A3M - Miracle Marrow Matches
Cause Area
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- Race & Ethnicity
Location
244 S. San Pedro St. #503Los Angeles, CA 90012 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M) is committed to improving the health and welfare of all people by providing education, assistance, and facilitating prompt access to potential marrow and blood cell donors. We are dedicated to offering hope to the thousands suffering from diseases that are treatable by a marrow or blood cell transplant. A3M has registered over 165,000 donors since 1991 and is the largest Asian Pacific Islander recruitment group of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). Over 600 marrow donor drives are conducted throughout the year.
Description
Volunteers provide specialized outreach and education to all ethnic minority communties, specifically targetting the seven largest populations--Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Pilipino, South Asian, Hispanic and Vietnamese. Volunteers also particpate in helping run marrow donor drives.