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Take A Pain Check Foundation: Impacting our community faster than our inflamation

Our Mission

 

 

 

 

 

Take a Pain Check Foundation (TAPC) is a global, youth-led nonprofit dedicated to empowering, educating, supporting, and advocating for young people with rheumatic diseases. We strive to raise awareness, promote resilience, and improve quality of life by amplifying lived experiences and providing accessible programs, leadership opportunities, and inclusive peer support.

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​​​​​​Through education, advocacy, content creation and digital outreach, we equip youth with the knowledge, tools, and community they need to navigate their healthcare journey and create lasting change.

JCR

 Joint Chat Rheum 

A support program where young people with rheumatic diseases find connection, community, and the power of shared experience.
 

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Empowering youth with rheumatic diseases to lead, advocate, and inspire change—starting with their own stories

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HELP GROW THE COMMUNITY

#TAPCMERCH

Support the podcast by wearing the very latest Essentials & Podcast Merch! Feel free to send us a picture of you with your merch to join our collection! Use #takeapaincheck to help us raise awareness.
Photos of our merch! Including a t-shirt and hat with our logo, and a tote bag and phone case with the phrase "take a pain check, sleep, advocate, podcast, repeat, take a pain check"
Image of lots of our community members at our events and wearing our merch!

Support Our Mission

At Take a Pain Check, your support fuels our vital work connecting individuals with rheumatic conditions to community, resources, and hope. Please consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign to help us expand our programs—including Joint Chat Rheum—and continue making a meaningful impact. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a difference.
Map of the 200+ countries TAPC has impacted, including; United States Canada United Kingdom India South Africa Australia Germany Philippines Netherlands Indonesia Poland Malaysia Sweden Italy Mexico Ireland France Brazil New Zealand and many more
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