Eljay Foundation for Parkinson's Awareness, Inc.

The Eljay Foundation for Parkinson Awareness is the Gulf Coast Regional Chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation. Located in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana, this foundation is dedicated to promoting awareness for Parkinson disease and improving the quality of life of those affected. This 501(c)3 organization seeks to encourage Parkinsonians, their caregivers, and the general public.

Serving the Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana communities, the Eljay Foundation strives to contribute time and financial resources to maintain the efforts in finding a cure, improving the lives of those affected, and educating the community. The Eljay Foundation for Parkinson Awareness is proud to be an affiliate chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation.

Our Mission and Goals To Aide in the Fight to Find a Cure are:

Raise funds for research and support.
Communicate noteworthy and recent developments to Parkinson patients and families.
Educate the general public of the syndrome and it's effects.

The mission of the Community Partners for Parkinson Care (CPP), an initiative of the National Parkinson Foundation and offered through the Eljay Foundation, is to inform whole communities about Parkinson disease and build community partnerships, to provide resources and support such as offering literature and educational forums and to improve access to care by linking every person whose life is affected by Parkinson's disease to points of service.

We strive to improve the quality of life to those who suffer from Parkinson disease and to their caregivers