A Long History of Working and Cooperating with other Non-Profit Organizations

JISRF has had a long history of working and cooperating with other non-profit organizations. This particular section will focus on our current commitments of mutual cooperation to assist in aiding these other fine organizations in fulfilling their missions. It also provides JISRF added capacity to expand its own services and experience to achieve its own mission.

The Jackson Arthritis Center

The Jackson Arthritis Center conducts research projects, offers comprehensive educational programs, and provides specialized services in the area of arthritis treatment.

The Keggi Orthopaedic Foundation

The Keggi Orthopaedic Foundation is dedicated to a program of study and research in the field of orthopaedics and to the dissemination of that information to the orthopaedic community of the world through lectures, seminars, publications and exchange fellowships between nations.

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)

OREF is the one foundation serving the entire orthopaedic community. In 1955, leaders of the major professional organizations in the specialty – the American Orthopaedic Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Research Society – established the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation as a means of supporting research and building the scientific base of clinical practice.

The Shepherd Centre

The Shepherd Centre is a charity which began in 1970 helping deaf and hearing-impaired children learn to listen and speak so they can reach their individual potential. Over 30% of children attending our early intervention program have additional disabilities to hearing loss.