SHADE Foundation of America
Dedicated to eradicating melanoma through the education of children
and the community in the prevention and detection of skin cancer
and the promotion of sun safety.
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SHADE Grants & Programs

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: SHADE Cover Grant program is changing! The new guidelines and application process will be available on September 1, 2006

Grants and Programs your money at work, is the back-bone of The Shade Foundation’s Mission to eradicate melanoma through the education of children and the community in the prevention and detection of skin cancer and the promotion of sun safety. Whether its $25 or $25,000, every dollar will make a difference in someone’s life.

SHADE Structure Grant Program

As of Spring 2005 The Shade Foundation has provided over 40 shade structures. To schools and recreation parks. Our school shade cloth structures can provide blockage of up to 97% of the sun’s UV rays, yet allows air to ventilate, preventing heat build. The perfect playground playmate.

SHADE Middle/High School Program

Project S.A.F.E.T.Y. (Sun Awareness For Educating Today’s Youth). The SHADE Foundation is working in partnership with The University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center’s “Block Out Skin Cancer” initiative to bring S.A.F.E.T.Y. to Arizona schools.It consists of a three-lesson skin cancer awareness and prevention module that includes an interactive, teacher-driven CD-ROM and 90-page Teacher’s Guide.


SHADE Skin Cancer Prevention Initiative

The Center for Community-Based Research (CCBR) at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, was awarded a $500,000 grant, over four years, for the SHADE Skin Cancer Prevention Initiative. The initiative will focus on (1) dissemination of policies and intervention approaches to skin cancer and (2) development and evaluation of current and new media approaches to communicate skin cancer prevention messages to youth, young adults, and families. CCBR will target:

  • Community Outreach and Education
  • School Programs
  • Day Camps and Sports Programs
  • Workplace

To find out more about this exciting project click here, or to help fund programs click here.


Play Safe in the Sun Puppet Show

The Arizona Cancer Center (University of Arizona) developed the Play Safe in the Sun Puppet Show as part of an interactive educational program to teach young children (ages 4-8) about sun safety. To learn more about this program click here or to help fund programs click here.

SHADE Poster Contest

Blue Lizard, Walt Disney World® Resorts, Infineon Raceway, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Boston, these are but a few of the sponsors for the SHADE Poster Contest for elementary schools. In 2005, contests were held in Arizona, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New England, New Hampshire, Northern California, Rhode Island, Southern Florida and Vermont. Posters show ways to prevent skin cancer and raise sun safety awareness. To see all of the winning posters and learn more about this program click here. Or, to help fund or sponsor a contest click here.


SHADE Skin Cancer Registry

The Arizona Cancer Center is working to revitalize the Arizona Cancer Registry. The goal is to:

  • Estimate the incidence of all primary types of skin cancer in a defined area over multiple years.
  • Evaluate long term and recent trends in skin cancer incidence.

To help fund programs click here.

Upcoming Grants and Programs

We at The SHADE Foundation rely on the very generous gifts, grants, and contributions made by our SHADE donors to fund programs, projects and studies in order to educate the community in the prevention and detection of skin cancer. If you or your organization would like to become a Partner in the SHADE or a SHADE Sponsor by supporting a grant or program please contact us.

 

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