The Sickle Cell Foundation of Orange County was founded in 2006, by Starlerra Simmons, as a 501(c)(3) organization of the Internal Revenue Service. Starlerra knows first hand the complications and challenges that come with Sickle Cell Disease. Founded in response to the ever-increasing disparities among Orange County youth and adults living with SCD.

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Orange County is committed to increasing the public's awareness of sickle cell disease; through educational seminars, community based workshops, educational activities, and other support programs. Our goal is to provide continuous education about the disease, its management, and its myriad of issues. Our strategy is to educate youth, young adults, parents, caregivers, family member, teachers, and the community; by helping raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease

The need of Public Awareness for Sickle Cell Disease is so urgently clear: without the serious jointed effort of education and support for those affected with SCD, those affected have no real chance of living a long and healthy life. The impact will mitigate the challenges to truly “Live by Design, and not by Diagnosis”. By educating, empowering, and equipping those individuals with Sickle Cell Disease to take charge of the disease. The program also provide education on dealing with the physical, psychological, mental, social, economical, health care, and pain management .

SCDFOC, specifically targets those with Sickle Cell Disease and their families. Secondary, will be the educational awareness to caregivers, educators, and the community. Because each of our lives are closely knit to one another, by significantly impacting one; you will have a positively outcome of touching them all. We are focus on bringing aware throughout the entire Orange County surrounding areas.

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Orange County is an organization that provides services to individuals and families with Sickle Cell Disease as well as at-risk individuals for Sickle Cell Disease.

It is our mission to educate, empower & equip children, youth, young adults, and adults with the authority and power to overcome the challenges of Sickle Cell Disease.

To provide education among those who are dealing with the physical, mental, emotional and psychological complications of Sickle Cell Disease.

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We believe that everyone have a choice to "Live by Design and Not by Diagnosis". What do you say?