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• Health: Child Health: Support  (1)

Adventures For Wish Kids: - 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.

The Andy Ruenes Foundation: - A non profit organization to benefit kids and teens suffering from life threatening diseases. Volunteer information, calendar of events, and foundation history provided.

Angels 4 Oncology Project: - Laurel Latto donates inspirational art to willing cancer clinics. Provides contact information for the request process.

Angels for Hope: - 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.

Believe In Tomorrow: National Children's Foundation: - Nonprofit offers unique programs for critically ill children and families, including retreat housing, Hands On Adventures, and pain and distraction therapy.

CarePages: - Provides free and private webspace for people dealing with serious illnesses.

CaringBridge: - A non-profit organization offering free, easy-to-create web sites to help connect friends and family for support during a health crisis or recovery.

Challenge Air for Kids: - Offers unique aviation experiences for physically challenged children and youth. [Texas.

Chemo Angels: - Volunteer support group for people undergoing chemotherapy. Links, news and patient information.




A Child's Voice Foundation: - Dedicated to supporting the physical and emotional well being of disadvantaged children. Programs include Angel Hair for Kids who need wigs, kids nutrition, and a children's lifeline. [Canada.

The Circle of Care Foundation: - Provides support to children with cancer and their families at the initial time of hospitalization. Currently offers programs in Connecticut.

Destination Foundation: - Offers dream trips to people living with life-threatening illnesses in the San Francisco Bay area. Mission statement, volunteer opportunities, and contact details.

Discovery Arts: - Outreach program designed to bring dance, drama, music and art to children battling cancer and other life threatening illnesses during their hospital stay. [California.

Dreams On Wings: - Provides the thrill of flying to children facing serious illnesses and their families. Includes forms, pictures, sponsors, and contact information. [Alabama.

Earth Angel Foundation: - Sends children with life threatening illnesses on dream vacations. [Ohio.

Fiona Lodge Ronald McDonald Beach House AU: - 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.

Flashes of Hope: - 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.

Grahamtastic Connection: - Offers free computers, Internet access, and technical support to children with cancer and other serious illnesses.




Heart Of Passion: - Dedicated to helping young adults with cancer, offering retreats, red carpet days, and other forms of support. [Georgia.

Heartworks Photography, Inc.: - Charitable photography for hospitalized children with life-threatening illness, injury or special needs.

Hope for Henry Foundation: - A foundation providing special gifts of consumer electronics to children hospitalized with life-threatening diseases.

Horses for Hope: - Nonprofit organization that provides free horseback riding lessons and opportunities to children afflicted with cancer and their families. [Michigan.

Hugs and Hope: - 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.

The Jared Box Project: - Boxes filled with toys are given to chronically-ill children to provide a special diversion as they receive chemotherapy or dialysis treatments. [Pennsylvania.

The Kimo Bear Project: - Non-profit organization that provides a therapeutic play bear for children with cancer. Information about Kimo, sponsors, and facts.

Little Smiles: - Organization that provides toys, computers, special events, tickets, and celebrity meets for children in local hospitals, hospices and shelters. [Florida.

Make A Child Smile: - Features different children each month who have chronic or life-threatening illnesses and asks visitors to send cards/gifts to cheer them up.




Make A Difference: - Two kids help children diagnosed with cancer and other life threatening illnesses by providing goodie bags. Pictures, story, and donation information available.

Mikey's Way Foundation: - Provides pediatric patients with electronic toys and computers. Includes information, pictures, letters and fundraising events.

Mommy's Light: - Dedicated to serving children who have lost or will lose a mother by keeping alive traditions and memories.

On the Tip of the Toes Foundation: - Canadian organization that provides therapeutic adventure expeditions for teenagers living with cancer.

Operation Give: - Coordinates the collection and distribution of toys and other items for Iraqi children.

Operation Teddy Bear: - Fundraising for children with cancer through cross stitch and quilting. Tips for beginners, free patterns, links to relevant sites.

Photos Of Love: - Charitable program that provides professional photographs of children and adults who are experiencing life threatening illnesses. [Kansas.

Project Linus: - 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.

Project Linus: - An organization that hand makes blankets for critically ill children, includes how to get involved and local contacts. [Colorado.




Project Sunshine: - Non-denominational, not-for-profit organization providing numerous free programs and services to children with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses.

Reel Angels: - Dedicated to bringing current and unreleased films to seriously ill children in the hospital. [California and Texas.

Room to Dream Foundation: - Creates healing environments in hospitals, communities, and homes for children and adolescents who are facing chronic illnesses.

Rush-Miller Foundation: - Provides blind/visually impaired children with their first bike. Features history, eligibility, application, photo album, and how to donate.

Santa-America: - 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.

Songs of Love Foundation: - Non profit organization that provides a personalized song for children and young adults with life threatening illness.

Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation: - Provide entertainment, education and family activities for seriously ill children in the United States and their families.

TLC for Angels: - Crafters who knit caps, afghans, booties, dress, gowns, and other items for hospitalized preemies, infants, and seriously ill children.

Youth Cancer Trust: - Provides free holidays for young people diagnosed with cancer or any life threatening disease. [UK.