April 2018

Charity variety show at St. Pius X Elementary raises funds for Cassie and Friends Society

By |April 19th, 2018|Advocacy, High School, News, YLN|

Each year students at St. Pius X (SPX) Elementary School in North Vancouver put their talents on display at their annual variety show to raise funds for a local charity. This year, thanks to SPX alum and C+F volunteer Alison Legge, those funds will go to help kids and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis [...]

Graduating student leaves legacy of juvenile arthritis awareness

By |April 12th, 2018|News|

We are excited to share this amazing coverage in the March 23rd issue of the Jewish Independent newspaper on our work to spread Juvenile Arthritis (JA) awareness in schools. The article highlighted our Kids on the Block (KOB) puppet show program, which has now been seen by well over 25,000 kids and educators all over [...]

May 2017

Andrea’s Tips on Managing Medications, School and Opening Up…

By |May 23rd, 2017|Injection, News|

Teens Taking Charge: Andrea’s JIA After being diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at the age of two, Andrea’s childhood and teen years were much different than those of her peers. Her experiences with doctors’ visits and medications from such a young age forced her to mature faster and understand things her friends could not. In [...]

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