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CancerCare for Kids Provides Children and Teens with Back-to-School Supplies

September 21, 2023
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As fall approaches, children, teens and their families prepare for the upcoming school year. Getting new school supplies is on many families’ minds and can be especially difficult for families coping with cancer.

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CancerCare’s Annual Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp Offers a Sea of Support

July 27, 2023
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Families who recently lost a loved one to cancer came together at Memorytown USA in Mount Pocono, PA for CancerCare’s free annual Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp this July.

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Monthly Staff Feature: Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp

May 1, 2023
Cecilia

This month, we’re thrilled to highlight CancerCare’s annual Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp and Cecilia, who works as the Healing Hearts Program Coordinator.

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CancerCare for Kids Provides Warmth Throughout the Winter

January 24, 2023
Winter Warmth Program package in front of CancerCare sign

For the last seven years, CancerCare for Kids has provided warmth for families throughout the cold tri-state winters. In December, CancerCare’s social work and facilities teams wrapped up the holiday season, putting together packages of winter accessories, including blankets, gloves, hats and scarves, to send to 130 children and teenagers whose families have been affected by cancer.

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CancerCare for Kids’ Back-to-School Program Provides 166 Children and Teens With School Supplies

September 20, 2022
Back-to-School two backpacks

CancerCare for Kids’ Back-to-School Program, now in its seventh year, continues to provide brand new backpacks full of school supplies to children and teens in pre-K through 12th grade, throughout Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

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Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp Brings Families Together To Remember Loved Ones

July 7, 2022
Healing Hearts camper looking through thank you note.

Earlier this month marked a special weekend for families who have recently lost a loved one to cancer, as they joined together at Memorytown USA, in Mount Pocono, PA, for CancerCare’s annual Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp.

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CancerCare for Kids’ Winter Warmth Program 2021

February 1, 2022

This winter has been a little warmer for those affected by cancer due to the Winter Warmth Program, one of the initiatives provided by CancerCare for Kids. Now in its 6th season, the program sent care packages containing winter accessories, including a donation of socks by BOMBAS, to nearly 200 children and teenagers from 76 families in the tri-state area.

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CancerCare for Kids’ Back-to-School Program Provides 140 Children and Teens With School Supplies

September 27, 2021
Photo of a CancerCare staff member holding a backpack

As summer draws to a close, many families and kids start looking ahead to back-to-school season—and our CancerCarefor Kids team does too! 2021 marks the sixth year of our Back-to-School Program, which provides brand-new backpacks full of school supplies to children and teens in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp Goes Virtual for 2021

June 23, 2021
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Earlier this month, 11 families met virtually for an all-remote version of our annual Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp. The camp, which is open to families with children and teens who have recently lost a loved one to cancer, is usually held at a rural setting in the Pocono Mountains where visitors can ride horses, roast s’mores and enjoy a change of scenery. Though our families were unable to be physically together this year, our dedicated staff and volunteers planned seven hours of programming over the course of the weekend for parents and children to connect, remember their loved ones and find support.

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CancerCare for Kids Winter 2020

February 4, 2021

CancerCare for Kids' offers year-round, free support services for children impacted by cancer: those living with cancer, have a loved one with cancer or have experienced the loss of a loved one to cancer. In 2020, CancerCare for Kids offered a variety of holiday programs including the Winter Warmth Program, the Winter Wonderland Gift Program and the Holiday Gift Card Program.

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