Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

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