How it all started….
We started as a client support group within the Sickle Cell Association C.A.R.E. Committee. From there, we moved to the Urban League of Hampton Roads, which also had a Sickle Cell program, and became a part of their organization under the guidance of their nonclinical staff member, Miss Sonya Phillips. While we were there, she encouraged us to become our own entity. Thus, the birth of our first independent organization: Sickle Cell Family and Peer Advocates. We then evolved into Sickle Cell Family and Peer Advocates LLC, followed by Sickle Cell Family and Peer Advocates of Tidewater, and now, Sickle Cell Family and Peer Advocates of Tidewater, Inc.
The Mission:
Our Mission is to advocate for the enhancement, enrichment, and enlightenment of individuals and families affected by Sickle Cell Disease in the community. We will educate society that Sickle Cell is a lifelong incurable genetic disorder, but one that is definable and treatable. We are committed to saving lives and diminishing suffering from Sickle Cell Disease through research, education, advocacy, and service. Further, we will raise public and professional awareness of factors that often result when one is diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease, trait, or related diagnosis. Additionally, we will encourage those in the Sickle Cell community to never give up in their search to help their loved ones reach their full potential. Lastly, we will accomplish this by funding efforts toward these goals through the appropriate organizations that provide research for finding a cure for the damaged from which so many affected by Sickle Cell Disease suffer.
"It always seems IMPOSSIBLE…Until it’s DONE”
Executive Director
Toni Cartwright-Moore
Chair
Dianne E. Creekmore
Vice Chair” Virginia Beach Councilman Of District 7” Cash Green
Second Vice Chair
Marie A. Jackson Horne
Treasurer
Andrea Farrow
Sergeant At Arms
Sherita S. Yancey