Empowering Young Adults Beyond Illness
Foundation for Hope
Dedicated to supporting young adults facing life-threatening conditions, our foundation inspires hope and purpose through transformative initiatives.
Our Mission
The Cameron Siemers Foundation for Hope (CSFH) empowers young adults living with life-threatening illnesses to create meaningful lives beyond their diagnoses. While numerous programs and resources support children facing serious illnesses, that support often becomes much harder to find when they reach adulthood. Addressing this critical gap is one of the driving forces behind the foundation’s mission.
Through Life Grants and personal encouragement, CSFH helps young adults pursue a dream, accomplish an important goal, or undertake a project that brings purpose and hope to their lives and the lives of others. CSFH’s work is inspired by the question at the heart of Cameron’s own journey: What are you supposed to do with a life you were not supposed to have? The Foundation believes every young adult deserves the opportunity to answer that question with possibility, purpose, and hope.
Meet Our Board
The Cameron Siemers Foundation for Hope is guided by a dedicated board of volunteers committed to helping young adults living with life-threatening illnesses pursue meaningful dreams and create lives filled with purpose.
Cameron Siemers
President / Founder
Linda Corbin
Vice President
Cynthia Arenas Siemers
Secretary
"Hope is the bridge that connects dreams to reality."
Cameron Siemers
An Interview with Activist Cameron Siemers
The AIDS Monument recently featured an inspiring interview with Cameron Siemers, founder of the Cameron Siemers Foundation for Hope. Contracted with HIV via a blood transfusion in early childhood, Cameron shares his decades-long journey navigating hemophilia, organ failure, and social stigma—and how those challenges fueled his mission to support young adults facing chronic, life-threatening illnesses.
Cameron Siemers on Longevity, Hope, and Dispelling HIV Stigma
Positively Aware went behind the scenes of their May/June 2021 cover shoot featuring long-term survivor and advocate Cameron Siemers, photographed alongside sunflowers representing longevity and resilience. In the feature, Cameron discusses stepping into public advocacy as a youth ambassador, his decision to speak openly about living with HIV, and his ongoing mission to dismantle stigma and spread positivity.
The Boy Who Lived—Cameron Siemers Launches Foundation for Hope
The Orange County Register spotlighted the remarkable story of Cameron Siemers, who defied childhood predictions that gave him only three years to live after contracting HIV through a blood transfusion as a toddler. Transitioning into adulthood in uncharted territory, Cameron turned his survival into a mission by launching the Cameron Siemers Foundation for Hope. The feature details his journey and his introduction of "Life Grants"—vital funding designed to help young adults with life-threatening illnesses pursue higher education, launch projects, and build meaningful lives.