Provides private in-home wig consultations for girls and women going through cancer treatment.
Provides free hair restoration for children battling hair loss as a result of illness.
Provides hats, turbans and wigs for hair loss and cancer patients.
The Locks of Love mission is “to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children. The children receive hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.” Locks of Love is not part of any religious, political, or for-profit entity.
Wigs for Kids is a non-profit organization providing hair-replacement solutions for children affected by hair loss due to medical conditions. The website includes information on hair donations, personal stories, and more.
Dreamflight is a registered charity that offers seriously ill children a trip to Orlando, FL, USA for 10 days, without their parents. A team of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and volunteers supervise the children 24 hours a day.
Kids Wish Network’s mission is to infuse hope, create happy memories, and improve the quality of life for children. It is a nationally recognized charitable organization. Programs include Wish Granting, Holiday of Hope Gift Banks, and Hero of the Month.
Mission: “[To] grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.” Make-A-Wish Foundation has 80 chapters across the USA and 22 international affiliates on 5 continents. The program grants a wish every 40 minutes.
“Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities that help them cope with the pain, fear and isolation of prolonged illness.” Programs include family activities and outings, in-hospital entertainment technology, online communities and interactive websites, in-hospital playrooms, kid-friendly treatment rooms and special events, and educational programming.
COCA-Intl.’s mission is to strengthen the international community of camps for children and their families. The forum consists of over 65 member camps within the United States, and nearly 100 camps total from around the world. COCA-Intl. meets annually at a conference hosted by a member camp.
“The Air Care Alliance is a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations whose volunteer pilot members are dedicated to community service. This site will introduce you to us and to all the groups we list whose volunteers perform public benefit flying for health care, patient transport, disaster relief, educational experiences for youth, environmental support, and other missions of public service.”
Air Charity Network is made up of independent charity organizations that arrange free air ambulance flights for patients and families in need.
CAN arranges free air transportation to cancer patients traveling to treatment. US organization.
Mercy Medical Airlift’s (MMA) mission is to ensure that no patient in need is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis or treatment for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation.
This site for teens with cancer provides information on nonmedical topics, from skin and hair issues to fitness and friends.
CanTeen is an Australian charity providing youth-friendly information to help adolescents and young adults cope with the impact cancer has on their life.
To connect people, resources, and support services in the Canadian community to help “Fight the Fright” of young adult (AYA) cancer.
Children can apply to be “adopted” by a Chemo Angel who will provide support and encouragement throughout treatment with cards, notes, and small gifts.
Common Threads provides children in low-income families healthy, easy, and cost-effective tips for obtaining proper nutrition while teaching children the importance of healthy eating.
Specializes in email support groups where peers provide support while also being monitored by a trained therapist and psychiatrist.
Continually updated portal on adolescents and young adults with cancer.
This organization for teens and young adults with cancer and life-threatening blood diseases offers retreats and workshops around the country.
Seattle Children’s AYA program gives expert medical care and support to teens and young adults into their late 20s with all forms of cancer.
Songs of Love creates personalized, free songs for chronically ill children and young adults. You may download an application from the website.
Starbright World is part of the Starlight Children’s Foundation. It is an online social network for teens with chronic and life-threatening illness and their siblings.
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CancerCare offers specialized services for young adults, caregivers and those who have lost a loved one.
CanTeen is an Australian charity providing youth-friendly information to help adolescents and young adults cope with the impact cancer has on their life.
First Descents provides whitewater kayaking and other outdoor adventure experiences to promote emotional, psychological and physical healing for young adults with cancer.
The LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance is a coalition of organizations with the goal of improving survival rates and quality of life for young adults (ages 15 to 40) with cancer.
Continually updated portal on adolescents and young adults with cancer.
This organization is for teens and young adults with cancer and life-threatening blood diseases offers retreats and workshops around the United States.
Peer to Peer Network facilitates positive relationships between individuals affected by sarcoma so that they may find emotional support, encouragement and information.
This guide touches on a number of pertinent points, including how to balance studies with disease management. It also lists a number of scholarships specifically for students dealing with illness - an important feature considering the financial aid pitfalls these students sometimes encounter.
RAI provides meaningful support to adolescents and young adults affected by cancer. RAI also provides financial assistance to patients ages 15 to 39 who are either undergoing or actively pursuing Phase I, II or III clinical trial treatment options.
Seattle Children’s AYA program gives expert medical care and support to teens and young adults into their late 20s with all forms of cancer.
Stupid Cancer is a non-profit organization that empowers young adults affected by cancer through innovative and award-winning programs and services. We are the nation's largest support community for this underserved population and serve as a bullhorn for the young adult cancer movement. Our charter is to ensure that no one goes unaware of the age-appropriate support resources they are entitled to so they can get busy living.
The Children’s Cause is a patient advocacy group that is dedicated to empowering and supporting young adults who had or still are living with cancer.
The Ulman Cancer Fund provides support programs, education and resources for young adults with cancer, as well as their families and friends.
To build a community of young adults diagnosed with cancer that provides information, support, skills and opportunity.
The emotional and logistical issues a young spouse of a cancer patient faces are vastly different from spouses of older cancer patients that dominated oncology units and support groups. Young Cancer Spouses strives to bring together other spouses to share ideas, lend support, and validate their wide range of feelings and emotions so they can find comfort in an understanding community.
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