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Coloring book titled 'Ocean Coloring Book' featuring fish and seaweed illustrations, a box of 24 Assorted Crayons with bright colors, and a sticker reading 'This Warrior Fights to Win Sickle Cell' from The Hyacinth Scarlett Foundation.

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Decorated stones with colorful designs, including a mushroom and a vehicle with the number 43, and a handwritten note about a "kindness rock" that glows in the dark, given by grandchildren of The Hyacinth Scarlett Foundation in September 2024.

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Sickle Cell Awareness

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The Hyacinth Scarlett Foundation’s Sickle Cell Awareness Program was created to increase awareness about sickle cell disease. Donations of Sickle Cell Warrior notebooks, coloring books, crayons, and much needed health items are then delivered to participating hospitals, clinics, and group homes. Items are continually replenished by participating supporters and the Foundation’s collections provide the opportunities for participants to find inspiration, encouragement, and learning experiences.

Projects have involved the following participating organizations:

Advent Health Orlando

Atrium Health: Levine Children’s Hospital North Carolina

Jackson Health: Holtz Children’s Hospital Miami

Shepherd Charities

University of West Indies, Sickle Cell Unit, Jamaica

Check out our article “Who Would Have Known: A Case for Understanding Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait in Honor of World Sickle Cell Day” published in The Florida Nurse here:

https://www.myamericannurse.com/who-would-have-known-a-case-for-understanding-sickle-cell-disease-and-sickle-cell-trait-in-honor-of-world-sickle-cell-day/

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Travel for Care Lodging Grant Program

Travel for Care Lodging Grant Program with Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

For Families

We know that traveling for treatment can feel overwhelming! Understandably, there can be complex logistics in addition to added expenses during your time away from home. The mission of the Hyacinth Scarlett Foundation’s Travel for Care Lodging Grant Program is to ensure children battling sickle cell disease have the financial assistance needed to have lodging during treatment for clinical trials or innovative treatment modalities not currently available at their local treatment center.

Gas Card or Uber/Lyft Card to Attend Support Groups

We also offer a gas card or Uber/Lyft card for warriors interested in attending a group support program.

For families interested in assistance through our Travel for Care Lodging Grant program or to request a gas or Uber/Lyft card, please fill out the request form below.

Please note that this program can only be applied for if referred by a member of the healthcare team, usually a social worker. If you need help connecting with your healthcare team about the program, please reach out to us at info@HScarlettFoundation.org

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Lodging Grant Criteria

Currently, we are only able to off this travel for care lodging grant for patients of Levine’s Children’s Hospital. If your organization is interested in partnering to provide this grant at your facility, please email us at info@HScarlettFoundation.org

Criteria:

The child must be 18 years of age or younger (a person 19-21 may be considered if they are in a child-like mental state).
The child must be under the care of a physician and referred by a member of your healthcare team, usually a social worker.
One request per 12 months, per child for a maximum of three times in a child’s lifetime.
The request must be clinically relevant to a specific healthcare need of the child and specific for lodging only.
There must be no existing insurance coverage for the requested expenses.
Complete the Travel for Care Lodging Grant Request Form (listed below).

Lodging Request Form

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