March of Dimes

This week's featured charity is the March of Dimes!

The March of Dimes works to prevent birth defects and premature birth, the latter of which "is the #1 killer of babies" (1).

Initially known as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis when founded in 1938, the organization which would later be known as the March of Dimes started off fighting polio. Its current focus is now to improve general health for babies and pregnant women.

The March of Dimes funds research in this area, awarding grants to look into ways to "improve medical diagnosis and develop treatments for a wide range of birth defects and developmental disorders" (2).

Weekly Charity is not officially working with the March of Dimes, but does encourage helping them out.

Now for some stats!

Charity Navigator gives March of Dimes: 2 out of 4 stars
March of Dimes Foundation meets 20/20 of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability.

Here's the March of Dimes website:
http://www.marchofdimes.org/index.aspx

Thank you for taking the time to read about March of Dimes!

SOURCES

(1) The website, www.marchofdimes.org, on the site's home page, retrieved from the url, "http://www.marchofdimes.org/index.aspx", on Saturday, July 9, 2016.

(2) The website, www.marchofdimes.org, on the page, "Research breakthroughs timeline" (under, "About us"), retrieved from the url, "http://www.marchofdimes.org/mis…/research-breakthroughs.aspx", on Saturday, July 9, 2016.