WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Center for Lyme Action (CLA) and Generation Lyme
are pleased to announce a new Community Partnership to leverage
each nonprofit organization's distinct resources to support current
and future Lyme disease advocates. This collaboration marks a
meaningful step forward in emphasizing the capacity of
community-driven work to address the challenges posed by tick-borne
diseases. The two nonprofits will jointly offer a yearly
storytelling workshop and quarterly Meet-Up to help Lyme advocates
amplify their voices, access resources, and receive support as they
create positive change.
Center for Lyme Action, a 501(c)4 nonprofit with a mission to
grow federal funding for Lyme disease, has significant experience
and expertise in leading meaningful legislative change. The
organization has been at the forefront of advocacy efforts to
combat this widespread but often misunderstood illness. Since its
inception in 2019, Lyme and tick-borne disease funding has grown
from $59M in FY20 to $177.5M in FY24.
Generation Lyme is an independent, patient-led 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization with a mission to empower patients and supporters
facing Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. By creating an inclusive
community, Gen Lyme aims to combat the isolation caused by
tick-borne diseases and help people feel welcome, supported, and
uplifted. Since 2020, its Meet-Ups have served over 10,000
participants worldwide.
"We are excited to embark on this collaboration with Generation
Lyme," said Bonnie Crater,
Co-Founder and Board Member of Center for Lyme Action. "Together,
we can expand the impacts of our respective organizations and
improve the lives of millions affected by Lyme and tick-borne
diseases."
"Our diverse community of people impacted by Lyme disease is
also a community of advocates who are fighting to be heard and to
prevent others from experiencing what they have gone through," said
Generation Lyme Co-Founder Jesse
Ruben. "We are thrilled to collaborate with Center for Lyme
Action on these select programs to increase the ways we support
advocates of all backgrounds and to help them create necessary
change."
As part of the Community Partnership, Center for Lyme Action and
Generation Lyme announce the first jointly hosted
virtual Meet-Up for Advocates to take place on May 14, 2024.
For more information about Center for Lyme Action, please visit
centerforlymeaction.org.
For more information about Generation Lyme, please visit
genlyme.org.
Media Contact:
Meghan Bradshaw
meghan@centerforlymeaction.org
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