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Sawyer at Crohn’s and Colitis Take Steps walk holding green ribbon for IBD awareness

Funding Research, Spreading Awareness, Supporting Kids with Crohn’s & iBD

Every child deserves to live without the pain of inflammatory bowel disease. Together, we’re making strides toward a cure.

Sawyer at Crohn’s and Colitis Take Steps walk holding green ribbon for IBD awareness
Sawyer speaking at an IBD awareness event supporting Crohn’s disease research and pediatric patients
Team Strides for Sawyer at Take Steps Walk raising awareness for Crohn’s disease and IBD
Sawyer at Take Steps Walk in Strides for Sawyer shirt promoting Crohn’s disease and IBD awareness
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Take Steps Walk April 18 2026 Regatta Park Coconut Grove event graphic

about us

We’re on a mission to help kids like Sawyer thrive. Strides for Sawyer is a youth-led nonprofit raising funds for Crohn’s disease research, spreading awareness, and showing support to children undergoing IBD treatments.

JOIN US AT THE

Crohn's & Colitis

 Take Steps Walk

Save the Date for Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Take Steps Walk April 18 2026 Regatta Park Coconut Grove event graphic

why we walk

Sawyer was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease at just nine years old. What started as hospital visits became a mission to help other kids facing the same fight. We walk to turn his journey into hope, awareness, and progress toward a cure.

Sawyer, founder of Strides for Sawyer, sharing his Crohn’s disease journey with hope and resilience

Get involved

Help bring awareness and fight IBD

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Make Infusion Day Activity Bags

Create comfrot kits for kids in treatment

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Walk with Us

Help us find a cure

03

Donate

Fund research & support programs

04

Spread Awareness

Help others understand Crohn's & IBD

Child holding Strides for Sawyer sign at Take Steps Walk supporting Crohn’s disease and IBD awareness

learn more

Crohn’s disease and IBD are invisible illnesses that affect thousands of kids every day. Learn what Crohn’s is, how it impacts children like Sawyer, and why awareness, empathy, and research matter more than ever.

Our Impact

in Numbers

300

Outpatient Infusion Day Activity Bags Made

75

Walk particiants on team Strides for Sawyer

$22k+

Savings Dollars donated to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation for research & support programs

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