Why Walk

Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis is CCFA’s national evening walk and celebration of the nation’s largest event dedicated to finding cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.  Over 1.4 million American adults and children are affected by digestive diseases -- one in every 200 Americans! While many suffer in silence, Take Steps brings together this community and encourages them to make noise and be heard.  The money you raise through Take Steps helps support patient programs, education efforts, and furthers crucial research.  In the past two years alone, we have been able to bring together over 75,000 people and raise over $13 million to help further our mission.