The Sickle Cell Cares Foundation was established in the Commonwealth of Dominica in January 2013. The founder Kellyn George is herself a sickle cell patient who has had boughts of crisis throughout her life. Kellyn is currently twenty-eight years old and has defied survival odds based on historical life expectancy data on sickle cell patients. Over a lifetime of sickle cell crisis, Kellyn has learnt to manage the disease through many trial periods. Sickle Cell Cares Foundation was established to provide support to those inflicted with the disease with a view to providing awareness and solutions to maintain a healthy lifestyle where sickle cell crises are minimized.