Childhood Cancer Organizations

Childhood cancer Charities and Non-Profits

National Organizations

• AYA Can: AYA CAN is a peer-led national organization advocating for Canadian adolescents and young adults (AYA) affected by cancer. (AYA Can Website)

• Camp Goodtimes: Offering summer camp and year-round recreational programs that provide an unforgettable and empowering experience for children with cancer.  (Camp Goodtimes Website)

• Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation: Dedicated to helping children with cancer through raising awareness, investing in critical pediatric oncology research and clinical trials, and providing support to families throughout their journey. (Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation Website)

• Kindred Foundation: a Canadian Foundation dedicated to investing in three key pillars: Childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer research and programs;  Youth mental and physical health; and Community support (e.g., palliative and end-of-life care for children and adults).  (Kindred Foundation Website)

• The Golden Moms: Coming together to create a safe, inclusive and of course, fun space where fellow moms can connect, lean on, and learn from one another. (The Golden Moms on Instagram)

• Melia's Memory: Bringing awareness to infant leukemia and funding research to find a cure in memory of Melia. (Melia's Memory Facebook Page)

• Phoebe Rose Rocks: Founded in 2016 in memory of Phoebe Rose Doull-Hoffman, Phoebe’s family and the Phoebe Rose Rocks Foundation aim to foster positive change within the childhood cancer community. Their mission is to support travel for families seeking treatment and to raise childhood cancer research funds with a focus on hard-to-treat and cure cancers.  Phoebe Rose Rocks is part of Kindred Foundation.  (Phoebe Rose Rocks Website)

• Sarcoma Research Canada: The goals of Sarcoma Research Canada are to provide support for children and young adolescents in need, particularly those affected by osteosarcoma and related cancers. Additionally, the organization is dedicated to raising awareness of osteosarcoma and related cancers across Canada, school boards and communities. (Sarcoma Research Canada Website)

• We Love You Connie Foundation: Dedicated to raising money to find a cure for a rare Children’s Brain Tumor called DIPG. (We Love You Connie Foundation Website)

• Zippaport: Making Port Access Easier.  Kids diagnosed with cancer often have a port-a-cath inserted under their skin, usually in the chest area. The port is accessed with a needle and IV, and chemo is given this way.  If a child is wearing a Zippaport shirt, they simply need to unzip the zipper to access the port.  Zippaport offers four shirts at no charge! (Zippaport Website)

British Columbia

• Balding for Dollars: To support and enhance the quality of life and care provided to oncology, hematology and bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients and their families at BC Children’s Hospital and other care centres within British Columbia. (Balding for Dollars Website)

• Believe in the Gold: Committed to raising awareness about Childhood Cancer, raising funds to help support families with medical expenses that are not covered by Provincial Health Care or extended benefit plans, and raising funds for Childhood Cancer research. (Believe in the Gold Website)

• Childhood Cancer Family Support: Helping families who are struggling with the financial burden of taking care of their child with cancer or a blood disorder. (Childhood Cancer Family Support Website)

• Team Finn: Committed to moving forward with Team Finn's legacy of changing the experience of families facing a cancer diagnosis and raising  funds for cutting-edge pediatric cancer research.  Team Finn is part of Kindred Foundation.  (Team Finn Website)

• Michael Cuccione Foundation: Funding childhood cancer research and making a difference in the fight against childhood cancer.  The Michael Cuccione Foundation funds key investigators in the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at the Child & Family Research Institute.  (Michael Cuccione Foundation Website)

• West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation: Supporting families with small actions that make a big impact every day. We provide food, connection, resources, and mental health support for families navigating childhood cancer and blood disorders. (West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation Website)

Alberta

• Adam's Army Charitable Foundation: The main mission is to financially relieve some of the worry from cancer families. (Adam's Army Website)

• Helping Families Handle Cancer: Providing financial relief to families who are journeying a childhood cancer diagnosis. This support allows the family to focus on the medical care their child needs and helps to alleviate the financial burdens that occur during their medical crisis. (Helping Families Handle Cancer Website)

• Kids Cancer Care: Passionately dedicated to helping young people affected by cancer and their families survive and thrive in body, mind and spirit. Kids Cancer Care runs Camp Kindle, provides services such as counselling, educational support, and in-hospital programming.  (Kids Cancer Care Website)

• Kids With Cancer Society: We offer programs and services that address their unique and complex needs ranging from Family support programs and activities, peer support, counselling services, and financial and education support to families in Northern Alberta and NWT. (Kids With Cancer Society Website)

• Kinley's Quest Foundation: To raise awareness, fund research, and support families at every stage of childhood cancer. We believe in creating a future free of pediatric cancer; while standing beside families navigating it now. (Kinley's Quest Instagram)

• Strong Like Sloane:  Through increased advocacy and awareness, we will fund research, trials and advancements to save lives and provide better outcomes for pediatric cancer patients. (Strong Like Sloane Instagram)

• Team Evelyn Foundation: Committed to raising awareness and working towards improving the experiences of childhood cancer patients because that is what Evelyn asked us to do. (Team Evelyn Foundation Website)

Saskatchewan

• Brayden Ottenbreit Close Cuts for Cancer: Providing travel support for childhood cancer families.

• Small But Mighty Saskatchewan: A group of paediatric oncology families looking to spread awareness of childhood cancers in our Saskatchewan communities. (Small But Mighty Facebook Page)

Manitoba

• Madox's Warriors: Raise funds that will go directly towards DIPG research and create awareness of DIPG and childhood brain cancer. (Madox's Warriors Website)

Ontario

• Campfire Circle: Campfire Circle is a privately funded charity that brings laughter and joy to kids affected by childhood cancer or serious illness and their families.  Year-round community, in-hospital and overnight camp programs deliver fun, friendship and a sense of community at any stage of a childhood cancer journey. (Campfire Circle Website)

• Camp Quality: Providing inclusive-year round programs for children with cancer and blood disorders that support the whole family through fun camp adventures. (Camp Quality Website)

• ChildCan: To raise awareness and funds to provide personalized, responsive, and compassionate programs and services to families facing the childhood cancer journey from diagnosis, through treatment, post-treatment care, or bereavement. (ChildCan Website)

• Fight Like Mason: To improve treatment, care, quality of life and awareness of patients diagnosed with childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and other childhood cancers. (Fight Like Mason Website)

• Golden Moms Ottawa: Golden Moms aims to provide a community of unwavering support, advocacy, and connection for mothers navigating childhood cancer—whether in treatment, survivorship, or remembrance. While centered on mothers, we warmly welcome grandmothers, aunts, and other caregivers who share in this journey. Together, we uplift, empower, and push for change while holding space for healing and hope. (Golden Moms Ottawa Website)

• Golden Moms Peterborough: Golden Moms of Peterborough Satellite Clinic. (Golden Moms Peterborough Instagram)

• Golden Society: Raising awareness and funding childhood cancer research at CHEO. (Golden Society Website)

• Help a Child Smile: Created in 1987 from the need to bring some joy into the lives of children with cancer. (Help a Child Smile Website)

• Jaida Chartier Foundation: Supporting research for DMG brain tumours in memory of Jaida Chartier. (Jaida Chartier Foundation Facebook Page)

• Jordana's Rainbows: inspired by sweet angel Jordana, they aim to spread her kindness, love, and rainbows worldwide by raising awareness and funds for childhood cancer research - with a specific focus on DIPG. (Jordana's Rainbows Website)

• Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association: To promote awareness about worldwide bone marrow registries, to educate on bone marrow donation, to bring attention to the pressing need for bone marrow donors and to encourage all adults to consider joining the registry. We also aim to provide support to families that have a family member in need of a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. (Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association Website)

• Kids Kicking Cancer: Kids Kicking Cancer is a global organization dedicated to lowering the pain of children through the teaching of martial arts as a therapy.  Children learn breath work, meditation and traditional karate movements that empower them to teach others and thus gain purpose within their lives. (Kids Kicking Cancer Website)

• Meagan Bebenek Foundation: Harnessing the power of community to raise awareness and funds for paediatric brain tumour research in order to provide hope, and improve outcomes for affected children and their families.  (Meagan Bebenek Foundation Website)

• Miracle Marnie Foundation: Empowering families and communities with knowledge and advocating to governments for funding and policy changes. We help fund research advancements to help promote informed decision-making opportunities that will help improve outcomes for children with cancer. (Miracle Marnie Foundation Website)

• Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer: To provide hope, support, education and advocacy to families who have a child with cancer in Northern Ontario. (Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer Website)

• Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer: To be the parent voice for families with children diagnosed with cancer across the Province of Ontario. (Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer Website)

• Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario: POGO works to ensure that everyone affected by childhood cancer has access to the best care and support. We partner to achieve an excellent childhood cancer care system for children, youth, survivors, and their families and healthcare teams, in Ontario and beyond. (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario Website)

• Penelope Neuroblastoma Foundation: At Penelope, we fund critical research, raise awareness and support families affected by neuroblastoma — an aggressive pediatric cancer.  (Penelope Neuroblastoma Foundation Website)

• Tali's Fund: Supporting researchers who are working tirelessly to move us closer to the day when children suffering from rare brain cancers can receive safe and effective treatments that not only improve their chances of survival, but also maximize their quality of life as they grow from childhood to adulthood. We collaborate globally to promote awareness of research, resources, and treatment options related to childhood brain cancers. (Tali's Fund Website)

• Team Addy: Funding sarcoma research at the Hospital for Sick Children in memory of Addy. (Team Addy Website)

• We Fund Care: To alleviate the financial and emotional strain on families impacted by childhood cancer. (We Fund Care Website)

• The Wish Heart Fund: The Wish Heart Fund, in support of MacKids (a branch of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation), ​is dedicated to supporting children fighting cancer at ​McMaster Children's Hospital. ​By purchasing items of quality and care for pediatric oncology families, we bring comfort and spread joy in honour of ​Baby Jack Wishart. (The Wish Heart Fund Website)

Quebec

• Fondation Marie-Eve Saulnier: Provide continued financial, social and moral assistance to families with a precarious financial situation and whose child lives with cancer. (Fondation Marie-Eve Saulnier Website)

• Leucan: To promote the recovery and well-being of cancer-stricken children and their families by providing assistance during and beyond all stages of the illness and its effects, and by supporting research. (Leucan Website)

• Sarah's Fund for Cedars: The well-being of young patients and their families living with cancer is our top priority-and we take a whole-health approach to addressing their and their families’ needs including leading patient care, research and education at Montreal’s Children’s Hospital. (Sarah's Fund for Cedars Website)

Newfoundland

• The Jack Hand Legacy Foundation: Financial support for medical expenses such as travel costs, hospital costs, medical practitioner costs, and prohibitively expensive prescription drugs; cover food costs; accommodations, and travel required for treatment; and any obstacles that may come up for families treated at the Janeway for a Hematology or Oncology-related illness.  (The Jack Hand Legacy Foundation Website)

Childhood cancer Supports and Resources