CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER INC
Helping children and families cope
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Children's Cancer Center is a non-profit organization unlike any other in the United States! While other organizations are funding research, to hopefully find a cure, the Children's Cancer Center is dedicated to serving families with children battling cancer or chronic blood disorders on a daily basis. The team serves 1,000+ families in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding communities through 24 different programs to provide educational, emotional, and financial support. However, they know that "It Takes More Than Medicine to be Well" and that is why the Children's Cancer Center aims to give these families a platform to come together and share their diagnosis, survivorship, or bereavement experiences with one another.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Patient Support
Educational, emotional and financial support
Love Bundles
The Children's Cancer Centers Love Bundles are designed to alleviate some of the initial anxiety after diagnosis and are filled with toys, games, comfort items, and information about the Children's Cancer Centers' 24 programs.
S.A.I.L (Students Achieving through Interactive Learning)
S.A.I.L. (Students Achieving through Interactive Learning) provides tutoring, homework assistance, art and music therapy, cooking and more activities for school-aged patients and siblings.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2015
Association of Fundraising Professionals Membership 2022
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Terminally ill people, Chronically ill people, Older adults, Young adults
Related Program
Patient Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Participants throughout 30 support programs.
Number of children served through Holiday Adoption
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Patient Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Holiday Adoption Program provides families with children on active treatment for cancer or a blood disorder with desired items for the holidays through donations from community partners.
Number of families served in cancer treatment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Terminally ill people, Chronically ill people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Patient Support
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Children's Cancer Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving families of children who have cancer or chronic blood disorders. With over 24 support programs and services currently helping more than 1,000 families, support is offered to all members of the family and is available throughout every step of their difficult journey.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
In order for the Children's Cancer Center to provide consistent educational, emotional, and financial support to the 1,000+ families it serves, they have specific strategies in place for raising awareness and funds. The Children's Cancer Center hosts four annual signature events, some in their 6th year, that raise more than half a million dollars to support their 24 programs. In addition, they are involved in community outreach with each of the hospitals treating children in the Tampa Bay area, they apply for grants, they participate in 3rd party events that partners host in their honor, and they promote multiple marketing campaigns for childhood cancer awareness and general contributions.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Children's Cancer Center has been supporting families with children battling cancer or chronic blood disorders since 1974. Their 45 years of service speaks volumes to their credibility in the community and for sustaining a consistent rapport with multiple hospitals in the Tampa Bay area.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
For a small team of only eight employees, the Children's Cancer Center has come so far in the last 45 years. Their goal is to continue growing into surrounding communities, like Sarasota where they just opened a new satellite office, and eventually expand into other areas of Florida to help children and families cope.
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 and remedy poor client service experiences, 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 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 take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We don’t use any of these practices
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER INC
Board of directorsas of 11/16/2023
Dr. Shirley Morejon
Bank of America
Term: 2021 - 2023
Tee Ann Bailey
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Ken Beattie
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Pete Bennett
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Vikki Kaiser
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Dr. Mudra Kumar
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Dr. Cameron Tebbi
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Marion Hanlon
Property Supervisor
Shirley Morejon
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Jim Doucher
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William Sultenfuss
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Scot Newman
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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? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Disability
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