Founded 2006 Area served United States | Location Los Angeles, CA | |
Key people Marta Belcher, Stacey Gottes Slogan Giving every teen the chance to dance. Mission To immediately improve the lives of teens with life-threatening illnesses. | ||
No Worries Now is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States that organizes programs and proms for teenagers facing life-threatening medical conditions.
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History
No Worries Now was founded in 2006 in Los Angeles as "The Shiri Foundation" and was officially renamed "No Worries Now" in 2009. The organization has expanded to include programs in Dallas Fort-Worth, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Detroit, and Washington D.C.
Now Proms
Now Worries Now holds annual proms for teens with life-threatening illnesses.
The "Now Proms" began in Los Angeles in 2007, and the Los Angeles Now Proms have been held at the Renaissance Hotel, the California Science Center, Sony Pictures Studios, Madame Tussauds, and the Ebell. The Washington, D.C. Now Proms have been held at Top of the Town in Virginia, the San Francisco Now Prom are held at the Regency Ballroom, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Prom will be held at the Hilton Hotel.
The Now Proms have been attended by High School Musical's Monique Coleman and Twilight's Anna Kendrick. Snoop Dogg and Will.I.Am have recorded "shout-out" videos for No Worries Now prom attendees. Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and Johnny Ace Palmer have participated in No Worries Now fundraisers. Kim Kardashian has donated shoes from her ShoeDazzle line.
Media
No Worries Now has received international and national media attention. The nonprofit's Founder, Fred Scarf, was honored as a CNN Hero, and its Executive Director, Marta Belcher, was a Huffington Post Greatest Person of the Day in June 2011. [1] [2].
Pair Program
In 2013, No Worries Now launched the Ashburn-Cordasco Pair Program in honor of two past No Worries Now Prom attendees, Samantha Ashburn and Kevin Cordasco, who died after attending several No Worries Now proms. [3] The yearlong Pair Program is based in Los Angeles and pairs teen patients with teen volunteers, sending them on monthly outings that culminate at the following year's prom.