MAGIC Foundation for Children's Growth
Organization URL(s)
Mary@magicfoundation.orgwww.magicfoundation.org/
Other Contact Information
6645 W. North Avenue
Oak Park,
IL 60302-1376
800-3MA-GIC3 (Voice - Toll-free)
708-383-0808 (Voice)
708-383-0899 (FAX)
Description
Founded in 1989, the MAGIC Foundation is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to help children whose physical growth is affected by a medical problem. The main objectives of MAGIC are to assist the families of afflicted children and to create public education in the area of of children's growth. Some medical problems addressed include, Precocious Puberty (CPP), Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), McCune Albright Syndrome (MAS), Russell Silver Syndrome, Septo Optic Dysplasia, Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency, Panhypopituitarism, Genital/Reproductive Anomalies in Children, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Thyroid Disorders, Turner's Syndrome and other rare disorders. MAGIC also holds an annual national convention covering all of these topics. The foundation provides a variety of informational, educational, and support services to professionals and consumers.Inquiries may be made by phone, mail, and electronically.
Online Resources
- Children’s Growth Abnormalities – An Overview
http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/108.897/children_growth_pattern_abnormalities.html - Russell-Silver Syndrome: General Information
http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/112/russell_silver_syndrome.html - Thyroid Disorders: General Information
http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/114/thyroid_disorders.html - Turner Syndrome: General Information
http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/115/turner_syndrome.html
Print Resources
Brochures, pamphlets and four quarterly newsletters (The MAGIC Touch and The MAGIC Star (for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency), are available.