CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC

#1 Provide effective support program to over 700 families who have a child diagnosed with cancer.\n\n#2 Provide yearly family events that offer a safe environment for patients and siblings to enjoy of activities as well as provide parents the opportunity to interact with other parents who "have been there" as a form of emotional and social support. Currently transitioned into Drive-Thru socially distanced events. \n\n#3 Provide educational materials to families who have a child who has been diagnosed with cancer to aid in the understanding of their treatment and in dealing with problems that cancer can manifest within the family structure.\n\n#4 Effectively promote childhood cancer awareness\n\n#5 Facilitate social development among cancer stricken teenagers leading toward a social and productive adulthood.\n\n#6 Provide a home-away-from home for families receiving treatment at Loma Linda Children's Hospital.

#1 Provide effective support program to over 700 families who have a child diagnosed with cancer.\r\no Provide Family Registration Information to families who reside throughout Southern California and have a child who has or has had cancer between the ages of birth to 18 years.\r\no Maintain an 80% positive response rate in Family Registration.\r\no Work in conjunction with the hospital social workers from Loma Linda Children's Hospital and Kaiser Fontana to reach as many families as possible and provide the individual emergency support needed by each family.\r\n\r\n#2 Provide yearly family events that offer a safe environment for patients and siblings to enjoy of activities as well as provide parents the opportunity to interact with other parents who "have been there" as a form of emotional and social support.\r\no Schedule Family events to include: Spring Egg Hunt, Family Camp, Family Picnic, Pumpkin Patch Party and Christmas Celebration.\r\no Monitor attendance at family events to evaluate program.\r\n\r\n#3 Provide educational materials to families who have a child who has been diagnosed with cancer to aid in the understanding of their treatment and in dealing with problems that cancer can manifest within the family structure.\r\no Provide materials to a minimum of 30 Newly Diagnosed Families registered with CCFSC.\r\n\r\n#4 Effectively promote childhood cancer awareness\r\no Encourage the awareness of the signs and symptoms of childhood cancer which is key in saving the lives of young people battling the disease by providing Signs & Symptoms cards at each event.\r\no Efficiently use volunteers as a major factor in helping promote childhood cancer awareness at CCFSC family events and fundraising activities.\r\no Promote childhood cancer awareness in conjunction with fundraising activities to raise funds to continue services offered to families.\r\no Actively enhance our social media reach to raise awareness of the program and signs & symptoms of childhood cancer\r\n\r\n#5 Facilitate social development amongst cancer stricken teenagers leading toward a social and productive adulthood.\r\no Host a minimum of 10 support meetings to help facilitate social development amongst cancer stricken teenagers; leading to the development of a social and productive adulthood.\r\no Increase communication amongst teens diagnosed with cancer at each Teen Connection event leading to emotional and social support.\r\n\r\n#6 Provide a home-away-from home for families receiving treatment at Loma Linda Children's Hospital.\r\no Maintain a fully stocked pantry to provide accessibility of meals for patients and parents.\r\no Provide essential services to families that include laundry room service, kitchen accessibility, and bedrooms.\r\no Maintain a Caretaker who lives on grounds that is available to check-in/check-out families, and also available in case of any emergencies or questions.

CCFSC works directly with families to identify their need for support. Direct interaction with each family allows us to better understand the individual and general need of each family. Emergency assistance will be provided to families in coordination with the hospital social workers assigned to their individual case. Working with the hospital social workers allows us to efficiently identify their social, educational and emergency needs and how to best assist each individual family. Communication with another family experiencing this devastating disease is very beneficial to each family member. CCFSC support meetings and family activities/events provide this support. With the coordinated support of the community and volunteers we will manage and continue our annual family events that provide interaction between our organization and families who have a child with cancer as well as between the families.\r\n\r\nTeen Connection facilitates social development amongst the cancer stricken teenagers of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Monthly support meetings that include trips to various locations would be dedicated for the progress, support and interaction of the teens within this demographic. Friendships will be formed and Teen Connection members will be able to continue in their social development and progress toward a social and productive adulthood. The teenagers that participate in the Teen Connection program are members of the community and when they are avid participants in the program, they will gain personal values of accountability and confidence that will help them move on to adulthood and become confident and productive individuals in the community.

Today, CCFSC is now more than 800 families strong committed to serving children with cancer and their families throughout Southern California emotionally, financially, educationally and with emergency assistance. CCFSC works directly with the families to identify their need for support. Communication with another family experiencing this devastating disease is very beneficial. CCFSC support meetings and family activities/events provides this support. We hope to expand program funding in order to provide additional support to families who have unmet needs.