Health & Research Cause Week

Meet the NJECC charities that address this cause:

Health and research encompasses a wide range of issues such as providing health care, conducting research to discover new treatments and cures, and advocating for regulations and policies that address healthcare challenges and needs. NJECC charities are working hard to find cures for cancer or aging illnesses, prevent the spread of diseases, deliver quality health care, and so much more.

If you care about advancing medical research and increasing access to health care services and information, show that #NewJerseyGives by making your pledge to charities working in this cause area.

The list below includes all NJECC charities who are addressing this cause. When you are ready to make a difference, click the "Donate Now" button to start the donation process and pledge your support to as many charities as you would like. During the charity search process, you can use the cause week category filter to easily find all the charities listed below.

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
ALPHA-1 Foundation, Inc.
ALS United Mid-Atlantic
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Alzheimer's Foundation of America
Alzheimer's New Jersey
Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation
Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Fisher Center
Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc.
American Association for Cancer Research
American Association of Kidney Patients, Inc.
American Breast Cancer Foundation
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Institute for Cancer Research
American Kidney Fund
American Liver Foundation
American Lung Association
American Parkinson Disease Association
Amref Health Africa
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association Greater New York Chapter
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Apraxia Kids
Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis National Research Foundation
ARVF Corp./DBA Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation
Autism Intervention and Treatment Research -- Organization for Autism Research
Autism Society of America
Autism Speaks
Autoimmune Association
Be The Match Foundation (NMDP)
Beyond Celiac
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Brain Injury Association of America
Brain Tumor Association, American (ABTA)
Breast Cancer African American, Sisters Network Inc.
Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Inc.
Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
Cancer Care, Inc.
Cancer Hope Network
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation
Cancer Research Institute
CancerCare, Inc.
Care Net
Cathy Miller Cancer Fund
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
CHADD (Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation
Childhood Cancer Research for a Cure
Children International
Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation
Children's Hospital Foundation
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's House at Johns Hopkins Hospital Inc
Children's Organ Transplant Association
Children's Tumor Foundation
CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board)
Colorectal Cancer Alliance
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
CureSearch for Children's Cancer
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Deaf Children's Literacy Project
Deborah Heart & Lung Center
Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation
Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation
Embrace Kids Foundation
Emmanuel Cancer Foundation
EZER MIZION
FamCare, Inc.
FAN 4 Kids
Foundation for AIDS Research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Global Partners in Care
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer
Hearing Health Foundation
Heart Disease Aid and Research Fund
Helen Keller International
Histiocytosis Association, Inc.
Hope for Haiti
Hospice Foundation of America
Huntington's Disease Society of America
International Medical Corps
International Myeloma Foundation
JDRF International
Karen Ann Quinlan Memorial Foundation, DBA Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice
Kidney Cancer Association
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Leukemia Research Foundation
Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Lupus Foundation of America
Lymphoma Research Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
MAP International
March of Dimes
Maryville, Inc.
Masonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey DBA Masonic Village at Burlington
Medical Teams International
Mercy Ships
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
National Childrens Cancer Society
National Foundation for Cancer Research
National Kidney Foundation
National Minority AIDS Council, Inc.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders, Inc.
Ocean of Love, Inc
Operation Smile
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Parkinson's Foundation
Partners In Health
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States, Inc.
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
PKD Foundation
Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey Chapter
Project HOPE
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Robert Irvine Foundation, Inc.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice
Sarcoma Foundation of America, Inc.
Scleroderma Foundation
SEE International
Seeing Eye, Inc.
SEVA Foundation
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Sister2Sister
Skin Cancer Foundation
Smile Train
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
The Center for Victims of Torture
The Children's Cancer Cause Inc.
Thyroid Association, American
TMJ Association, Ltd.
Toys For Tots Foundation
Trevor Project
Turner Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
UNICEF USA
United Breast Cancer Foundation
V Foundation
Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey
Water For People
ZERO Prostate Cancer