With about half as many full-time employees as five years ago, the charity served , people in , including online assistance. Wristband distribution also plummeted to about , last year. To shelter itself from the fallout surrounding its founder, the foundation tried to make a clean break — removing his framed Tour de France jerseys from an office wall and returning the artwork he had provided for decoration at its headquarters. Yet many Livestrong constituents still hail him as a hero, separating his sins in cycling from the lives that are touched by charity.
The list includes navigating the health insurance maze, financial aid, preserving fertility and getting counseling for children. Kinney went to Livestrong to help him get counseling for his year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. I see it as two distinct things. Livestrong partners with Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin to establish the Livestrong Cancer Institutes , an innovative enterprise that places people affected by cancer at the center of designing and delivering cancer care, education and research.
Livestrong successfully pilots a post-treatment fertility preservation program. Livestrong at the YMCA grows to serve over 35, cancer survivors in more than locations in 40 states. The Foundation hosts the inaugural Livestrong Summit. Livestrong Leader program starts.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation changes its name to Livestrong. The newly designed and built Livestrong HQ is opened at E. Sixth St. Livestrong Global Cancer Campaign launches and travels around the world, from Australia to Mexico to Italy throughout the year. The Livestrong Global Cancer Summit brings together more than world leaders, corporations, non-governmental organizations and advocates who are all working to reduce the burden of cancer in their own communities.
Now, Livestrong needs to find an identity, and a path forward -- as a cancer charity that doesn't fund cancer research -- and without its founder, who is no longer affiliated with the organization. But earlier this year, then-executive vice president Andy Miller spoke at Livestrong's first annual meeting without Lance Armstrong.
Lance Armstrong resigns from Livestrong board. We have to reintroduce ourselves to donors, to survivors, and to patients to reassure them that we're not hunkering down, we're doubling down on our commitment to them. McLane says the charity's mission is to help cancer survivors, with programs that have improved the lives of 2. At the charity's Austin headquarters, there's a brand new transportation program for patients.
McLane says Livestrong developed a pilot recently that recruits volunteers to help patients without access to a car get to their chemo appointments. The charity also gives out grants -- to help fund conferences and a nationwide network of summer camps, supporting the children of cancer patients. Critics were already accusing Armstrong of using his charity as a so-called "cancer shield" to deflect persistent doping allegations. Birdsong also felt there were frivolous expenses that did more to promote Armstrong -- at events like the Tour de France -- than fight cancer.
Our programs, awareness events and advocacy work are the heart of what we do and our leaders and donors provide both the vision and the support for us to carry out our mission. Since , we've been working to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. We started as a small group trying to raise money to fight this disease.
As cancer has quietly become the world's leading cause of death, our work has expanded and now reaches every corner of the globe.
We empower the cancer community to address the unmet needs of cancer survivors. To do so, we encourage collaboration, knowledge-sharing and partnership. Livestrong Foundation is a c 3 organization, with an IRS ruling year of , and donations are tax-deductible. Is this your nonprofit? Access your Star Rating Portal to submit data and edit your profile.
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