Our Mission is to improve lives through prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases. With your support, we offer information, innovative public health and educational programs, and research grants to find a cure.

Quality of Life Programs

The Chapter sponsors hundreds of Arthritis Foundation Land and Aquatic Exercise programs as well as Tai Chi classes to help people to literally get back on their feet!  Self-help courses and support groups are also offered.  Find out more.

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Research

The Arthritis Foundation is the largest private source of local and national research funding for scientists and doctors seeking treatments and cures for arthritis and related diseases.

Almost $700,000 in arthritis research grants were awarded this year to local medical and research institutions.  Click here for a list of 2009/2010 research grant recipients.  Click here for the latest news in arthritis research.

Youth Programs

Arthritis affects more than 300,000 children in the United States. The Southern California Chapter sponsors four children's camps that are exclusive to children with arthritis and related diseases.

• Family Camp, Lake Hughes, California
• Camp Esperanza, San Bernardino Mountains, California
• Camp Sol, Southern Nevada
• Camp Manaolana, Hawaii

These camps provide children with the first opportunity to meet others who share their experiences, and feel stronger and energized as a result. 

You can help in the fight to find a cure for arthritis. 

For more information about Arthritis Foundation programs and services, please contact the Branch office in your community.

The Stars Shine Bright at Commitment to a Cure

The "Commitment to a Cure" Awards Gala will be held on Saturday, November 14th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.  The highlight of this extraordinary evening will be presentation of the prestigious Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award to film legend, Mr. Al Pacino, and Gary N. Holland, M.D., an international authority on uveitis, a disease affecting many children with arthritis.

For information on the Awards Gala, please call Matt Duggan at 323.954.5760 x250 or send an

e-mail to mduggan@arthritis.org.

Let\'s Talk RA

Effective communication with your doctor is a key part of managing your rheumatoid arthritis (RA). "Let's Talk RA" offers you the opportunity to take the first step to find your voice for better health.  During the Town Hall, speakers will discuss the importance of improved physician-patient communication, disease management, and making healthier lifestyle choices.  Attendees will have a valuable opportunity to get answers to their questions from a prominent local rheumatologist during the Question & Answer portion of the meeting.

Click here for more information, to register online, and to order your FREE Communication Kit.

“Voices for A Cure” in Las Vegas!

Terry Fator, Las Vegas’ sensational ventriloquist, singer and entertainer, will host a special one-night event that you won’t want to miss!  Terry Fator, known to millions as “America’s Got Talent” 2007 winner and now Las Vegas headliner, will give a performance in honor of his sister, Debi, who was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was 18 years old.The benefit will be held on Sunday, November 15, at 6 p.m. at The Mirage, Las Vegas.  All proceeds will benefit the Arthritis Foundation, Southern California Chapter. 

A limited number of VIP tickets are available which include an after-show cocktail reception with Terry and Debi.  For VIP tickets please call 702-367-1626.  For general ticket information please contact the Mirage Box Office (800) 456-4564 ext 7735.

For special hotel rate of $79.00 please contact the Mirage Reservations 1-800-627-7667 ext. 7444 CODE: SMG896.

For the Ride of a Lifetime

The Arthritis Foundation's Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour is a scenic bike tour that shadows the Pacific from San Francisco to Santa Monica. Rugged coastline, quiet beaches, lighthouses, giant redwood forests, famous wineries and world-class cities are yours to enjoy for each of the tour's eight days. Cyclists begin the 525-mile ride at San Francisco's famous Fisherman's Wharf on September 25th and end triumphantly in Santa Monica on October 2nd. Along the way, they are fully supported, being served fantastic meals and staying in stunning overnight locations. As our cyclists like to say, "This is the ride of a "lifetime."

Recruitment for the California Coast Classic is underway. To learn more about the 2010 Arthritis Foundation Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour, please visit www.californiacoastclassic.org.

Fall / Winter Headlines

Click here to view and download the Fall and Winter issue of Headlines.
Click here to register to receive HEADLINES via e-mail.

E-publications from the Arthritis Foundation

Choose publications of interest to you, including Mind, Body, Spirit, Arthritis Today.com, Research Update, Let's Move Together, the Foundation Report and timely news alerts.  Click here to register.

BRANCH OFFICE DIRECTORY

CALIFORNIA

Coachella Valley

73-710 Fred Waring Drive #104
Palm Desert, CA 92260-2510
Phone: 760/ 773-3076
Email: info.sca.cvb@arthritis.org
Fax: 760/ 773-0858
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m.on Friday) Pacific

Inland Empire

4060 Chestnut St.
Riverside, CA 92501-3537
Phone: 951/ 320-1540
Email: info.sca.ieb@arthritis.org
Fax: 951/ 320-1543
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific

Los Angeles

800 West 6th Street #1250
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 323/ 954-5750
Email: info.sca@arthritis.org
Fax: 323/ 954-5790
Toll Free Phone: 800/ 954-2873
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific 

Orange County

17155 Newhope St., Suite A
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-4232
Phone: 714/ 436-1623
Email: info.sca.ocb@arthritis.org
Fax: 714/ 436-1625
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific

San Fernando Valley

16633 Ventura Blvd. #550
Encino, CA 91436-1820
Phone: 818/ 995-7378
Email: info.sca.sfvb@arthritis.org
Fax: 818/ 995-6416
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific

Santa Barbara

2253 Las Positas Road, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: 805/ 563-4685
Email: info.sca.sbb@arthritis.org
Fax: 805/ 687-1094
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific

Greater Sacramento
and Central Valleys

3040 Explorer Drive, Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: 916/368-5599
Email: info.neca@arthritis.org
Fax: 916/368-5596
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific

HAWAII

615 Piikoi St., #1109
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: 808/ 596-2900
Email: info.sca.hib@arthritis.org
Phone: 800/ 462-0743
Fax: 808/ 596-2904
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Hawaii Aleutian

NEVADA

1368 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 200
Henderson, Nevada  89012
Phone: 702/367-1626
Email: info.sca.lvb@arthritis.org
Fax: 702/367-6381
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific