Saving Children's Lives: One Lesson at a Time The LEAF Program (Lyme Education & Awareness Foundation) Tick Bite Prevention for children and their famililes Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the world, affecting hundreds-of-thousands in the US alone each year. There is no definitive test for Lyme disease and there is no cure. Our mission at the LEAF program, Inc is to provide a learning experience that children will never forget. Our on-site educational experiences provide children with knowledge needed to combat ticks and tick-borne diseases. Our goal for the future is that no child should have to lose their youth to the horrors of Lyme disease.