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Health Serving Nonprofits in the San Diego-Baja California Border Region
Health Nonprofits with "Friends of" Funds at International Community Foundation:

The CODET Fund provides charitable support to Fundación CODET para la prevención de la Ceguera, I.B.P. in Tijuana, BC, Mexico. CODET provides accessible and high quality ophthalmologic services to people with little monetary resources in order to prevent blindness. www.fundacioncodet.org  Give Online Today

Friends of Pro Salud Fund provides charitable support to Fronteras Unidas Pro Salud, A.C., a Tijuana based nonprofit organization committed to provide basic healthcare, reproductive healthcare, and sexual and reproductive education for families in the impoverished, rural and urban areas of Baja California, and to enable women and men to manage theri own reproductive health and the health of their children. Give Online Today

Foundation for the Children of the California’s Fund Established To provide charitable support to the Hospital Infantil de las Californias in Tijuana, BC, Mexico. See related web link: http: www.hospitalinfantil.org Give Online Today

Tijuana General Hospital Auxiliary Group Fund to provide charitable support to improve the health and well being of children, families, and individuals at the Tijuana General Hospital in Tijuana, BC, Mexico. The fund will assist in the development of the Auxiliary Group to help with the improvement of current facilities and capacity to offer the basic health care services to Tijuana citizens. Give Online Today


Additional Health Nonprofits:

Asociación de Cáncer Infantil de Baja California, A.C.
Mission: To provide medical services to all children diagnosed with cancer, regardless of previous diagnoses or degree of illness. The Association operates within the General Hospital of Tijuana at the Children’s Chemotherapy Unit. Since 2001, this unit has taken care of 113 young patients, of which 90 have been able to continue fighting their cancer, and a few of which have seen their cancer in remission and only require periodic monitoring.

Centro de Promoción y Salud Esperanza, A.C.
Mission: Esperanza International is a non-profit, non-sectarian, charitable corporation, dedicated to empowering the poor to help themselves by bridging existing needs with available resources.
www.esperanzainternational.org

Centro de Servicios Comunitarios de la Universidad Iberoamericana
Mission: The Center for Community Services is part of the Iberoamericana University of Tijuana (UIA). The Center provides the tools and resources in areas of health, counseling, education, environment, legal assistance and community development to low-income families primarily from Baja California – working to improve the quality of life for people and their communities.
www.tij.uia.mx

Cruz Roja de Tijuana
Mission: Offering efficient care to the population in case of an emergency or disaster, Cruz Roja de Tijuana strives to promote voluntary action and assistance in the communities they serve.
www.cruzrojatijuana.org.mx

Fundación Castro-Limón, A.C.
Mission: Fundación Castro-Limón offers children with cancer the hope of life. The organization provides state-of-the-art oncology care to children in Baja California. The Center of Oncology Specialties has been open since July of 2006.
www.fundacioncastrolimon.org

Los Niños
Mission: To improve the quality of life by creating opportunities for children and their families to discover their human potential through participation in the development of the community. Los Niños has been working and evolving with communities in Mexico and along the US/Mexico border for over 30 years focusing their efforts under four strategic objectives: Family Health and Food Security;  Micro Enterprise for Family Financial Security; Community Leadership Education; Community Organizing and Skill Development; and Volunteerism Programs.
www.losninosinternational.org

Project Concern International (PCI)  
Mission: Headquartered in San Diego, Project Concern International (PCI) is a 45-year old health and humanitarian assistance organization dedicated to mobilizing and building healthy communities and saving the lives of children and families around the world. PCI works in the most disadvantaged communities to bring health and hope to those in greatest need by preventing disease, responding in emergency relief situations, and providing access to economic opportunity, nutritious food, and clean water. The organization reaches three million people annually with programs in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
www.projectconcern.org

San Ysidro Health Center (SYHC)
Mission: To improve the health and well being of community’s traditionally under-served and culturally diverse people. For over 37 years, SYHC has been the leader in the provision of low-cost, high quality, comprehensive primary care services to residents of San Diego County's South Bay Region. The organization believes in every person’s right to convenient, affordable high-quality care.  
www.syhc.org


Other International Community Foundation Supported Health Nonprofits Serving Mexico:

The APAC Fund Supports APAC, IAP a registered Mexican nonprofit that provides medical care and attention to children with cerebral palsy. See related web link: http://www.apac.org.mx/. Give Online Today

East Cape Community Health Care Fund This fund supports the programmatic objectives of the East Cape Community Urgent Care Clinic. This nonprofit helps individuals and families access appropriate medical care and to offer improved emergency response to acute and general healthcare needs.Give Online Today

Friends of Centro Mujeres FundFund supports the aims of Centro Mujeres, A.C., a community health and human rights organization dedicated to fostering the empowerment and well-being of women, adolescents and people in vulnerable situations. Their work is focused in and around La Paz, BCS, Mexico. Give Online Today

Mexican Cancer Society (MCS) Fund to provide charitable support to Asociación Mexicana de Lucha Contra el Cáncer, A. C in Mexico City, Mexico. Give Online Today

Puente a la Salud Comunitaria
The Puente Fund Supports Puente a la Salud Comunitaria and other community based nonprofits in Oaxaca, Mexico. See related web link: http://www.puentealasaludcomunitaria.org/