The Transplant Journey

Relational Medicine Foundation

We are looking for funds to launch our capital campaign, our Goal is to raise $26 million for renovation and improvements and capital needs to have an actual site to house transplant patients near the three world premier hospitals that provide transplants in Los Angeles California. Transplant patients who cannot afford the required temporary housing find Ava’s Heart through word of mouth or are referred by their transplant teams.

County of Los Angeles

Ava’s Heart plans to build a strong Capital Campaig to raise the necessary funds to build a Healing House for patient’s pre and post-transplant. There will be wonderful opportunities for volunteer engagement. Foundations and Corporations can adopt rooms and name them, through sponsorship, as well as, donating products in-kind, such as equipment needs, electrical etc. People come from all over California as well as the United States to Los Angeles where we have the best transplant centers in the world with the most advanced treatment and care. Yet many find themselves unable to get listed because they cannot afford both pre and post transplant housing. Southern California does more transplants than any other center in the United States. We need to create a safe living facility where people can heal. Cities like Philadelphia, have a healing house for transplant patients that serves their transplant centers. Los Angeles should be number one in providing this facility.

Currently we are able to assist 20 patients annually, however we have to turn away twice that many. The Ava's Heart Healing House will be able to help every transplant patient in need of assistance. Many patients relocate to Los Angeles to continue their care. Our facility will a safe, secure and provide many needs to our patients who otherwise would struggle to pay for them. Success is the opening of the Ava's Heart Healing House.