Connor's Heroes Foundation
Even the bravest of heroes need a little help. www.connorsheroes.org
Mission
Connor's Heroes Foundation® builds a community of heroes who provide hope, guidance, and support to children with cancer and their families. Our vision is to make fighting childhood cancer a journey a family never faces alone.
Ruling year
2007
Executive Director
Ms. Celia Martin
Main address
PO Box 5512
Richmond, VA 23220 USA
EIN
20-4992632
NTEE code
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation (E86)
Cancer (G30)
Family Services (P40)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Diagnosis
“Your child has cancer” are no words a parent expects to hear. It takes only a minute for a family to register with Connor’s Heroes and realize that they are not alone. There is a community who can help. Registration is open to families with a child who is diagnosed, treated or lives in Central Virginia. Soon after doctors diagnosis a child, a family receives a Connor’s Heroes Bag and Backpack. It is filled with items that childhood cancer parents recommended for the hospital. Inside are gift cards, crafts, stuffed animals, and, best of all, an iPad! To receive more support from Connor’s Heroes, you enroll online or complete the form in your Heroes Bag. Our Program Director will follow up on how we can best assist your family.
In Treatment
Connor’s Heroes developed programs with guidance from parents whose children were treated for cancer. When family registers with Connor's Heroes, our Program Director talks with them about their situation, assessing their financial and emotional needs. We offer assistance during a child’s lengthy treatment.
• Unique Needs fund offering financial assistance for extenuating circumstances such as extended stays in the hospital or Bone Marrow Transplant Unit or when traveling outside of Central Virginia for second opinions, clinical trials or treatment.
• Gift cards for gas, groceries, and restaurants.
• Decorating your child’s hospital room when they are admitted to the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.
• Heroes Art Sessions with local artists.
• Clinic crafts, coffee and lunch to make your time in clinic more enjoyable.
Connor’s Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Fund
Pediatric cancer is the #1 disease killer of children yet it is severely underfunded. We started the Connor’s Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Fund in 2007. We worked with the VCU Massey Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital Foundation and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU to establish The Connor’s Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Fund. It is the only endowed research fund in Richmond for pediatric cancer.
Rooms Filled With Hope
Spring 2023, Connor’s Heroes will open five rooms in the new Wonder Tower at Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) at VCU. Childhood cancer families will have the state-of-the-art inpatient children’s hospital they dreamed of. Connor’s Heroes Program Team, hospital care teams, and researchers will have the rooms they need to care for childhood cancer patients and families.
• Our staff will host special events, or help a parent register their child with Connor’s Heroes in the family lounge.
• When a child is admitted for a bone marrow transplant, the family will have a special, safe space to play and heal. Hospital staff will prepare transplant supplies in a lab on the unit.
• Nurses and healthcare support teams will have rooms to get away or have a private conversation with a parent.
• In The Jamie Hess Bone Marrow Transplant Lab, staff will prepare transplant supplies without having to leave the unit. This will maximize efficiency and quality of a child’s bone marrow transplant.
Where we work
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
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Connor's Heroes Foundation
Board of directorsas of 01/24/2023
Ms. Tamara Griffin
Capital One
Term: 2022 - 2023
Kevin Wright
Value Added Distributors
Lisa Spickler Goodwin
Hirschler
Gwendolyn Carnes
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Marisa Cherry
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Carrie Geldreich
Fahrenheit Advisors
Zach Isbell
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Katie Tyson
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Cathy Heizer
Volunteer
Austin Harris
MilkBar
Diane Koontz
Healixa
Laura Markley
NRV
Will Maixner
DaVita Kidney Care
Juliana Moreno
Parent
Conrad Simmons
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Karrie Southall
RiverFront Investment Group
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
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