Our Founding Story

Jennifer Callwood and Mia Robinson are two young women that use Sickle Cell disease to push them to educate and advocate in the community. They initially met as kids when they attended the annual Sickle Cell camp in GA called Camp New Hope. Although the two lost touch for many years, they were later reconnected and picked up where they left off so many years ago. Together, they founded the non-profit, Sickle Cell Awareness 365, Inc.

Mia was driven by the attention and support found with other illnesses compared to the lack of support for her own. She used her frustration to fuel her first Sickle Cell “A-wear-ness” T-shirts in 2014. Jennifer joined shortly after sharing some of the same grievances in our community. From that point on, Sickle Cell Awareness 365 has been a valuable resource in the Sickle Cell community in the Atlanta metropolitan area. 

Jennifer Callwood

Mia Robinson

What is Sickle Cell?

Areas of Focus

Sickle Cell Awareness 365 focuses on helping teens, teen parents, and young adults on transitioning from pediatric care to adult care and overall wellness. We want to combat the high mortality of our young men and women by empowering them to take ownership of their health, create and preventative and maintenance plan for themselves, and live limitless in spite of Sickle Cell disease.

Our Mission & Core Values

Our mission is to bridge the gap between the Sickle Cell community and the community it depends on by advancing the universal knowledge of Sickle Cell disease and trait through advocacy and education.

In addition to our own programs we’ve assisted with the following:

• Sickle Cell Foundation of GA; Camp creative arts instructor, camp counselor, facilitator, and program coordinator for transition workshops
• Sickle Cell Community Consortium; Young adult track
• Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas - Creative arts instructor
• Multiple advisory boards