Here are some facts about childhood cancer. Want to make a difference? There are many ways to help. You could volunteer at one of the cancer hospitals, or for the several non-profit organizations that are committed to helping end cancer. Below are a few examples in the Bay area.

• Volunteer at Stanford’s Lucille Packard Children’s hospital.
• Volunteer at UCSF Medical center and Childrens hospital.
• Volunteer at Kaiser pediatric unit.

Please do consider making a donation to any of these organizations or others of your choice. Your donations are tax deductible!

• Donate to St. Jude Children’s Research hospital. Families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.
• Donate to Leukemia, Lymphoma Society. LLS is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding research, finding cures and ensuring access to treatments for blood cancer patients.
• Donate to Camp Okizu and help them support all members of families affected by childhood cancer to heal through peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs.
• Donate to Kids & Art foundation and help them improve the well-being of children by healing through arts. They offer weekly art workshops at children’s hospitals in the Bay area and monthly workshops at various destinations.
• Donate to Jacob’s Heart and help them support underprivileged families with grocery deliveries, transportation to hospital/clinic, basic financial assistance etc.