Claire’s Place Foundation

At the age of 13, Claire Wineland founded Claire's Place Foundation to provide support to children and families affected by cystic fibrosis (CF). Claire's Place Foundation was founded by and named in honor of Claire Wineland, a 21 year old young woman who passed away from cystic fibrosis on September 2, 2018. The foundation works to heighten awareness and provide education, skills, financial and emotional support to individuals and families with CF.

Claire's Place Foundation is located in Redondo Beach, California. The foundation provides grants, emotional support and education access to support the CF community and their families, including the Extended Hospital Stay Grant Program, which helps bridge the gap and add to the quality of life for patients and families affected during an extended hospital stay of at least 14 consecutive days. The Work Proudly program was created to help participants identify potential careers, cover the cost of certificate job training, and provide tools and equipment for remote work, allowing CF caregivers and adult patients to gain skills to be competitive in the job market.

Recent Leadership News

Claire's Place Foundation Executive Director and Co-Founder Melissa Yeager has been named Nonprofit Executive of the Year (Emerging) by the Los Angeles Business Journal at the 2025 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards, with the honor presented during a special ceremony on March 20, 2025. In April 2025, the foundation appointed Diana Daitch Weltsch, an accomplished licensed mental health clinician and leader with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field, to its board of directors.

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