Chapter Roundup

Camps Mean Summer Fun for Everyone

In 2024, kids and their family members participated in activities inspired by the Olympics, The Amazing Race, and STEM.

Chapter Events for Women, Girls, and People with the Potential to Menstruate

Each year, hundreds of women, girls, and people with the potential to menstruate (WGPPM) who are affected by bleeding disorders...

Chapter Roundup

Personal Connections: How Local Chapters Transform the Lives of People with Bleeding Disorders

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2023. Throughout the year, HemAware.org will be commemorating this special...

75th Anniversary, Chapter Roundup

Attendees at the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California's Conference on Pain Management: Alternative Therapies.

How NHF Chapters Use Vital Programs to Build Connections

Throughout the year, NHF chapters across the country provide vital programs that connect people within the bleeding disorders community and...

Chapter Roundup

Stylized map of the U.S. highlighting local bleeding disorder chapters

Reaching Out to Local Chapters

Running a local chapter for the bleeding disorders community is no easy task. Most of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s)...

Chapter Roundup

Fostering Growth

When Dawn Rotellini started the Rocky Mountain Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Association in Bozeman, Montana, 15 years ago to serve...

Chapter Roundup, Advocacy

Supporting Our Chapters

Ten years ago, the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) relationship with its chapters was fractured. There was little trust—on both sides—and...

Chapter Roundup

People under balloon arch getting ready to start walk

A Turning Point

Hemophilia of South Carolina (HSC) was at a crossroads in March 2013. The 40-year-old, all-volunteer chapter had been facing some...

Chapter Roundup

Riding High

Jennifer Chun found very little community support for families of people with bleeding disorders in Oahu, Hawaii, when her son...

Chapter Roundup

A Sporting Chance

A horde of fit athletes will gather September 7–8 on the banks of Canandaigua Lake in upstate New York to...

Advocacy, Chapter Roundup

Facebook Advertising

If you’re a woman between the ages of 18 and 25 who lives in Wisconsin and has a Facebook account...

Chapter Roundup, Women's Bleeding Disorders

History of Hemophilia Awareness in Alaska

Like many parents of children with hemophilia, Louise and Wayne Cobb did not know other families in their situation when...

Chapter Roundup