Kidney issues and organ damage are not uncommon for adults living with sickle cell anemia due to reduced blood flow. Chronic kidney disease can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) […]

As Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2022 comes to an end, we hope you've learned something new and are encouraged to continue supporting our community. Many individuals living with SCD can […]

Philadelphia, PA: This September 9th, 2021 from 2 pm -7 pm at 4000 Powelton Avenue, Crescent Foundation, a sickle cell non-profit organization in partnership with American Red Cross will be hosting its second […]

Philadelphia, PA – On May 29th, 2021 at 7pm The Philadelphia Kappas and Deltas held their BATTLE OF THE DJ zoom concert, part of the larger Kappa Week Philly virtual celebration honoring […]

There’s no need for formalities with someone like Kevin Exil – apologies – Biggs Mula. The Philly-born rapper whose positivity and upbeat spirit engulfs any room he’s in. Or at least, […]

Joy, melancholy, curiosity; art is the love language we use to convey to the world our personal states, both internally and externally. We use art to condemn violence, to forgo […]

There is an unconscious image that comes to many of our minds when we think of individuals living with chronic illnesses. Hospital beds and white gowns, the cinematic melodies of […]

Early in Kajuan Thorpe’s life he was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Only guessing that he was diagnosed as a baby Kajuan doesn’t dwell on the fact long, maybe […]

In each of our lives, we are presented with moments of opportunity to do something beyond ourselves for a greater cause. For Bridget O’Rourke one of these moments came when […]

Calligraphist, calligraphic, calligrapher, however you manage to say it, Danielle Tin is a calligraphy artist and an expert of the craft. At the end of 2017, Danielle launched her own […]

Ini Ikpe is a great dresser, and he wants you to know it. A stylist to some of the NFL’s biggest players like Philadelphia Eagles Malcolm Jenkins and Jordan Matthews, […]

If you ask any Sickle Cell Disease patient how they stay healthy and out of the hospital, they’ll tell you one of the many keys is a well-balanced diet. Those […]

Utenge ‘T’ Utuk is a product of outrageous circumstances. First-generation Nigerian American, a personal trainer, and fitness juggernaut, Utenge’s particular upbringing while drastically unexpected, was still filled with wonder, and […]

Amanosi Agbugui is a West Chester University class of 2020 graduate, an adamant Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) activist, and a survivor cured for over 9 years. Her story is not […]

Philadelphia, PA: This year, the Living Well With Sickle Cell Passport Project Grant of $20,000 has been awarded to the Crescent Foundation for their new Community Health Worker (CHW) Program. This […]

Necessary, obligation and essential are the three words that come to mind when I think of why Kyle, Ediomi and myself chose to start Crescent. It was not an idea […]

Merriam-Webster defines “kismet”, as a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand––fate. It’s ironic that this is the word I would use for Tahirah, Ediomi, and myself’s collaboration […]

WHAT IS SICKLE CELL DISEASE? Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood condition. It affects red blood cells, which are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body via […]

Philadelphia, PA: The Crescent Foundation is one of this year’s recipients of the Penn Medicine CAREs grant of $500. Dr. Farzana Sayani of Penn Hospitals Sickle Cell clinic, and LSW social worker Jabina Coleman partnered […]