Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance
Mission: To support children with cancer and their families through emotional care while advancing awareness and funding research toward a cure.
Population Served: Pediatric oncology patients and families in Northern California and the Bay Area receiving care at Kaiser Roseville, UC Davis Health, and Sutter Health.
Emotional Support: Peer support, mental health resources, and trauma-informed services, plus Hope Chests with comfort items for children and siblings starting treatment.
Contact:
916.784.6786
info@childcancer.org
https://childcancer.org
Oliver Patch Project
Mission: The Oliver Patch Project empowers children and teens facing life-changing medical journeys by bringing sunshine and strength through creativity.
Population Served: Based in Miami, FL, OPP serves children and families across all 50 U.S. states.
Emotional Support: Children and teens receive custom-designed patches that mark milestones and foster connection, hope, and resilience through a creative, engaging platform.
Contact:
hello@oliverpatchproject.org
https://www.oliverpatchproject.org
Miggy’s Project Foundation
Mission: Miggy’s Gift Foundation provides emotional support to pediatric cancer patients through personalized care packages and uplifting hospital visits.
Population Served: Children receiving treatment at Miami Cancer Institute, Holtz, Joe DiMaggio, and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida.
Emotional Support: Patients receive custom baskets with toys, crafts, and comfort items, along with in-hospital visits featuring art activities and magic shows.
Contact:
305-812-1273
miggysgift@gmail.com
https://miggysgift.org
Mia’s Miracles Foundation
Mission: Mia’s Miracles provides small blessings with large impacts, offering hope and comfort to children and families facing challenging circumstances.
Population Served: Families in treatment at partner hospitals in Florida and Colombia, and families across the U.S. with a child in active treatment for brain cancer.
Emotional Programs: Mia’s Serenity Spaces offer peaceful retreats for caregivers; Helping Hands bags bring comfort to moms; Family Fun Events and Support Trays provide joy and encouragement during difficult times.
Contact:
888-820-9767
info@mias-miracles.org
https://mias-miracles.org
Sofia’s Hope
Mission: Sofia’s Hope raises awareness about childhood cancer’s long-term effects, supports families through patient programs, and funds pediatric cardio-oncology research.
Population Served: Children and families receiving care at hospitals across South Florida, from Miami-Dade to West Palm Beach.
Emotional Support: Programs include virtual tutoring, art therapy, camps, zoo visits, scholarships, and gift cards for essential needs—available to patients, survivors, and siblings ages 5 and up.
Contact:
(786) 730-4545
info@sofiashope.org
https://www.sofiashope.org
The B+ (BePositive) Foundation
Mission: The B+ Foundation is Kids Helping Kids Fight Cancer—raising funds to support families financially and emotionally, while advancing childhood cancer research.
Population Served: B+ Hero Program serves Children with cancer ages 0–21 in all 50 states.
Emotional Support: Through the B+ Hero Program and psychosocial initiatives, families receive personalized support alongside financial assistance during treatment.
Contact:
Family Assistance: Katie@BePositive.org 609.330.6775
https://www.bepositive.org
Candlelighters of Brevard
Mission: Candlelighters of Brevard provides emotional and financial support to local families facing childhood cancer, ensuring no parent must choose between care and survival.
Population Served: Children with cancer and their families in Brevard and Indian River counties, Florida.
Emotional Support: Programs include direct financial aid, family support services, and resources to ease emotional and logistical burdens during treatment.
Contact:
(321) 728-5600
jessica@candlelightersofbrevard.org
https://candlelightersofbrevard.org
Bear Necessities
Mission: Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation brings hope and support to families affected by pediatric cancer, working toward a world free of the disease.
Population Served: Children ages 0–19 in treatment for pediatric cancer who live in Illinois or are treated at Illinois hospitals.
Emotional Support: Families receive custom Bear Hugs, gifts or experiences designed to bring joy as well as free counseling sessions for patients and immediate family members.
Contact:
(312) 214-1200
office@bearnecessities.org
https://bearnecessities.org
Book of Hope Foundation
Mission: Book for Hope® raises awareness about childhood cancer, provides financial aid to families in treatment, and supports research to find a cure.
Population Served: Families with a child in active cancer treatment in Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Northern Tennessee.
Emotional Support: Families receive comfort items like character wigs, blankets, and stuffed bears, plus financial help with housing, bills, repairs, meals, and more.
Contact:
(270) 519-6536
gaylonhayden@att.net
https://bookforhope.org
Kids Cancer Foundation
Mission: Kids Cancer Foundation provides hope, education, and critical support to children and families battling cancer, ensuring they never face the journey alone.
Population Served: Children and families residing in Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee Counties, Florida.
Emotional Support: Services include patient navigation, counseling, school advocacy, enrichment programs, tutoring, support groups, family socials, and memory-making experiences.
Contact:
(561) 371-1298
michelle@kidscancersf.org
https://www.kidscancersf.org
CURE
Mission: CURE Childhood Cancer is committed to conquering childhood cancer through targeted research and comprehensive support for patients and their families.
Population Served: Families of children (newborn–21) treated for cancer in Georgia or residing in Georgia.
Emotional Support: CURE offers counseling through licensed therapists for patients, siblings, and caregivers, plus emergency financial assistance for urgent needs like housing, utilities, transportation, and medical costs.
Contact:
770-986-0035 | 800-443-CURE (2873)
karen@curechildhoodcancer.org
https://curechildhoodcancer.org
A Moment of Magic
Mission: A Moment of Magic improves the mental health and quality of life of vulnerable children through imaginative play, emotional support, and creative programming.
Population Served: Children ages 3–18 across all 50 states, served through 30+ college chapters and virtual programs.
Emotional Support: Programs include character visits, creative play, mental health sessions, family support resources, and AMoM Unlimited’s virtual storytimes, crafts, and mindfulness content.
Contact:
(914) 222-1301
info@amomentofmagic.org
https://www.amomentofmagic.org
NC4K Organization
Mission: NC4K mission is to assist kids fighting cancer so that No Kid Fights Cancer Alone.
Population Served: Families currently living in or receiving treatment in Ohio.
Emotional Programs: There are emotional requests which include zoo visits, dinners out, assistance with wigs, and fun activities.
Cancer Hope Network
Mission: Cancer Hope Network provides one-on-one peer mentorship to empower patients and caregivers with hope through shared experiences.
Population Served: Parents and guardians across the U.S. caring for a child with cancer, supported by trained peer mentors who’ve walked a similar path.
Emotional Support: Families are matched with peer mentors other parents at least one year post-treatment offering understanding, guidance, and hope.
Contact:
877-HOPENET (877-467-3638)
kjenkins@cancerhopenetwork.org
https://cancerhopenetwork.org
Jacob’s Heart
Mission: Jacob’s Heart is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with cancer while providing compassionate support to their families.
Population Served: Families of children under 21 diagnosed with cancer in Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Clara Counties.
Emotional Support: Services include emotional care, practical assistance, and community programs tailored to support families through every stage of the cancer journey.
Michael and Mom Talk Cancer
Mission: To change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.
Population Served: Childhood Cancer Families
Emotional Support: Offers 24/7 chat groups via Cancer Buddy, weekly live support sessions on Discord, and an inspiring podcast that shares real stories of resilience.
Contact:
ashleeproutycramer@gmail.com
Instagram: @michaelreidcramer
Instagram: @ashlee_cramer
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Can-Can and the Adventure of Mìng Island
Mission: Can-Can and the Adventure on Mìng Island helps children and families understand the cancer journey through an uplifting, inclusive story that reduces stigma and fosters emotional healing.
Population Served: Children, families, and caregivers navigating cancer, especially those seeking age-appropriate, culturally inclusive resources.
Emotional Support: This storybook trilogy guides readers through diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, blending adventure with education to promote empathy, resilience, and understanding.
Contact / Learn More:
https://storyhouseworks.com/can-can
Available on Amazon (English Edition)
Author: Carmen Monge – AYA cancer survivor and advocate from Costa Rica
Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Mission: To change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.
Population Served: Childhood Cancer Families
Emotional Support: Super Sibs
Resources:
Contact: a.vanwagner@alexslemonade.org
Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
Mission: The Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation, founded in 1992, is a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for pediatric and adult cancer and transplant patients and their families by providing vital financial assistance, comprehensive resources, educational information, physician referrals and emotional support programs. All of the Foundation’s programs and services are offered free to patients and their families.
Population Served: BMCF is a national patient advocacy organization. BMCF assists patients of all ages, pediatric and adult, facing any cancer diagnosis or transplant.
Emotional Support: Clinical Care Counseling provides confidential individual and family supportive and meditative counseling for cancer and transplant patients, survivors and family members. Licensed therapists are available for ten 25-minute telephone sessions to help with emotional support. Telephone counseling offers almost complete anonymity and ease, as it allows the patient to receive professional support without traveling. It also allows the patient to attend sessions when they are not feeling well.
CancerBuddy is the first peer support network for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers that helps people affected by cancer find a new community going through similar experiences. It’s a great way for people to connect by diagnosis, treatment, side effects, age, interests, hospital, and geographical location. CancerBuddy goes beyond individual connections; it features expert-moderated groups that provide valuable information and support. CancerBuddy makes cancer a little less lonely. Download the free app on the App Store or Google Play.
Contact / Learn More: patientservices@bonemarrow.org
Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation
Mission: To help children and their families fight cancer by providing emergency financial assistance for basic human necessities and supportive care services.
Population Served: Jessica June Foundation serves qualifying families fighting childhood cancer who reside throughout the state of Florida.
Emotional Support: Since JJCCF was created, the Program has been providing emotional/ bereavement support, respite options, advocacy, collaboration, in-kind gift card distribution, Holidays wish granting/matching and access to our other programs.
Its purpose is to provide hope, relieve multiple crises and bridge the gap between mainstream and disadvantaged families fighting childhood cancer so that all children can have an equal chance of beating cancer. The program impacts the health and wellness of families facing unfathomable challenges.
Contact / Learn More: info@jjccf.org, https://jjccf.org/
Children’s Cancer Center
Mission: The Children’s cancer center is a non profit organization dedicated to serving children and their families who are battling pediatric cancer or chronic blood disorders with the emotional, financial, educational support necessary to cope with their life threatening illness.
Population Served: Families treated at one of the hospitals St. Joseph’s Children Hospital, John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, or Muma Children’s Hospital at Tampa General Hospital, are eligible for our services at no cost.
Emotional Support: Children’s Cancer Center has 30 support programs and services, currently helping over 5000 children and family members, support is offered to all members, support is offered to all members of the family and is available throughout every step of their difficult journey.
Contact / Learn More: snelson@childrenscancercenter.org, https://childrenscancercenter.org/
Imerman Angels
Mission: To provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.
Population Served: Imerman Angels provides peer-to-peer support to cancer fighters, survivors, caregivers, and previvors. Their support is worldwide and virtual.
Emotional Support: Imerman Angels connects individuals seeking cancer support with a “Mentor Angel” (a volunteer with a similar cancer experience).
Contact / Learn More: People can apply for support or to become a mentor through our website at https://imermanangels.org/
jherigodt@imermanangels.org by phone 312-273-1310