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The Ava’s Heart Transplant Housing & Support Program removes the most significant non-medical barriers in the transplant journey for low-income individuals and families who would otherwise be denied lifesaving care. The program provides free, doctor-mandated pre- and post-transplant housing, national travel and housing vouchers, and daily emotional support for patients and caregivers who must travel to Los Angeles—where over one-third of U.S. transplants occur—or other high-volume transplant centers. By stabilizing housing, alleviating financial strain, and supporting caregiver well-being, Ava’s Heart ensures that income, geography, and circumstance do not determine who receives a second chance at life.

OVER 450 LIVES SAVED

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Transplant Scholarship Fund

This Transplant Scholarship Fund empowers transplant recipients to pursue their educational dreams.

Housing

Required for a Transplant

Ava’s Heart provides doctor-mandated, pre and post-transplant housing in Los Angeles — giving patients and caregivers a home away from home during recovery.

Public Outreach

Exec. Director TEDx Talk

Exec. Director Ava Kaufman – TEDx Talk

The Women with Purpose Spring Summit ignites women who are sparking change in their organizations, communities and lives.

 

Hosted by Laura Diaz, this summit gathers hundreds of women changemakers for a full day of powerful speakers, hands-on workshops and meaningful networking opportunities. Over lunch, designer Elaine Kim sends purpose down the runway in a fashion show you won’t want to miss.

 

When you register you will immediately make a difference in the lives of patients needing a life-saving organ. All tickets and sponsorships are tax-deductible contributions to Ava’s Heart, a 501(c)(3).


When women come together and lead with purpose, we change the world.

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The Ava’s Heart–It’s Just ONE campaign empowers people to join together and help transplant patients and donor families by donating just one dollar per month. Donations that we receive help to provide housing, transportation and other services that are required of patients both pre and post transplant. Ava’s Team has introduced this campaign in an attempt to make it simple and affordable for individuals to give every month and help save lives. 90 cents of every dollar given goes directly to assisting patients.

Books

Lilly’s Heart is a story about love, life, and the miracle of modern medicine, told through the experiences of a little bunny named Lilly, her best friend, a pony named Jade, and Little Patches, an opossum from a neighboring farm. Leading a life filled with running, laughter, and friendship, Lilly collapses on day. The wise old Doctor Ollivet tells Jade that Lilly will need a heart transplant.

Shark Heart is a beautiful book, encompassing the extraordinary story of Ava, who, at the age of 58, dropped dead in the doorway of her house overlooking Sunset Boulevard. Shark Heart is about the miraculous Heart transplant Ava received and her subsequent journey back to life, where she created a non-profit, Ava’s Heart, which provides no-cost housing for people seeking organ transplants.

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