Inspired by Claire Wineland and her pursuit as a young adult with CF trying to find a creative way to support herself financially while managing all of her extensive medical needs. Thank you to the CF Foundation for your Impact Grant awarded to our program. We are so excited to begin working to help our CF community become more fully self supporting. Find out more about our program here: Work Proudly Program Earline, single mother of 6 and our first participant in our Work Proudly Program ..read more

This Valentine’s Day we are so excited to share a Q&A with a very special guest, Mr Terry Wright. Terry is a fellow CF’er and Founder of the National Organization of African Americans with CF. The mission of NOAACF is to engage, educate, and raise CF awareness in the African American community. This community makes up only 5% of the total CF population globally and needs our support. Terry has lived an incredible and impactful life! He is the recipient of a 2020 Impact Grant from the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation as well as the 2020 Jacoby Angel Award, the highest ..read more

Michaela and her husband have 2 young children with cystic fibrosis, both under the age of 3, which can be a full time job in and of itself. Over the last year, they have had 6 combined hospital admissions making it very difficult for the family to keep up with monthly expenses coupled with extended hospital stay costs like food, housing, travel to their local hospital and child care. Michaela and Elijah Currently, Elijah is hospitalized recovering from surgery and the family will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. We were grateful to receive a referral from their social worker in ord ..read more

It was a dream of Claire’s to be able to empower people with chronic illness, and reframe the way that society views them. Our new Work Proudly Program does exactly that by assisting CF’ers like Keith on their journey to becoming independent and consistently employed. It is not easy to keep a job or develop your career when you are constantly on the move from medical appointments and keeping up with treatments, but we are thrilled to see our program working for our extraordinary participants! Go Keith! Learn more about our program on our website! #WorkProudlyWednesday Keith enjoying ..read more

Claire’s Place Foundation has been busy formulating a new program for our supporters, to thank you for your dedication to Claire’s legacy and mission. As we start a new year, we hope the Instagram Stories series we are calling “Self Care Sundays,” helps you turn the page and nourishes your mind, appetite and skillset. Each Sunday this month we will feature a different lesson hosted by leading experts on Claire’s Place Foundation’s Instagram. From workouts, art, mindfulness, cooking and more, the series aims to give you a thoughtful end to your weekend and a positive start to your week. We laun ..read more

Right click and save the image above to share on your own social media pages and tag us As part of #GivingTuesday and our appreciation for our followers and CF community, we have a SPECIAL Instagram LIVE coming to you this Saturday, November 28th at 6pm PST, with our good friend Justin Baldoni and CF’er and artist who was inspired by Claire, Gemma McLarty (@gemston.e) Since meeting Claire during the filming of My Last Days, Justin has remained a steadfast supporter of people living with cystic fibrosis and Claire’s Place Foundation. We are so grateful for his dedication < ..read more

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in unity – to use their individual power of generosity to remain connected and heal. Support Claire’s Place this GivingTuesday and help us continue to care for the Cystic Fibrosis community. This year, every donation up to $20,000 will be matched 100% A very special THANK YOU to our donors that helped us build our $20,000 Match Fund: Chris & Mabel Bland, Brittany Weinstein, NorthStar Moving Company, Hermosa Cyclery, Dave Gersholowitz, Irwin & Deb Feinberg, Shreeyak Sajjan and Marj Fariss “Live a life you ..read more

Thank you to Human I-T.org for partnering with us to bring much needed technology to our Work Proudly Program Participants. Human-I-T provides low-income individuals and nonprofits with technology, internet, and digital training. By reusing instead of recycling electronics, our team transforms E-Waste into opportunities for underserved communities, while promoting digital inclusion and online access. We work with corporations, government entities, nonprofits, and general public to achieve this goal. We reached out to this wonderful organization when starting our pilot program and are blow ..read more

Year Two. Everyone knows year one after a loved one’s passing is going to be heartbreaking and excruciatingly difficult. And yes, it does get easier. Not easier because you miss them less, but easier because you have learned how to get up and keep going while you miss them. Easier because you’ve found new ways to honor their memory. Easier because, well, you just have to be gentle with yourself. Year Two is about settling into your new normal. And, if you’re lucky, learning how to keep your loved one’s dream alive and their impact felt.  And, Claire’s Place has been truly fortunate to ha ..read more

As lifelong experts in social distancing, young people with CF help others cope with COVID-19 restrictions The Social Distance Squad: Young People With Cystic Fibrosis Visit https://www.socialdistancesquad.com/ “People with CF have to stay six feet apart as they can spread dangerous germs and bacteria to one another. Now in the era of COVID-19 we are all being taught this measurement,” said Claire’s Place Foundation Executive Director Melissa Yeager. “We want to bring their expertise to the public.” Leading cystic fibrosis (CF) nonprofits Claire’s Place Foundation, Piper’s Angels, The Bonnell ..read more