EACH STATE TO BE DESIGNATED AS ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS.DETAILS ABOUT GIFT OF LIFE'S EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE REGULARLY SHARED THROUGH VARIOUS COLLATERAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE GIFT OF LIFE NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR WITH A CIRCULATION OF OVER 130,000. ADDITIONALLY, A MONTHLY E-NEWS IS EMAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 20,000 SUPPORTERS.GIFT OF LIFE COLLABORATES WITH OVER 600 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO DONATION WHETHER AS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, DONORS, OR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. GIFT OF LIFE PLACES A STRONG EMPHASIS ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITHIN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES, WHERE MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT DONATION ARE OFTEN MORE WIDESPREAD. GIFT OF LIFE ALSO PRIORITIZES BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES, SEEKING SUPPORT FROM THE DIVERSE HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN THE REGION. GIFT OF LIFE CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH BOTH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, ENGAGING 57 SCHOOLS ACROSS DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NEW JERSEY. THESE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS REACHED 10,221 STUDENTS IN 2023, AIMING TO EDUCATE ADOLESCENTS ABOUT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION BEFORE THEY ENCOUNTER THE DECISION TO REGISTER AS DONORS. IN 2023, GIFT OF LIFE CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OTDA EDUCATION PROJECT, COLLABORATING WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION TO INTEGRATE AN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION TOOLKIT INTO SCHOOL CURRICULA STATEWIDE.IMPLEMENTATION SITES INCLUDED EIGHT SCHOOLS FROM GIFT OF LIFE'S REGION, SELECTED TO RECEIVE GRANTS FOR DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE REPLICATED STATEWIDE. THE ANNUAL SPRING INSTITUTE BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 50 EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR PROMOTING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULA. ADDITIONALLY, GIFT OF LIFE HOSTED A COLLEGE CHALLENGE, WHERE FOUR OUT OF 18 PARTICIPATING STUDENT GROUPS WERE AWARDED PRIZES FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $117.8M