CARES Foundation, Inc.

CARES Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that leads the effort to improve the lives of the Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia community and seeks to advance quality health care through support, advocacy, education and research. It serves patients, health professionals, and the public with information about congenital adrenal hyperplasia; a group of disorders that result from the impaired ability of the adrenal glands to produce hormones known as corticosteriods, resulting in various metabolic problems. All CARES services are provided free of charge or at a nominal fee to anyone requesting them. These include: one-on-one support for affected individuals and their families; research grants and participant recruiting for qualifying researchers for treatments and a cure; educational conferences for individuals, their families, and health care professionals; educational tools for better living with CAH; monitoring of newborn screening in the US and support for development internationally; bi-annual newsletters; and physician referral service. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is a family of inherited disorders affecting the adrenal gland.