We're excited to launch our 1st YOU Make Me Stronger "Stories of Hope" fundraising campaign!

Our youth-led team is raising awareness of our groundbreaking grant with Be The Match that removes financial barriers for pre-transplant patients and helps them have a fighting chance by receiving a potentially life saving transplant.

Check out their personal pages to see their creative approaches and share your support!

100% of the proceeds will go towards our Make Me Stronger Grant to help future patients. Learn more about the our grant with Be The Match below and the inspiring Stories of Hope.

Join us in creating more Stories of Hope by joining our team or donating!

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Make Me Stronger Grant with Be The Match

In 2021 Make Me Stronger Foundation (MMSF) committed $75k to build a more inclusive program with Be The Match, with the goal of bringing patients to transplant. 100% of grant proceeds go to patients.

To date, the MMSF grant has supported 6 incredible pre-transplant patients and their families by helping to remove financial barriers that would have prevented them from receiving a potentially life-saving transplant. giving them a fighting chance. Their stories are heartbreaking yet inspiring. We find strength in them.

STORIES OF HOPE

Meet "Sam": "Sam" part of a family of 4 with 2 children, is facing issues related to caregiving and housing due to a potential transplant. "Sam's" spouse is the only available caregiver and the only working member of their family, and the family is trying to sell their home quickly before they are forced to foreclosure. For "Sam" to move forward with his transplant, his spouse would have to take time off from work to be his caregiver, leaving the family with no income. Newly approved grantee – not yet transplanted

Meet Ciara: She's a single parent who had been unable to work since she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2022, Ciara and her 4 children were on the verge of eviction. The grant funding from MMSF allowed her to secure housing and move forward with a bone marrow transplant, which she received in June 2023.

YOU Make Me Stronger “Stories of Hope”

Make Me Stronger Foundation

Team Members