Programs

  • Life Savers Program

    LIFE SAVERS PROGRAM - THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S LIFE SAVERS PROGRAM,CLASSROOM EDUCATORS PROVIDE IN-CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS EACH YEAR TO MORE THAN 30,000 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN 115 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND 23 COUNTIES FROM WICHITA, KANSAS TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AND INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE LIFE-SAVING IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION, AND EMPOWER THEM TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ALOVED ONE ABOUT THEIR DECISION. BECAUSE OF THESE POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS, 45% OF STUDENTS FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A FAMILY DISCUSSION. MORE INDIVIDUALS JOIN THE STATE DONOR REGISTRY IN COUNTIES WITH SCHOOLS THAT HAVE CONSISTENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE LIFE SAVERS PROGRAM THAN IN THOSE THAT HAVE NOT. THE ORGANIZATION'S LIFE SAVERS PROGRAM HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST ENROLLMENT PERCENTAGES IN ITS DONOR REGISTRY AT ALMOST 80% (COMPARED TO A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 50%). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES AN ONLINE CURRICULUM AT WWW.LEARNLIFESAVERS.COM.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $353.4K

  • Transplant Mentors Program

    TRANSPLANT MENTORS PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION'S TRANSPLANT MENTORS ARE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WAITING FOR A TRANSPLANT, NEW TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. REFERRALS TO THE PROGRAM COME FROM THE MEDICAL TRANSPLANT TEAMS AT CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM, SAINT LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, AND RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER. SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION IN 2009, TRAINED TRANSPLANT MENTORS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO 772PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FROM 23 STATES, INCLUDING LIVING DONORS AND CAREGIVERS. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A TOTAL OF 39 TRANSPLANT CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE AGREED TO REFER PATIENTS. THIRTY-SEVEN TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WERE MENTORED IN 2020. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT WWW.GIFTDONOR.ORG.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $165.1K