THE MISSION OF AMY AND BRIAN FRANCE
The France's seek to drive progress on issues that threaten the health and wellness of children. Amy and Brian France partner with world-class charitable organizations, devote significant time and make multimillion dollar donations to combat issues related to disease, poverty and education.
IN OUR OWN WORDS
Privilege of Making A Difference
March 16, 2016Amy & Brian’s Message
March 16, 2016Everybody Can Do Something
March 16, 2016What A Child Really Needs
March 9, 2016REASONS WE GET INVOLVED
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About 10,380 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016.
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Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer.
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Children’s cancer affects all ethnic, gender and socio-economic groups.
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The average age of children diagnosed with Cancer is six.
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More than 40,000 children undergo treatment for cancer each year.
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There are 14.7 million poor children and 6.5 million extremely poor children in the United States of America.
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Autism now affects 1 in 68 children and is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the U.S.
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Autism costs a family $60,000 a year on average and here is no medical detection or cure.
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48 million people in the United States are living in food insecure households, 15 million of whom are children.
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Billions of people lack access to any surgical care; Only 6.3% of an estimated 312.9 million surgical procedures performed each year go to the poorest third of the global population.
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In the U.S., about 4,300 people under age 21 die each year from injuries caused by underage drinking, more than 35 percent in car crashes.
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Parkinson’s affects up to 1 million people in the U.S. and doctors diagnose as many as 60,000 new cases each year.
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More than 2.8 million U.S. service members have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since 9/11. One in five suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, or Depression.
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The number of service members who commit suicide currently outnumbers those killed in actual combat.
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5.9 million children under age five died in 2015, nearly 16 000 every day.
“We have a responsibility to be a part of something beyond our own self-interests for the betterment of society and the world”
Amy France“Brian has a big heart, he wants to give back. He and Amy are doing so much for many great causes.”
Jeff Gordon