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Provide “a different kind of healing” to Seriously Ill Children and Their Families
At nine years old, Jaxson was an avid fisher who loved to ride his bike. Then his world was turned upside down when he was…
How to Build an Employee Volunteer Program That Makes an Impact
Thanks to a KaBOOM! project funded by The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and 150 volunteers organized by Marriott International and America’s Charities’…
Every Kid. Healthy Food. Every Day. Here’s What Your Dollars Can Do to Help No Kid Hungry Make This Possible.
“$1 can provide up to 10 meals for hungry kids.” That’s a statement you’ll often see from the No Kid Hungry campaign, and I’m frequently…
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Announces $1.2 Million Grant Supporting New CAR T-cell Therapy for DIPG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tessa Gatz tessa.gatz@curesearch.org 240-235-2204 curesearch.org Bethesda, MD – September 17, 2019 – CureSearch for Children’s Cancer announces its 2019…
Where the power of childhood meets the power of research
The Children’s Inn at NIH is “A Place Like Home.” The Inn provides free lodging, meals, therapeutic, educational, and recreational programming for families who come…
Feed the Children: Making A Difference In The Fight Against Childhood Hunger
When the issue of childhood hunger is discussed, people usually imagine impoverished children in developing countries. But the truth of the matter is millions of…
Join the Operation Warm Heroes for Warmth to Bring Confidence and Hope to More Children
Earlier this year we shared a story about a little girl, a kindergartener who Operation Warm was trying to help by giving her a larger…
Give Kids The World Village Makes a Difference for the Bravest Kids and Their Families
Each year 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For these children, simple surprises and joys of life are eclipsed…
A Heartwarming Story of a School Nurse, a Little Girl and Two Coats
Did you know? $100 (about $4 per pay period) provides brand new winter coats to five children living in need, enabling them to get to…
There is a shortage of African American teachers in America
Research has shown that young Black students actually perform better overall when they have interacted with a teacher that is African American. If the data…
Thingamajig: Changing a Child’s “What Ifs” into “I Did That!”
Click here for partnership and sponsorship opportunities, and click here if you would like to volunteer and to learn more about how you can support this…
What Sesame Street is Doing to Reduce Stigma and Change Perceptions Around Autism
In the U.S., 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with autism. Nearly every family and community is touched in some way. While the diagnosis is…