Support Groups

Programs and services for young cancer patients being treated in the National Capital Region and their families and their familiesCo-ordinates: support groups: for parents of children On Treatment, for parents of children Off Treatment, for survivors, and young survivors (YSI-Youth Survivor Initiative) financial support: parking program providing parking passes to member parents * Patient Amenities Fund lessening the financial stress on the family * gas cards for hospital trips * Journey Forward packages * bursaries * Tori"s Helping Hand Fund for families coping with a child in palliative care * Special Circumstances Fund for extraordinary situations education support: Cyberkids providing iPads or laptops to patients * workshops * E-Reader program * coping with cancer resources * bereavement resources * education support for survivors events: fundraising events and activities education: resources on the child"s particular diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, impact on the life of the child and the family