| ISSUE | WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE HELP |
| Support for parents and children | - Jorge Posada Foundation's Mentors Program
- Sponsor of family conferences and events, such as: the North American Craniofacial Family Conference and the Children's Craniofacial Association Cher's Family Retreat
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| Financial assistance to families in need | - Provide grants to and partner with medical centers to increase their capacity to provide pro-bono surgeries and underwrite associated costs, such as: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore; The Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University Hospital through NFFR; Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation; and Winthrop Medical Center
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| Early and accurate diagnosis, education, research & treatment | - Sponsor educational seminars for pediatricians, such as the 2008 Craniosynostosis Symposium in partnership with Montefiore Medical Center
- Partner with the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction to develop a virtual teaching tool to be distributed to 15,000 doctors in third-world countries and throughout the U.S.
- Provide research grants to institutions, such as: the University of Pittsburgh Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics
- Provide grant to rehabilitate Craniosynostosis surgery recovery room at Centro Medico Hospital, Puerto Rico
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| Increase awareness | - Events such as the Annual Heroes for Hope Gala in New York City and the Celebrity Base-Bowl Tournament in PR
- TV & Radio Public Service Announcements
- TV programming placements, such as: ABC's "Extreme Makeover Home Edition"; Fox Channel nationwide movie promotion of "Everyone's Hero"; Discovery Channel's "American Chopper" and "Pioneros"; YES Network's "Ultimate Road Trip" and "Kids On Deck"; and other television and news programming in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
- Newspaper & magazine articles, features, and PSAs, both in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, such as: Gotham Magazine, Daily News, Chicago Sun Times, El Vocero
- "Play Ball!" book signings, multiple locations
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