Mended Little Hearts of Central Virginia

Mission Statement

For families with children who live with heart defects and disease, Mended Little Hearts of Central Virginia is a support network providing education, advocacy, awareness, and outreach.

Services

Education - Speakers are invited to our meetings to discuss topics relevant to the CHD community. We also provide educational materials for home use such as handouts, books and medical record forms.

Advocacy - We work closely with the American Heart Association, the Adult Congenital Heart Association and the National Congenital Heart Coalition to help develop better programs and research for the CHD community.

Awareness - CHD is an unknown epidemic, therefore, we take every opportunity to spread awareness. We participate in health fairs, trade shows, blood drives and distribute brochures with facts and statistics at each event. We also partner with many local hospitals and cardiologist that distribute our materials.

Outreach - Our outreach program involves carebag distribution during hospitalization in-person and online visits, parent matching and family fun activities.

Visiting Program - Our program is in accordance with HIPPA and is a standardized MLH nationwide program. We also ensure that we follow additional hospital guidelines if applicable.

History

Mended Little Hearts of Richmond had its organization meeting in September of 2005 and was chartered in November 2005. The Mended Hearts chapter of Richmond, through Jerry Grossman and Mary Shreve, were the catalysts for getting this important support group going. Dr. William Moskowitz contacted Mended Hearts about providing a support group for the families that he deals with day-to-day, and Mr. Grossman and Ms. Shreve responded by working hard to help Mended Little Hearts of Richmond get started.

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