ELIZABETH GLAZER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was founded in 1988 by Elizabeth Glaser, Susan DeLaurentis and Susie Zeegen. As mothers, the three friends were compelled to take action after Elizabeth and her husband, Paul, discovered that she, their daughter Ariel and son Jake were all infected with HIV At the time, it was not yet widely known that HIV/AIDS was affecting children, so the issues pertaining to them were not clearly understood. In their search for information, Susan and Susie quickly learned of the need for education and compassion, and also found that research money was desperately needed. The mission was clear - to get money into the hands of researchers as quickly as possible to find answers for children infected with HIV.
What began at a kitchen table more than 15 years ago is now the leading national non-profit organization dedicated to identifying, funding and conducting critical pediatric AIDS research. Since its inception, the foundation has provided care and treatment for people with HIV/AIDS, funded research to accelerate the discovery of new treatments for other serious and life-threatening pediatric illnesses and led advocacy efforts to raise the visibility of this life-threatening disease both in the United States and internationally.
Elizabeth Glaser died in 1994 but her vision, passion and mission live on in the Foundation and its work
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