Kimberly Coffey Foundation

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember those who gave their lives for the freedoms we share.

🇺🇸The freedom to gather.
🇺🇸To live.
🇺🇸To care for one another.

We honor them by keeping our communities strong and caring for each other every day.

We the People Vax

05/07/2026

New York State high school seniors - the deadline of May 15 to submit applications is approaching fast!

The Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship Calling all high school seniors in New York pursuing a career in Nursing! The Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship is awarded in honor of Kimberly’s beautiful spirit to deserving high school seniors in New York State wh...

03/14/2026

Applications for our East Islip High School Nursing Scholarship close on March 18!

Calling East Islip High School seniors pursuing a career in Nursing!

03/04/2026

I’m proud to have collaborated and to be chosen as faculty for Vindico Medical Education for healthcare providers to address the importance of meningococcal education and prevention. American Society for Meningitis Prevention

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a rare but rapidly progressing and potentially fatal illness that can affect healthy infants, children, and adolescents without warning—often leading to severe outcomes such as sepsis, limb loss, neurological damage, or death within hours. Adolescents and yo...

02/25/2026

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) continues to recommend routine immunization for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, flu, and meningococcal disease. The AAP will continue to publish recommendations for childhood immunizations that are based on the latest evidence for what is important to protect children in the U.S.

02/16/2026

East Islip seniors, apply by March 18!
We also offer a nursing scholarship to New York State high school seniors. Apply here before May 15
https://www.kimberlycoffeyfoundation.org/scholarship

Calling East Islip High School seniors pursuing a career in Nursing!

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

Very important read and personal meningitis story written by Andy Marso about the new CDC vaccination recommendations.

The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.

01/06/2026

In light of the disheartening news from the CDC, please obtain immunization guidance from these trusted resources American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

In response to the disheartening changes to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule announced by the CDC yesterday, the American Society for Meningitis Prevention, in collaboration with The Emily Stillman Foundation and the Kimberly Coffey Foundation, has issued the following statement.

ASMP encourages families to consult immunization recommendations from trusted medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), to help ensure children, teens, and young adults are protected against this deadly disease.

Read the full statement: https://meningitisprevention.org/2026-vaccine-schedule-change-statement.

01/02/2026

Applications for the 2026 NEW YORK STATE Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship are currently open! Our are awarded in honor of Kimberly’s beautiful spirit to deserving high school seniors in New York State who are pursuing a career in Nursing.

Kimberly Coffey was 17 years old when she died from meningitis B one week before her 2012 high school graduation at High School in NY and three months before starting her nursing education at Molloy University in NY.

Kimberly’s dream was to be a pediatric nurse, and through this scholarship, we hope to keep her memory present through the next generation of nurses.

Although Kim was up to date on all her vaccinations, including the meningococcal meningitis vaccine, she had contracted meningococcal serogroup B (meningitis B). Most individuals have received the meningococcal meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) at the age of 11, with a booster administered at age 16. Unfortunately, that vaccine only protects against four of the five most common serogroups of meningococcal meningitis and does not protect against serogroup B/meningitis B.

The meningitis B vaccine was not available to help protect Kimberly in 2012; however, it has been available in the U.S. since 2014. It is essential to note that the NYS school meningitis vaccination requirement does NOT include MenB vaccination (meningitis B). AND there are no high schools in the U.S. that require MenB vaccination. Since 2011, meningitis B has been responsible for all meningitis outbreaks on our college campuses, and yet only 43 colleges require MenB vaccination.

Please apply through the QR code below or on our website https://www.kimberlycoffeyfoundation.org/scholarship

The Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship Calling all high school seniors in New York pursuing a career in Nursing! The Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship is awarded in honor of Kimberly’s beautiful spirit to deserving high school seniors in New York State wh...