Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada
Working to find the cure.
The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) is a national not-for-profit voluntary medical research Foundation. Its mission is to find the cure for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To achieve its mission, the Foundation is committed to raising funds for medical research.
The CCFC is one of the world’s leaders in non-governmental, per capita funding of IBD research. To date, the Foundation has invested nearly $56 million in major medical research projects.
Education is also a part of the CCFC's mandate. The Foundation provides information on IBD to patients, their families, health professionals, and the general public through education brochures, its national member publication, The Journal, and local education events.
The CCFC was started in 1974 by a group of concerned parents who saw the need to raise funds for research into IBD and to educate patients and their families about these diseases. In 1992, the Foundation's name changed to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada, from the Canadian Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, in order to more accurately reflect the two most prevalent intestinal disorders.
The CCFC has over 65,000 supporters and includes members in some eighty local volunteer groups across Canada. The key to the CCFC's success is the interest and work of thousands of volunteers across the country.
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