Friends Of Kids With Cancer Inc

Emotional support for children with cancer: art therapy, play therapy, music therapy, and talk therapy are available through a certified therapist to provide a means of communication and release of emotions by the patients. Parents and siblings of patients are also helped with available support groups. In 2024, we provided 1,691 hours of art therapy and 564 hours of music therapy sessions for patients and siblings.

Educational support for children with cancer: we provide a cost-free educator and educational toys and games assistance to our children through individual, small group and home tutorial sessions. Educational testing is also performed to determine the effects of the treatments and to provide a benefit to assist in the child's return to mainstream education. In 2024, we provided 993 hours of individual tutoring sessions and 93 sessions of educational testing sessions with patients. College scholarships are provided to qualified pediatric cancer survivors. In 2024, we awarded 16 scholarships to college-aged students who are cancer survivors or in treatment for cancer.