Mission
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Miami-Dade County Chapter,
Inc. was founded in 1978 as the Dade County Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. We
changed our name in 1995 to comply with other local affiliates of the Sickle Cell
Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA) Miami-Dade Chapter. Its
membership is comprised of lay persons as well as medical and allied health
professionals. It is the successor of the Dade County Sickle Cell Advisory
Council which was established as the “community arm” of the University of
Miami Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center in 1973.
The SCDAA Miami-Dade County Chapter is affiliated with the SCDAA, the
National Voluntary Health Agency and the affiliated Combined Federal
Campaign. It is a charitable non-profit organization that is exempt from taxes
under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. SCDAA Miami-Dade
County Chapter, Inc. works closely with the University of Miami Sickle Cell
Center in achieving its goals. It is, however, an independent and autonomous
organization and reaches out to help all individuals and families affected by
sickle cell disease in the Greater Miami-Dade County Community. It is funded by
contributions from fraternal, civic, and social organizations, individual donors,
and corporations