Please visit Raregivers2022.funraise.org to Donate! Based in Orange County, California, ANGEL AID, a 501(c)(3) organization, currently supports rare families across thirty-three countries, with plans to connect and educate 3.5 million Raregivers™ by 2026. ANGEL AID provides mental health and wellness services to rare caregivers, patients and professionals through sustainable psychosocial training, transformative retreats and a connective caregiver-to-caregiver multilingual network. The organization brings relief by acknowledging the emotional journeys within unique communities, particularly Rare Mothers™ who are the primary caregiver in 82% of rare families. Established in 2000, ANGEL AID (A Non Profit Group Enriching Lives, Inc.) was originally formed as a fundraising organization by CEO, Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin. Cristol's family spent decades living with the diagnosis and demise of three of her older brothers—Randy, David and Jared—who passed away at 12, 18, and 19 from a rare genetic disease called Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS). As a carrier of MPS II (also known as Hunters Syndrome), Cristol committed herself to raise funds for the National MPS Society (www.mpssociety.org) in the hopes of finding a cure. ANGEL AID was incorporated in 2018 as a 501(c)3 (pending) organization with an expanded purpose to source research, relief and inspiration for families, particularly mothers, living with the day-to-day realities of caring for child(ren) with a rare, genetic disease diagnosis. Recently ANGEL AID established the Raregivers™ Mental Health & Wellness Program – a global initiative to provide sustainable emotional support for rare disease caregivers, patients and professionals. Leading a coalition of doctors, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and patient advocacy organizations, Learn more at our website https://www.raregivers.global/press-release