The recipient entity's physical address:
           3600 Jackson Street Ste 195
Alexandria, LA 71303

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           PO Box 12432
Alexandria, LA 71315

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  2655

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $75,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Alfred Rachal (Board President)
3720 9th Street
Alexandria, LA 71302

Gwendolyn E. Bowman
629 Woodard Street
Alexandria, LA 71302

Nicole Carter (Secretary)
2423 LA Hwy 958
Slaugter, LA 70777

Mitzi LaSalle
5409 Jeff Davis Dr
Alexandria, LA 71302

Dennis Brown
913 West Point
Alexandria, LA 71303

Tia Jackson (Treasurer)
2108 Linda Road
Alexandria, LA 71301

Rodney Jones
6401 Landmark Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303
Smiles Thomas
919 Bennet Street
Alexandria, LA 71302

Jackie Wilson Woods
2108 Mohon Steet
Alexandria, LA 71301

Linda McCobbie
4309 Willowick Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303

Cynthia Perry
3625 Tulane Avenue
Alexandria, LA 71302

Twarnette Hardison (Executive Director)
55 Janell Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The Sickle Cell Anemia Resource Foundation, Inc. (SCARF) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving individuals living with sickle cell disease across 12 parishes: Winn, Natchitoches, Sabine, Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles, Grant, LaSalle, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, and Allen.
Launched in Fall 2023, the SCARF Cares program directly supports our mission to improve the quality of life for individuals affected by sickle cell disease. With a client base of over 180 individuals—ranging from infants to adults—and more than 100 additional individuals we aim to reach, SCARF provides essential support services to reduce barriers to care, increase access to resources, and strengthen families impacted by this chronic condition. Our clients are predominantly African American, with 38% between the ages of 1 and 10 and nearly half residing in Rapides Parish.
This funding request is to expand and sustain the SCARF Cares program, enhancing our capacity to serve clients through the following:
• Transportation assistance: Increase the gas card value from $15 to $25 to better meet transportation costs for clinic visits. We currently have more requests than funding allows.
• Hygiene support: Expand hygiene package distribution from approximately 300 to 540 packages annually, including basic necessities often overlooked in health equity efforts.
• Crisis assistance: Provide critical support for clients and families facing housing instability, including utility assistance, rent, or temporary hotel stays.
• Operational support: office rent, along with annual telephone and internet services, ensuring continuity in service delivery and communication.
• Program infrastructure: Fund annual subscription costs for design and communications software used to produce donor letters, educational handouts, outreach materials, and event collateral.
• Mileage reimbursement: Offset rising transportation costs for staff delivering resources to rural areas.
The SCARF Cares program is closely integrated with the Region 6 Sickle Cell Clinic, which SCARF helped establish in partnership with the Louisiana Office of Public Health. Youth patients attend bi-monthly visits at this local clinic without which many would need to travel to Shreveport for care.
With your support, SCARF will continue to meet urgent needs, expand reach, and sustain vital services for one of the most underserved patient populations in Central Louisiana.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $30,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $4,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The Sickle Cell Anemia Resource Foundation (SCARF) seeks to fulfill a vital public purpose by addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Through state funding, SCARF aims to reduce barriers to care, increase access to essential support services, and improve the quality of life for clients and their families across a 12-parish region in Central Louisiana.
The specific public purposes achieved include:
• Health Equity and Access: Providing transportation assistance, hygiene supplies, and direct support for housing and utility needs, SCARF ensures vulnerable populations can access life-sustaining medical care and remain stable during health crises.
• Public Health Support: SCARF partners with the Louisiana Office of Public Health to support a regional sickle cell clinic, promote preventive care, reduce hospitalizations, and encourage early intervention—key priorities of the state’s public health mission.
• Economic Stability: By offering assistance to help families maintain housing and manage out-of-pocket healthcare-related costs, SCARF reduces financial burdens, prevents homelessness, and stabilizes families facing medical crises.
• Education and Outreach: SCARF educates the public about sickle cell disease and trait, raising awareness and promoting early detection, especially among new parents, educators, and healthcare professionals.
In summary, state funding will enable SCARF to provide equitable, community-based support that aligns with Louisiana’s broader goals of improving public health, advancing health equity, and supporting underserved communities.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          To achieve SCARF’s public purpose of improving health outcomes, access to care, and overall quality of life for individuals living with sickle cell disease, the following goals and objectives have been established:
Goal 1: Increase access to essential health services for individuals with sickle cell disease.
• Provide transportation assistance in the form of $25 gas cards to at least 200 families annually to reduce missed appointments at the regional sickle cell clinic.
• Reimburse staff mileage for delivering resources to rural and underserved clients, ensuring equitable access to services across 12 parishes.
Goal 2: Improve hygiene and basic needs support for sickle cell clients and families.
• Expand the distribution of hygiene packages from 300 to 540 per year, focusing on clients with limited financial resources.
• Offer targeted housing and utility assistance to at least 25 families per year facing emergencies or temporary displacement due to health-related crises.
Goal 3: Sustain and strengthen infrastructure for sickle cell support services.
• monthly rent, internet, and telephone costs for the SCARF office in Alexandria to maintain a stable base of operations.
• Maintain software subscriptions that support donor communication, educational materials, and outreach efforts to engage families, partners, and the public.
Goal 4: Promote health education and early intervention.
• Collaborate with the Louisiana Office of Public Health to continue supporting and promoting the Region 6 Sickle Cell Clinic, enhancing preventive care and reducing long-term complications.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           12 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               


Contact Information
name:  Twarnette Hardison 
                                       address:  55 Janell Drive
Alexandria,LA 71303
                                       phone:  3186258818
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  shay@scarfcenla.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director