Who We Are

Neuro Challenge Foundation is a community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of people with Parkinson Disease and their caregivers through service, education and research. There are 27,000 new cases of Parkinson Disease in Florida every year. 900 of these cases are in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. In these two counties, 9,000 people in Sarasota and Manatee counties will be coping with Parkinson Disease. Neuro Challenge Foundation is the number one Parkinson Disease Volunteer Service organization in Florida. We are a progressive, grassroots network of patients, physicians, families and friends.

“We are patient.”

WEDU - Thanksgiving 2009.  Neuro Challenge and Sarasota Memorial Hospital jointly create an Integrated Medicine Program for the Parkinson Community.

Our Vision

To act as the face and voice of the movement disorder community by creating local affiliates in communities everywhere.

Our Mission

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of people with Parkinson Disease and their caregivers through service, education and research.

How We Help

Neuro Challenge Foundation helps people with the day-to-day decisions that help them to cope with Parkinson Disease, a chronic and progressively debilitating illness. The work of Neuro Challenge Foundation is accomplished by more than 100 volunteers who donate their time and resources to accomplish this mission. We offer one-on-one advice with skilled professionals, workshops, seminars and the largest and most respected Annual Parkinson Disease Symposium in Florida, co-sponsored by Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Due to the extraordinary community collaborations we nurture, more than 90 percent of all dollars raised support Neuro Challenge Foundation’s programs, which include services to Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers, research, support and public and professional education. We empower people and their families by working to ensure quality care for all, especially in smaller cities and rural areas by developing model clinics and “patient toolkits” that can be implemented nationwide. We fund research into the causes and cures of neurodegnerative illness and into practical applications that will ease suffering from these life challenges. All programs are funded solely from public contributions and corporate and foundation grants.

Thinking you’re alone? Join one of our message boards or post your experiences and opinions online. We create communities via online and real-time forums, seminars, symposia, support groups and more.

How You Can Help Us

We’re fighting back every minute of every day to end Parkinson Disease and movement disorders. Call us to make a donation or donate securely in any amount online now.