Joe Andruzzi Foundation

the joe andruzzi foundation (jaf) was founded in 2008 to assist cancer patients and their families in making critical mortgage, rent and utility payments during financially challenging times so they can focus on what really matters – getting better. jaf also provides patients with social and emotional support, and hosts numerous “(up)beat” outings each year, giving patients and families a much-needed day away from treatment. joe andruzzi, a former offensive guard with the new england patriots, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin’s burkitt’s lymphoma in 2007 and was treated at boston’s dana farber cancer institute and brigham and women’s hospital. disease-free less than a year later, joe, and his wife, jen, dedicated their lives to supporting other cancer patients and funding life-saving research. the joe andruzzi foundation is joe and jen’s second philanthropic effort; in 2003, they started the c.j. buckley brain cancer research fund at boston children’s hospital in memory of c.j. buckl