EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Monica R . VanDiver
Photography by Aubrie Moates .
“ We are unique in the River Region Area ; no other organization offers our free services , which save Sickle Cell Disease clients ’ lives . We have direct resources constantly available to make sure our clients receive the best and immediate care , plus needed medications , thanks to strong relationships with physicians at the University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center , the Montgomery Children ’ s Sickle Cell Clinic and the Dr . Johnson Haynes Comprehensive Sickle Cell Medical Center in Mobile .”
THE SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION OF GREATER MONTGOMERY
Mission : The Sickle Cell Foundation of Greater Montgomery , Inc . River Region is dedicated to providing education , screening , counseling and outreach services to individuals with Sickle Cell Disease , Trait and other abnormal hemoglobin . The Foundation is committed to making strides in monitoring the occurrence of Sickle Cell Anemia .
Background : Born out of a humanitarian concern for Sickle Cell Disease in the greater Montgomery area , the Sickle Cell Foundation of Greater Montgomery , Inc . ( SCFGM , Inc .) was established as a community-based nonprofit organization on December 9 , 1981 and was incorporated on January 26 , 1982 .
UPCOMING EVENTS : September 19 Sickle Cell Advocacy Day
September 29 Annual Sickle Cell Foundation 32nd Radio-Thon
48 CentrAL Inc !
3180 U . S . Highway 80 West , Montgomery / 334-286-9122 / riverregionsicklecell . com