An ongoing campaign honoring the journey that a parent takes to gain access to surgical care for their child.
Mending Kids believes that all children, regardless of where they live, their ethnic background, religious affiliation, or ability to pay, deserve access to quality surgical care that can help save and mend their lives.
Join us at Griffith Park on October 8th 2022 to hike for health equity, and help us raise awareness of health disparity everywhere. Hike a few miles so that, together, we can provide kids with the life-changing care that they need.

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Why we hike

Hike to Mend was inspired by Joel’s aunt who traveled clear across Tanzania to try to save her young - orphaned - nephew who was dying of congenital heart disease. Unable to afford bus fare, she hitchhiked with Joel in tow for a full week, traveling over 700 miles to reach our cardiac mission.
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Hike to mend is in honor of the distance that Joel’s aunt and countless other parents travel to try to gain access to surgical care for their child. But more than that, it’s also about the journey we all face when seeking to gain access to healthcare for a loved one, whether you travel on foot, by bus or try to navigate the obstacles of insurance eligibility, denial or simple advocacy, it is about the journey.