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PROVIDENZA FUND Providenza Fund helps support the annual Bishop's Day program, sponsored by the ICF in the Catholic dioceses in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Illinois to provide financial support to local seminarians for religious vocations. COOLEY'S ANEMIA RESEARCH Cooley's Anemia (Thalassemia) is the ICF National Charity. Persons of Mediterranean origin are particularly vulnerable to the disease, and only recently have patients had a hope of survival past childhood, with treatment consisting of controlled transfusions and administration of the drug Desfarel. Since designating the disease the National Charity in 1983, over $1 million has been raised for research at Childrens Hospital, Oakland, California. The program originated with donations to Cedars Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, California. SPECIAL PEOPLE GIFTS OF LOVE PROGRAM This is a financial assistance program that grants funds to developmentally disabled children and adults seeking to achieve greater independence in their lives. NEED A FORM TO APPLY FOR A GIFT OF LOVE, CLICK HERE. ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS An informational program whereby members learn about the need for organ donation to help those in need of organ transplants. California Transplant Donor Network Donate Life California Italian Catholic Federation, 675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 230, Oakland CA 94621 tel: 888/ICF-1924; 510/633-9058; fax: 510/633-9758; Email: info@icf.org Website designed by HYPERSPHERE