Rooted in Lived Experience
Stem Cell Hope Foundation Inc in Cave Junction is a charitable non-profit that grew out of our founder's own fight for survival between paralysis and transplant. We know what it means to hear that nothing more can be done, then keep searching anyway. That lived reality shapes how we listen, how we guide, and how we design every program for families facing serious pediatric medical crises.
Direct Facility Funding
We protect families and donors through a clear funding process that sends approved assistance straight to participating medical providers. Instead of transferring cash to individuals, we pay clinics or hospitals directly, after eligibility review and provider confirmation. This approach supports responsible use of every donated dollar, reduces paperwork stress for parents, and creates a transparent trail that builds lasting trust with medical partners and supporters.
Global Pediatric Access
Our focus is children, regenerative medicine, and access. We specialize in helping families explore promising stem cell and regenerative options, including carefully considered pathways in countries such as Thailand, Costa Rica, and Mexico. By concentrating on pediatric needs, emerging science, and cross-border care, we offer informed guidance where few charities operate. Families gain a knowledgeable ally, and donors help open doors that would otherwise stay firmly closed.
Meet Our President
A survivor’s healing promise
Dedicated to eliminating financial barriers for children needing advanced regenerative medicine.
Meet Our Founder
Clovina Stein is the founder and president of Stem Cell Hope Foundation Inc, and her leadership grows out of firsthand experience with paralysis, kidney transplant, and regenerative treatment abroad in Costa Rica. At eighteen, she was paralyzed from the neck down and later told there was nothing more that could be done. She kept fighting for options, eventually accessing stem cell care that helped her reclaim her future.
That journey shaped the foundation's core values of compassion, access, and transparent funding. Yvette now works to ensure families are not turned away simply because they cannot afford to explore promising regenerative options for their children.
She invites you to walk beside her in this work as a donor, volunteer, or partner, so together we can open doors that once stayed closed.
Institutional Vision
Our mission is to turn the medical miracle that saved my life into an accessible, institutional standard for all terminal pediatric rejections.
From Crisis to Purpose
Paralysis, transplant, and regenerative treatment abroad turned one woman's fight for options into a foundation for families.
Early Battles
At eighteen, sudden paralysis and later a kidney transplant taught our founder how fragile access can be.
New Possibilities
Receiving regenerative treatment abroad opened a door that many families never reach, revealing painful gaps in access.
Creating Access
Stem Cell Hope Foundation emerged to confront those gaps with practical support, direct facility payments, and careful guidance.
Future Impact
Our growing programs and future scholarships aim to transform one survivor's story into lasting access for children worldwide.