Angel's Pediatric Heart House
http://www.aphh.org
Charity Category:
Health & Disease
Location: FL
Our mission is to provide financial, emotional and social support to South Florida children with Congenital and Childhood Acquired Heart Disease and increase CHD awareness.
Each year in the U.S. approximately 40,000 children are born with a heart defect (1 in 125). Congenital heart defects (CHD)is the number one birth defect and twice as many children die from a heart defect as children with all forms of childhood cancers combined. Many children undergo multiple open heart surgeries before the age of five. Angel's Pediatric Heart House provides support to affected families by providing free programs and services in a nonresidential, nonmedical environment. We are a 100% volunteer organization; therefore, our operating costs are low. We are the only nonprofit organization of this kind in South Florida serving the specific needs of families affected by CHD. We assist families in: connecting with other families facing similar challenges, hospital care packages, limited financial assistance and referrals to other helpful resources.