Walk for Awareness for Children with Craniofacial Conditions
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11 AM
Join Forward Face and the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction in raising awareness about craniofacial differences as you help fund our educational outreach including our programs to schools across the country while having fun with family and friends!
Walk all or part of this scenic 2 mile walk, which begins at 11 AM sharp from Pier 84 (12th Ave. and West 42nd Street) and ends at Pier 45 (West 10th Street)
For driving and Metro directions to the Walk for Awareness please click HERE
For the FAQ list on the Walk for Awareness please click HERE
The NFFR, established in 1951, addresses the plight of children with a facial disfigurement by supporting state - of - the - art treatment, innovative research, psychosocial support and medical training that inspires a new generation of pediatric doctors. To meet this mission, the NFFR founded and proudly remains the funding arm of the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (IRPS) at NYU Langone Medical Center. The Institute is a center of excellence that diagnoses and provides medical treatment and psychosocial services for over 1,700 patients every year, regardless of the severity of their condition, the length of treatment or the family’s ability to afford care - 73% of the patients seen at the Institute are uninsured, Medicaid recipients or “clinic” care patients. www.nffr.org
The programs of Forward Face provide children and their families with immediate support to manage the medical and social effects of facial differences. We educate, advocate, and raise public awareness about craniofacial conditions. Forward Face was created in 1978 by a group of individuals with craniofacial conditions along with parents of children with craniofacial conditions. Forward Face is a non profit tax exempt organization, serving families undergoing treatments at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (IRPS). www.forwardface.org
