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Children and Families

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A Kid Again

Contact: Website, customerservice@akidagain.org or 614-797-9500
Population Served:

Families with kids facing a life-threatening medical condition in the United States. 

A Moment of Magic

Contact: Website or email info@amomentofmagic.org
Population Served:

Children and adolescents in the U.S.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)

Contact: 610-649-3034 or 866-333-1213
Population Served:

Children with cancer and their families, caregivers, young adults, healthcare professionals and researchers related to childhood cancer

American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO)

Contact: 855-858-2226
Population Served:

Children and adolescents who are currently fighting cancer

Angels for Change

Contact: Website or communications@angelsforchange.org
Population Served:

U.S. and International, anyone affected by drug shortages

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation

Contact: 800-747-2820 or help@aamds.org
Population Served:

Patients and families living with Aplastic Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), and related bone marrow failure diseases

Bright Spot Network

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Young cancer survivors who are parents or guardians of small children

CAC2 Coalition Against Childhood Cancer

Contact:
Population Served:

U.S. and international childhood cancer foundations, organizations, and advocates, as well as families in the U.S. impacted by childhood cancer. 
 

CancerCare

Contact: 800-813-4673
Population Served:

Individuals, families, caregivers and the bereaved in the U.S. affected by a cancer diagnosis

Cancer Commons

Contact: 877-971-1200
Population Served:

Patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals impacted by cancer in the U.S.

Cancer Support Community (CSC)

Contact: 888-793-9355
Population Served:

People affected by cancer in the U.S. and Canada

Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation for Young Adults

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors

Chemo Angels

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Pediatric (age 4 and up) and adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the US

Childhood Cancer Canada

Contact: 416-489-6440 or 800-363-1062
Population Served:

Children with cancer and their families in Canada

Childhood Cancer Guides

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Children with cancer and their families, survivors, healthcare professionals

Children’s Cancer Cause

Contact:
Population Served:

Pediatric cancer survivors, families, healthcare professionals, and advocates

Clayton Dabney for Kids with Cancer

Contact: Website or 214-361-2600
Population Served:

Terminally ill children throughout the United States, diagnosed with cancer and in the late stages of their illness, who qualify as low income or financially needy PRIOR to diagnosis, are 18 years old or younger (however, if child is 21 or younger and was diagnosed with their cancer before turning 18 and is still being treated in a pediatric facility, the patient may still qualify), and the application must be submitted by the referring hospital or hospice are team.

CoachArt

Contact:
Population Served:

Children and adolescents ages 5-18 impacted by serious illness in the US

Connecting Champions

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Kids and young adult cancer patients/survivors ages 3-26

Courageous Parents Network

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Families caring for children with serious illness and clinicians who support them. 

CureMatch

Contact: 858-859-2873 or info@curematch.com
Population Served:

Pediatric and adult cancer patients, healthcare professionals

CureSearch for Children's Cancer

Contact: 800-458-6223
Population Served:

Children with cancer and their families

Express, Create, Heal

Contact: Website or email ech@amomentofmagic.org
Population Served:

Children and adolescents ages 3 to 18 in the U.S. affected by cancer, along with the healthcare professionals who serve them.

Get Palliative Care

Contact: Website Only
Population Served:

Patients with life-threatening illness and their caregivers

Give an Hour

Contact: Website only
Population Served:

Rare disease caregivers, military/veterans and their families, and other communities in need

Grahamtastic Connection

Contact: 207-324-0888 ext. 210
Population Served:

Critically ill children, ages 3 to 18 years living in the US with priority to children in the Northeast

Hear Your Song

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Children and adolescents with serious illness ages 6-18 (US and International)

Hopecam

Contact: 703-364-5609
Population Served:

Children in treatment for cancer in grades Pre-K through 12

Icing Smiles

Contact: Website or 561-593-8314
Population Served:

Children (between the ages of 1 and 18) with conditions that are progressive, degenerative, or malignant and are within two years of their most recent treatment.

Imaginary Friends Society

Contact:
Population Served:

Children and adolescents with cancer and their families in the U.S.

Inheritance of Hope

Contact: Website or (914) 213-8435
Population Served:

Young families with children 18 or under, facing the loss of a parent to a life-threatening illness or living with loss

Kids Kicking Cancer – Heroes Circle

Contact: Website or (248) 864-8238
Population Served:

Children (ages 3-18+) with serious/chronic illness, siblings, as well as children of adult cancer patients

Make-A-Wish America

Contact: 800-722-9474
Population Served:

Children with life-threatening medical conditions that have reached the age of 2½ and are under the age of 18 at the time of referral. Children must be referred within one year of the end of treatment. Children must not have already have had a wish granted by any other wish granting organization.

Oliver Patch Project

Contact: hello@oliverpatchproject.org
Population Served:

Child and adolescent cancer patients in active treatment who reside in the U.S.

Momcology

Contact: Website or info@momcology.org
Population Served:

Caregivers to children with cancer, healthcare professionals

Pablove Foundation

Contact: 323-657-5557 ext. 1
Population Served:

Kids and teens with cancer ages 6-18

Patient Resource Cancer Guides

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Patients and caregivers

Pickles Group

Contact: Website or contact@picklesgroup.org
Population Served:

Children and adolescents whose parent/guardian has cancer (US, Canada, and International)

Pinky Swear Foundation

Contact: Website, info@pinkyswear.org or 952-974-9600
Population Served:

Families with kids fighting cancer anywhere in the United States

Rally Foundation

Contact: 404-847-1270
Population Served:

Children with any type of cancer and their families, supporters, researchers

Ryan’s Case for Smiles, Coping Space

Contact: Website or Info@caseforsmiles.org
Population Served:

Families effected by childhood illness or injury.

Shining Stars Foundation

Contact: 970-726-8009
Population Served:

Children ages 8 to 18 with pediatric cancer or other life-threatening illness and their families, primarily in Colorado; other regions served include Arizona, Illinois, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Indiana

Sofia's Hope

Contact: Website or (786) 730-4545
Population Served:

Childhood cancer patients and survivors, and their families; healthcare professionals

Songs of Love Foundation

Contact: Website or 800-960-7664
Population Served:

Children and teens age 21 or younger, worldwide, battling a life-threatening or life-limiting physical, mental or emotional medical challenge

Starlight Children’s Foundation

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Children and teens with chronic or life-threatening medical conditions in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, New Zealand; teens ages 13-20 with medical issues worldwide and their teen siblings

Sunrise Association

Contact: Website or 516-634-4144
Population Served:

Children with cancer and their siblings age 3 ½ - 16

Team IMPACT

Contact: (617) 801-0248
Population Served:

Children in the US ages 5 to 16 diagnosed with serious and chronic illnesses (including cancer) that has resulted in treatment or extended hospital stays within the past 3 years, who could benefit from a boost to improve their quality of life both socially and psychologically

Teen Cancer America

Contact: 310-208-0400
Population Served:

Teens and young adults with cancer, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals

The Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation

Contact: 212-838-3029 or 800-365-1336
Population Served:

Cancer and transplant patients and families, caregivers, survivors

The National Children’s Cancer Society

Contact: 314-241-1600 or 800-532-6459
Population Served:

Children with cancer and their families, caregivers, survivors, health professionals

Together by St. Jude

Contact:
Population Served:

Families with children and adolescents facing cancer

Twist Out Cancer

Contact: Website or (847)-802-9183
Population Served:

Cancer survivors, previvors (individuals who are genetically predisposed to cancer), and caregivers

Warrior Horses

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Children and adolescents ages 2 -19 years with cancer in the US

Wonders & Worries

Contact: Website or 1-844-939-66337
Population Served:

Parents with serious illness, their children, and healthcare professionals who serve them in the US, Canada, and internationally.

You Are The Hero

Contact: Website
Population Served:

Families with children aged 18 or younger with a chronic illness