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The MaxLove Project Empowers the Parents of Cancer Kids
Cancer has a well-earned nickname: “the Emperor of All Maladies.” Its dominion is the cruelest sort of totalitarian regime, a realm where innocent persons are targeted seemingly at random for a particularly insidious form of torture: the betrayal of their own bodies.
The plight of children in the realm of cancer epitomizes its most nefarious aspects. No child has knowingly exposed herself to environmental risk factors that may contribute to cancer. No child can fully comprehend disease. And no person—child or adult—chooses her own genes. All any child knows of cancer initially is suffering, followed by procedures to battle the cancer that experientially are partly nothing more than…
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Having a family member who is sick or hospitalized during the holidays changes the whole dynamic. We don’t go to parties, we’re not indulgent, we don’t spend much time socializing, and we’re hesitant to make goals for the new year. Instead, we obsess about the illness. So, rather than being a festive time the holidays become a time of sadness and hardship. This is especially true when that hospitalized family member is your child.
The Financial Impact Of Childhood Cancer On Families, And Where To Find Help
The American Childhood Cancer Organization and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society provide extensive lists of charitable organizations providing much needed financial support and resources to families. Some are familiar names such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Ronald McDonald House Charities. However Fowle suggests also looking in your own community.
Charities That Inspire Kids: St. Baldrick’s
This week, we’re sharing stories from children, teenagers and families about the charities that inspire them to give time, money and passion. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation actually inspired two young people to write in.
Helping Kids Not Only Survive but Thrive after Pediatric Cancer
Despite the grim statistics – every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer and the average age of diagnosis is 6 – there’s a spark of hope thanks to work being done by organizations like The Friends of Cathryn Fund and PCRF.
How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business
And while donors to the Eric Trump Foundation were told their money was going to help sick kids, more than $500,000 was re-donated to other charities, many of which were connected to Trump family members or interests, including at least four groups that subsequently paid to hold golf tournaments at Trump courses.
Love Not Lost: Two Childhood Cancer Survivors Marry at St. Jude
As they began to drive away, many of their guests, including a number of cancer survivors, began tossing navy and white heart-shaped confetti, the kind that is used when a young cancer patient at St. Jude finishes chemotherapy treatments and is celebrated by what is known as a ‘no-mo-chemo’ party.
Where Do the Millions of Cancer Research Dollars Go Every Year?
In summary, I can say that we've made progress. Cancer patients are living longer, and the newer treatments definitely have less side effects. There are a lot of very dedicated researchers doing their utmost best to find treatments and cures for this terrible group of diseases. I think that everyone in the cancer field feels badly that we haven't done better with the resources given us.
The MaxLove Project Empowers the Parents of Cancer Kids
A child’s cancer diagnosis makes even the strongest parents feel helpless. But one mom and dad turned their struggle into purpose, and they’re helping others do the same.
10 Ways Nonprofits Attack Childhood Cancer
Nearly 15,780 kids are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each year. Many organizations work hard to support affected families, touch lives, and ultimately eliminate childhood cancer and its devastating effects. But the cause is multi-faceted, and these social impact organizations must attack the problem from many different angles.
5 Pediatric Cancer Charities That Deserve Your Money Now
The good news is that the fight against pediatric cancer is not over, and everyday people still have an incredible opportunity to make a difference. One of the best ways to do so is by supporting charities that expressly fund pediatric cancer research and support. Here are five that are deserve your money now.
Family Reach
Family Reach is a national nonprofit dedicated to alleviating the financial burden of cancer. Working with more than 300 hospitals and cancer centers nationwide, we provide immediate financial assistance, education and navigation to families before they hit critical breaking points.
Max Cure
Max Cure believes in funding innovative and novel childhood cancer research in an effort to find cures for the various forms of childhood cancer and to create less-toxic and more effective treatments for children and young adults diagnosed with cancer.
MaxLove Project
We're an innovative volunteer-powered, grassroots nonprofit organization founded to help SuperKids thrive against cancer and related life-threatening illnesses.
St. Jude
The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our Founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
The Pablove Foundation
Helping kids with cancer live — a love-filled life today, and a cancer-free life tomorrow.
The Purple Society
Helping thousands of children get the treatment they need to fight cancer!
THON
THON is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. Our mission is to provide emotional and financial support, spread awareness and ensure funding for critical research - all in pursuit of a cure.
Walk With Sally
Walk With Sally provides hope through our individualized mentoring and community support services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardian or sibling’s cancer journey.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer is a unique childhood cancer charity - we stand out from the crowd! We're changing childhood cancer, one research grant at a time
American Childhood Cancer Organization
We are a community of families, survivors, and friends who have been affected by childhood and adolescent cancer. We offer our community support, information, advocacy. We are their voice.
Believe In Tomorrow Children's Foundation
We believe in keeping families together during a child’s medical crisis, and that the gentle cadence of normal family life has a powerful influence on the healing process.
Camp One Step
Camp One Step empowers children who have been diagnosed with cancer to find new hope and believe again in a brighter future. The children who attend our programs are heroes to us, demonstrating unbelievable courage, strength and determination.
Candlelighters
Saving more children and their families from the devastating consequences of cancer depends on continuous research.When Candlelighters was formed in the 1970's, sadly very few of the children survived (just 10%), but today things are different. Research and medicine has advanced so much over the years that now more than 80 per cent of children go on to lead normal, healthy lives.
Casey Cares
Casey Cares provides little moments and lasting memories to thousands of critically ill children and their family members each year.
Childhood Cancer Guides
Welcome to Childhood Cancer Guides. We write, update, and publish books that help families of children with cancer. Our books, reviewed by renowned experts in pediatric oncology, feature stories from more than 500 parents, children with cancer, and survivors of childhood cancer. Our hope is to help those following in our footsteps.. We write, update, and publish books that help families of children with cancer. Our books, reviewed by renowned experts in pediatric oncology, feature stories from more than 500 parents, children with cancer, and survivors of childhood cancer. Our hope is to help those following in our footsteps.
Children with Cancer UK
Our mission is to improve survival rates and the quality of survival in young cancer patients and to find ways to prevent cancer in the future.
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
Our mission is to improve the treatment, quality of life and the long term outlook for children with brain and spinal cord tumors through research, support, education, and advocacy to families and survivors.
Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
The Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy (CCCA) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that works as a national catalyst to stimulate drug discovery and development for childhood cancers, to expand resources for research and treatment, and to address the needs and concerns of survivors.
Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation
Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation improves the mental, social and emotional well-being of children with cancer and their families.
CLIC Sargent
CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families. We provide clinical, practical, financial and emotional support to help them cope with cancer and get the most out of life. We are there from diagnosis onwards and aim to help the whole family deal with the impact of cancer
CURE Childhood Cancer
CURE is dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through funding targeted research while supporting patients and their families.
CureSearch
CureSearch unites the world's largest childhood cancer research organization, the Children's Oncology Group, and the National Childhood Cancer Foundation through our mission to cure childhood cancer. Research is the key to the cure.
Emilio Nares Foundation
ENF navigates families through their child's journey, ensuring no child misses a cancer treatment due to lack of transportation.
Friends of Cathryn Foundation
The reality is, without philanthropic donations, from individuals and organizations like FRoC, research for children’s cancer would be abysmally funded. That’s why we do what we do.
Go4theGoal
Cures are the ultimate goal of anyone who has been touched by cancer, but those cures are a long way off... help us make a difference today!
Kesem
Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent's cancer. Kesem's flagship program, Camp Kesem, operates free summer camps for children who have been impacted by a parent's cancer. Founded at Stanford University in 2000, Camp Kesem has since expanded to 116 chapters in 42 states across the country.
Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust
Laura''s illness was one of only dozens of such cases ever reported in the whole world. Before the founding of The Laura Crane Trust in October 1996 there was no funding aimed specifically at research into cancers which affect this age group. Research undertaken from the funds we raise will ultimately bring increased understanding of cancer in this age group. Laura''s illness was one of only dozens of such cases ever reported in the whole world. Before the founding of The Laura Crane Trust in October 1996 there was no funding aimed specifically at research into cancers which affect this age group. Research undertaken from the funds we raise will ultimately bring increased understanding of cancer in this age group.
Leukaemia CARE
Leukaemia CARE exists to provide vital care and support to all those whose lives are affected by leukaemia, lymphoma and the allied blood disorders. Our work extends to the welfare of families and carers, as well as that of patients themselves.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation
We are extremely grateful to our many generous donors and sponsors who made it possible for us to invest more than $550 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma since its founding in 1949.
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health works in alignment with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and the child health programs of Stanford University. Our mission is to elevate the priority of children's health, and increase the quality and accessibility of children's health care through leadership and direct investment.
National Children's Cancer Society
The National Children's Cancer Society(NCCS) helps childhood cancer patients become childhood cancer survivors.
Okizu
The mission of Okizu is to help all members of families affected by childhood cancer to heal through peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs.
Pinky Swear
Helping kids with cancer and their families with financial and emotional support.
Prevent Cancer Foundation
The mission of the Prevent Cancer Foundation is cancer prevention and early detection through research, education and community outreach to all populations, including children and the underserved.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Keeping families with sick children together and near the care and resources they need.
The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation
Our mission is to raise funds for scientific research and heighten public awareness of this most devastating disease and to improve prognosis and quality of life for those that are affected.
Vs. Cancer
Vs. Cancer empowers any sports team, any athlete, any community to help kids with cancer. As a signature fundraising campaign of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, proceeds are split between child life programs in local hospitals and national pediatric brain tumor research.
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