Hospice And Palliative Care Foundation

Camp hands of hope fund-hosted three times a year in south carolina for youth ages 5 to 18 and their families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Sometimes, a childs laughter and playfulness masks an inner pain. We recognize that children grieve in many different ways. They want support from their peers and to know that there are others with similiar challenges. For these reasons, we created camp hands of hope, a safe, caring environment where families can express their feelings and connect with others going through similar experiences.

Pediatric hpcf fund-the foundation provides financial assistance to families who have a child receiving pediatric hospice or palliative care services, that are unable to pay for critical unfunded expenses. This can include but is not limited to providing wish trips and bills directly related to patients and families in need.

Geriatric hpcf fund-financial aid paid on behalf of terminally ill patients and information website. In 2016, numerous terminally ill individuals and their families received funding that helped them in monumental ways and provided utility assistance, housing assistance, funeral assistance, and other assistance. Funds were administered for the urgent needs of families throughout the state.

Technology for hope program-the foundation provides funding for telemedical assistance to pediatric hospice and palliative care patients to allow the patient and family to communicate more frequently with their interdisciplinary team. Telemedicine improves patient care by allowing medical information to be exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications. The foundations telemedical assistance includes a growing variety of applications and services using two-way video, email, smart phones, wireless tools and other forms of telecommunications technology.