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Adventures For Wish Kids
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Provides continuing support and lasting memories for children and adolescents with life threatening illness and their families. Pictures from past events, how to help, and a newsletter. [Ohio]
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Chemo Angels
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Volunteer support group for people undergoing chemotherapy. Links, news and patient information.
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Deliver The Dream
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A respite and retreat program that serves families facing serious illness or crisis by helping them to enhance coping skills, reduce stress and cultivate relationships. Press releases, newsletter, information, and volunteer opportunities. [Florida]
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Destination Foundation
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Offers dream trips to people living with life-threatening illnesses in the San Francisco Bay area. Mission statement, volunteer opportunities, and contact details.
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Earth Angel Foundation
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Sends children with life threatening illnesses on dream vacations. [Ohio]
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Fiona Lodge Ronald McDonald Beach House AU
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Provides free holidays to families of children and adults who are fighting life-threatening illnesses. Located at Bateman's Bay, two hundred miles south of Sydney, Australia.
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Grahamtastic Connection
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Offers free computers, Internet access, and technical support to children with cancer and other serious illnesses.
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Heartworks Photography, Inc.
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Charitable photography for hospitalized children with life-threatening illness, injury or special needs.
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Hope for Henry Foundation
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A foundation providing special gifts of consumer electronics to children hospitalized with life-threatening diseases.
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Lighthouse Family Retreat
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A seaside family retreat for children with cancer and their families. Program offers beach games, arts/crafts, parent support groups, and inter-faith devotionals. [Georgia]
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Project Linus
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An organization that hand makes blankets for critically ill children, includes how to get involved and local contacts. [Colorado]
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Angels 4 Oncology Project
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Laurel Latto donates inspirational art to willing cancer clinics. Provides contact information for the request process.
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Angels for Hope
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Crocheted angels available free of charge to those who are severely injured or chronically ill. Request an angel, help crochet them for others, or find out how to donate supplies.
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Bear the Burden
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Non-profit organization encourages donations of new teddy bears for abused and neglected children. Includes donation information.
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Believe In Tomorrow: National Children's Foundation
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Nonprofit offers unique programs for critically ill children and families, including retreat housing, Hands On Adventures, and pain and distraction therapy.
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Challenge Air for Kids
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Offers unique aviation experiences for physically challenged children and youth. [Texas]
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Chase Pullan Foundation
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Supports families affected by cancer by distributing personal gift items to them during hospitalization. Includes information about Chase, how to help, event calendar, links, and contacts. [Utah]
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Discovery Arts
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Outreach program designed to bring dance, drama, music and art to children battling cancer and other life threatening illnesses during their hospital stay. [California]
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Dreams On Wings
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Provides the thrill of flying to children facing serious illnesses and their families. Includes forms, pictures, sponsors, and contact information. [Alabama]
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Flashes of Hope
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Non-profit that creates special photographs of children fighting cancer or other life threatening illness. Includes a gallery of patients, artists involved, support, chapter information, and donations. [Ohio]
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Hats Off For Cancer, Inc.
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Non-profit provides hats for children with cancer.
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Heart Of Passion
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Dedicated to helping young adults with cancer, offering retreats, red carpet days, and other forms of support. [Georgia]
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Heavenly Hats
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Donates brand new hats to cancer patients in more than 60 hospitals around the United States.
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Horses for Hope
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Nonprofit organization that provides free horseback riding lessons and opportunities to children afflicted with cancer and their families. [Michigan]
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Hugs and Hope
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Charity offering support to families of critically ill children through happy mail, elf project, and parent pals. Includes information about diseases, volunteers, store, and mission statement.
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Kids That Care
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Variety of programs to improve the lives of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses throughout South Florida.
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Locks of Love
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Provides hair prosthetics for children with long-term medical hair loss, free of charge or on a sliding scale. Includes information on donating human hair and fundraising.
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Make A Child Smile
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Features different children each month who have chronic or life-threatening illnesses and asks visitors to send cards/gifts to cheer them up.
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Make A Difference
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Two kids help other kids that are diagnosed with cancer and other life threatening illnesses by providing goodie bags. Pictures, story, and donation information available.
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Mommy's Light
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Dedicated to serving children who have lost or will lose a mother by keeping alive traditions and memories.
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Operation Give
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Coordinates the collection and distribution of toys and other items for Iraqi children.
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Operation Teddy Bear
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Fundraising for children with cancer through cross stitch and quilting. Tips for beginners, free patterns, links to relevant sites.
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Project Linus
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Northwest Atlanta Chapter provides hand-made blankets for traumatized or sick children in the tradition of the security blanket-toting tot of the Peanuts comic strip. [Georgia]
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Project Sunshine
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Non-denominational, not-for-profit organization providing numerous free programs and services to children with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses.
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Reel Angels
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Dedicated to bringing current and unreleased films to seriously ill children in the hospital. [California and Texas]
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Rush-Miller Foundation
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Provides blind/visually impaired children with their first bike. Features history, eligibility, application, photo album, and how to donate.
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Santa-America
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Non-profit organization that promotes joy, love, and hope for children and their families in long term pediatric care, hospice, or bereavement. Contact information provided.
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The Andy Ruenes Foundation
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A non profit organization to benefit kids and teens suffering from life threatening diseases. Volunteer information, calendar of events, and foundation history provided.
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The Circle of Care Foundation
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Provides support to children with cancer and their families at the initial time of hospitalization. Currently offers programs in Connecticut.
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The Jared Box Project
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Boxes filled with toys are given to chronically-ill children to provide a special diversion as they receive chemotherapy or dialysis treatments. [Pennsylvania]
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The Kimo Bear Project
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Non-profit organization that provides a therapeutic play bear for children with cancer. Information about Kimo, sponsors, and facts.
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TLC for Angels
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Crafters who knit caps, afghans, booties, dress, gowns, and other items for hospitalized preemies, infants, and seriously ill children.
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Youth Cancer Trust
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Provides free holidays for young people diagnosed with cancer or any life threatening disease. [Uk]
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