CHW Giving Circle

Every lupus patient has a story of their diagnosis journey.
Your gift funds the Community Health Workers who walk beside patients across the Texas Gulf Coast from first symptom, to diagnosis, to treatment, to life beyond lupus.

Method of Impact

$30,000 fully funds one Community Health Worker for one year, dedicated to a specific neighborhood. Gifts of any size are pooled toward that goal; every dollar moves a CHW closer to a full year of support for the patients in their community. This isn’t a gift to a general fund. It’s a gift to a person, in a neighborhood, doing work you can see the impact of in each community.

Where Your Gift Goes

Community Health Workers are currently being deployed, or are ready for sponsorship, in five Houston neighborhoods, with additional CHWs reaching high-need ZIP codes in Jefferson, Montgomery, Victoria, Nueces, and Hidalgo counties.

Our Mission & Purpose


Advocate
Support for patients to have access to high-quality healthcare throughout their lupus journey, supporting their journey with referrals, appointment support, and direct patient advocacy.  

We also work with state legislature to provide funding to support improved lupus patient counts to result in higher funding and access to appropriate care.

Educate
One of our top priorities is to educate community members and healthcare professionals (including community health workers) of the signs & symptoms of lupus to help shorten the time to diagnosis.

Cure
Our advocacy & education efforts are not just focused on improving the lives of everyone impacted by lupus; we fight to find a cure.