Over 1.4 million American adults and children are affected by digestive diseases -- one in every 200 Americans! While many suffer in silence, Take Steps brings together this community and encourages them to make noise and be heard. The money you raise through Take Steps helps support patient programs, education efforts, and furthers crucial research. In the past three years alone, we have been able to bring together over 100,000 people and raise close to $22 million to help further CCFA's mission.
Help us raise awareness here in the Santa Cruz area! Come out to Depot Park in Santa Cruz on October 1st at 3pm (registration opens at 2pm) and Take Steps to end the silence about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, while raising funds to find a cure and better support patients and their families.
You can create a fundraising team for Take Steps! Once you get your teammates on board, encourage them to fundraise with facebook, set-up their own online fundraising page and upload a photo or a video message. It is very easy to hit your team goal when you get all of your teammates to raise money with you. If you aren't a part of a team, see if you can get your friends, family and co-workers to walk with you and be sure to spread awareness about Take Steps and IBD along the way!