“As a young adult with JIA I have experienced firsthand just how much goes on at this age. School, work, relationships, newfound independence, transition… I wanted to create resources with short pieces of patient-driven advice to help others like me navigate the constant changes of life with rheumatic disease.” [...]
As part of World Rheumatic Disease Day (WoRD Day), Cassie + Friends is announcing the official launch of our Youth Leadership Committee - a group of six young adults living with rheumatic conditions who will champion new C+F initiatives to support teens and young adults through major transitional stages of life, such as: Beginning or [...]
Author: Zoya Jiwa, YLC Program Designer and founder of As We Are Style - a blog about facing health challenges with courage and style. Last weekend, Cassie + Friends’ Youth Leadership Committee got together for our first team retreat on a surprisingly sunny afternoon (thank you, Vancouver!) with a lot of excitement and a BIG [...]
Thirteen year old Reese from Whitby, Ontario was diagnosed with JIA at age two, but she has never let this get in the way of her athletic goals. Read her story of perseverance and strength below, and join Reese and her entire Aurora Panthers Bantam AA hockey team on October 21st as they lead Team [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PwC commits $10,000 to transform the futures of youth with arthritis June 21, 2018- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA: University Student, Alison Legge, 22, knows all too well just how painful studying, full-time work or even a casual, part-time job can be thanks to Juvenile Arthritis - an incurable, autoimmune disease affecting [...]
On May 25, 2018, Vancouver Skating Club (VSC) and Bantam Female North Shore Avalanche Hockey teamed up for a donate-to-skate event in support of Team Cassie and Friends. With over fifty people in attendance, the event, organized by long-time C+F community members Lorna and Naomi Bauer, raised over $600 for kids and families affected by [...]
On Thursday, April 19th, the members of the Cassie and Friends Society Board, youth leaders and parent volunteers came together for our Annual General Meeting. We are excited to share the report provided by Cassie and Friends' Co-Founder and Board Chair, David Porte, outlining the amazing things we've been able to achieve this past [...]
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 [...]
At Family Day 2016, Cassie and Friends volunteer Alison Legge gave a powerful speech about Juvenile Arthritis and the effect it has on mental health. This February, Alison underwent bilateral TMJ replacement surgery to ease the pain in her jaw, and is currently having a speedy recovery. She is now the chair of Cassie and Friends’ [...]
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 [...]
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