Support Groups

Support organization for parents whose child or teen has been diagnosed with cancer provide parents with knowledge of library and other community resources, a quarterly newsletter, social events for the whole family and networking with other organizations provide telephone and email support, hospital and home visits and monthly parent support group meetings during support group meetings for parents an expressive art program is available for children offers school support program/school advisory services monthly teen social group offers weekly art therapy program bereavement support Emergency parent relief fund (gift cards) available to families who are struggling financially provides family care packages at diagnosis with gift cards and parking passes for Hospital for Sick Children provides Christmas baskets for families whose child is on active treatmentChristmas Care ProgramCare packages for families affected by cancer and dealing with cancer treatments during the holidays donations of baked goods, homemade or store bought, toys, grocery store gift cards, movie passes etc are accepted see Facebook page for more details and drop-off locations, Christmas Care ProgramSick kids parking passes program: provides a limited number of passes for parking at Sick Kids to families whose children are currently on treatment