Causes We Support

Winship Cancer Institute a Funding Priority in 2023

2023 Projects, Healthcare Innovation, Medical Research

In 2023, The D Jones Family Charitable Foundation continued its support of cancer research with a gift to the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University’s GI Oncology Fund. Winship is Georgia’s only national cancer institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and serves as the coordinating center for cancer research, education and care throughout Emory University. According to […]

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Junior Committee Expands Reach in 2023

2023 Projects, Education, Healthcare Innovation, Junior Committee, Medical Research

In 2023, The D Jones Family Foundation’s Junior Committee showed its support for organizations that improve the lives and wellbeing of others through direct gifts. Organizations that received a gift from the committee were: A Place to Stand works with existing organizations in Champaign, IL, to create healthier communities by providing basic needs such as: […]

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Canine Companions Continues Important Work with Wrangler

2023 Projects, Healthcare Innovation

In 2023, The D Jones Family Charitable Foundation continued its support of Canine Companions—making this year its sixth straight. Wounded veterans, children, and adults with disabilities receive help from Canine Companions for Independence® trained assistance dogs. According to its website, “the assistance dogs we breed, raise and train aren’t just the ears, hands, and legs […]

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Singing with the Parkinson’s Choir

2023 Projects, Education, Healthcare Innovation

In 2023, the D Jones Family Charitable Foundation was proud to fund Perfect Health Harmony’s free virtual therapeutic community choir open to anyone with a Parkinson’s diagnosis (& their caretakers!). According to Perfect Harmony, research in music therapy and neuroscience has shown that music synchronizes neural activity—and can improve patients’ cognitive motor, sensorimotor, and speech/language […]

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Ugandan Children Uplifted through Hearts and Hope

2023 Projects, Education, Healthcare Innovation

In its 9th year of funding, the D Jones Family Charitable Foundation has sponsored Hearts & Hope for Uganda in its efforts to uplift the children of Uganda. From providing materials for new schools and libraries, to clean water wells, handwashing stations, first aid kits, textbooks, school sponsorships, relief from food insecurity and more, the […]

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Center for Childhood Resilience Needed More than Ever in Chicago and Beyond

2023 Projects, Education, Healthcare Innovation

A funding partner since 2015, The D Jones Family Charitable Foundation is proud of its commitment to the The Center for Childhood Resilience (CCR) in Chicago and its persistent efforts to build resilience and offer mental health services to school children. CCR, a regional organization in Chicago, remains steadfast in its mission to enhance access […]

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Receives Funding in 2023

2023 Projects, Medical Research

The D Jones Family Charitable Foundation continued its support in 2023 of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in honor of a family member diagnosed with the disease. According to its website, The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and […]

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