Our founders are living - first hand- life of parents of a child with sickle cell disease. Because of their experiences, we are impacting the community by educating people about the disease, highlighting the needs of our sickle cell community (blood donations, support group needs, hospital support needs) and assisting other organizations that help those affected by sickle cell disease. Our organization has partnered with the American Red Cross and have hosted over12 blood drives since 2018 with 4 blood drives scheduled for 2023. Our first blood drive in 2018 generated over 30 units of blood and garnered 8 first-time blood donors who have since become regular blood donors. To help highlight our sickle cell community, The B Strong Group utilizes social media to profile sickle cell warriors, broadcast the importance of a diversified blood supply and celebrate good news with the larger community.