Children’s Healing Center is an oasis to step away from the stress of a complex medical diagnosis to experience the healing power of Good. Clean. Fun. With a focus on socialization, play-therapy, recreation and education, kids, and families have a safe space to express themselves, interact with others and feel a sense of belonging.
Children’s Cancer Research Fund is a national nonprofit organization that offers information relevant to parents and immediate family about survivorship, diagnosis, treatment, research and cures of childhood cancer.
The Camp Quality of Michigan is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 1987 that offers community-based camping experiences and ongoing support programs to children with cancer (Ages 4 to 17) within five years of their diagnosis.
The Camp-Mak-A-Dream is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 1991 that offers Medically-supervised, cost free camp experiences to children, siblings, teenagers, young adults, and women affected by cancer. In addition, they also offer conferences for teenagers and adults (Age 18-35) with brain tumors.
The Camp Casey offers programs to children with cancer and their families. Cowboy Camp Outs are overnights at dude ranches; Horsey House Calls bring a horse to the doorstep of ill kids and; Outlaw Outings provide family-oriented activities. Programs are offered to pediatric cancer, sickle cell anemia, and/or aplastic anemia patients.
The Rainbow Connection is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 1985 that offers the opportunity for a child (Ages 2 to 18) with a life-threatening or terminal illness to have a wish granted, academic scholarships, cancer family events, and case managers.
Pickles Group’s mission is to provide free peer-to-peer support and resources to kids affected by their parent or guardian’s cancer. Pickles Group creates thriving communities of kids supporting kids through and beyond their parent’s cancer journeys.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan offers the opportunity of having a wish granted to a child with a life-threatening medical condition who is between the ages of 2 and 18.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children’s catastrophic diseases. Consistent with the vision of the founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.
The Wigs 4 Kids is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 2010 that offers hair replacement, support services, counseling, and fieldtrips for children ages 3-18, living in Michigan and suffering from hair loss as a result of illness.