Mitchell Thorp Foundation's Reaches Far and Wide: We meet urgent needs like affordable housing, food, transportation, counseling, healing and rehabilitation services – while addressing the financial toxicity and
emotional toll that critical medical diagnosis brings.
Why Our Mission Matters:
Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. For families, the diagnosis is just the beginning. 72% of families lose over half their income struggling to afford housing, food and care.
With over 15 million children facing rare diseases or chronic health conditions, and 1 in 285 are diagnosed with cancer before the age of 20, the need for compassionate, immediate support has never been greater.
What do our families receive with our resource support:
- 25-50% reduction in medical and equipment costs
- 100% success rate in keeping families together
- 8,000 gifts given to children and families over the years
Accomplishments:
- 100% success rate in keeping families together and not end in divorce or separation.
- Providing support to thousands of children and families and counting.
- Reduced medical equipment costs by up to 50%
- Over 2,500 toys delivered to local hospitals
- Over 835 students have participated in our Youth Leadership Council & School Clubs .
- Over 30,000 people have come together to our events.
- Over 20,000 community service hours for volunteers.
- Over 2,000 selfless volunteers.
