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“  Knowing we are not alone and

            being inspired to continue on our
            path of advocacy has been very
            beneficial for my family.
                                                                                       Moms, dads, kids who attended
            “  Love talking with other                              2,373 local sessions

            moms who can give positive
                                                                                  Moms and 293 dads total enrolled
            advice and answer those                                 287 as of 12/31/15
            hard questions.          ”

                                                                              Local Families sessions hosted in 2015 via
            “  The HFA Families Program has                         74 27 partnering HFA Member Organizations

            had a huge impact on my family. It
            has given us feelings of support and                              Blog entries in 2015 of Infusing Love:
                                                                    54 A Mom’s View with 10,162 Facebook likes,
            empowerment. We also feel good
                                                                            1,546 Facebook shares producing a total
            about helping other families deal                               reach on Facebook of 208,638
            with emotions of having a child with
                                    ”                               10 hosted in Washington, DC
            a bleeding disorder.                                             Dads participated in Advocacy Intensive
            “  I have been able to connect with

            other dads through this program.                              Educational Online
            Speaking and sharing my experiences                     4  Toolkits developed
            has helped me deal with my child’s
                                                                           Educational webinars hosted live with ar-
            bleeding disorder and made me a                         4 chived recordings on HFA’s Resource Library
                         ”
            better dad.

                                                                         New Educational Modules developed for
            “  HFA has made us                                      4 adults and 3 developed for children
            stronger advocates
                                                                         Educational modules translated
            for our son.           ”                                3 to Spanish
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