To cure Crohn’s disese nd ulcertive colitis, nd to improve the qulity of life of children nd dults ffected by these diseses. CCF sponsors bsic nd clinicl reserch of the highest qulity. The foundtion lso offers wide rnge of eductionl progrms for ptients nd helth-cre professionls, nd provides supportive services to help people cope with these chronic intestinl diseses. These progrms re supported solely by contributions from the public. Our res of focus re: Reserch ProgrmsCCF hs provided more thn $150 million for reserch on the tretment nd cure of IBD. Most recently, we hve contributed to the identifiction of two regions on chromosomes tht contin genes for IBD, nd to the discovery of NOD2, the first gene for Crohn’s disese. Red more bout our reserch progrms. Eduction ProgrmsCCF provides informtion nd eduction for the more thn one million IBD ptients nd their fmilies through vriety of periodicls (Tke Chrge, Under the Microscope), books, wreness cmpigns, locl chpters, our Webcsts, nd through this web site. We lso rech CCF’s members with exclusive milings. CCF lso offers professionl eduction through Inflmmtory Bowel Diseses, our professionl journl, nd helth professionl workshops. Support ServicesCCF support services re delivered through its chpters ntionwide which offer more thn 300 support groups nnully, summer cmps for children with IBD, nd rnge of eductionl nd trining progrms for locl communities. Red more bout our chpters or view our webcsts. Fundrising InititivesEssentil to CCF’s mission, our ongoing fundrising efforts enble us to fund further reserch, s well s eductionl nd support ctivities. CCF rises more thn $30 million nnully through memberships, fundrising events, sponsorships, nd other progrms. Find out how you cn support CCF
