Causes: International, International Relief

Mission: CDH Stars and Angels is a nonprofit patient advocacy organization based in Houston, Texas that offers a range of support services nationwide to families of children born with the birth defect Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). We award small grants to families experiencing CDH to cover medical treatments and related travel, and, when needed, funeral expenses. We also provide care packages to CDH-affected families, raise awareness of the condition, and advocate for patient-centered research in partnership with organizations whose goals align with ours. We aim to ease the burdens of CDH by offering both financial and emotional support to the families we serve, making an uncomfortable journey as comfortable as possible while celebrating our little stars and angels. We are proudly partnered with the following leading organizations that assist us in providing lodging, infant burial gowns, research that is patient-centered, funeral expense assistance, and help with care packages:- ShareTruck1- Children's Sunshine Foundation- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute-The Brave Beanie Project

Results: https://www. cdhstarsandangels. org/what-we-do- Over $6000 in small grants for CDH families- Over 25 care packages sent

Target demographics: Families affected by life threatening birth defect, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Geographic areas served: Internationally

Programs: -Small grants for medical, travel, and burial expenses-Care packages for families in the NICU, grieving families, and patients who have multiple medical appointments