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About CURE Childhood Cancer
When CURE was founded in 1975, the survival rates for children diagnosed with cancer were very low. With focused and collaborative research, those rates have steadily risen to above 80%. However, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease for children, and studies show that more than 95% of childhood cancer survivors will have significant health issues by the time they are 45 years old.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established to spearhead the global fight against cancer and has been a driving force behind scientific progress in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. However, despite its achievements, children with cancer have been left behind in terms of research funding. As shocking as it may seem, only 4% of the NCI’s research budget is dedicated to childhood cancers, resulting in a lack of progress in developing effective treatments for children with cancer. As a result, children with cancer are often left with outdated treatment options that have not advanced at the same rate as those for adults. CURE is a leading pediatric cancer charity that exists to fill that gap.

Our Mission
CURE is dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through funding targeted research while supporting patients and their families.

Our Vision
CURE believes that childhood cancer can be cured in our lifetime.

Serious Funding for Serious Research
Childhood cancer research is the key to unlocking breakthroughs that will save the lives of children diagnosed with cancer. Not only will research help children survive their diagnosis, but by developing safer and less toxic treatments, it will also help children who do survive to experience fewer harmful side effects and live their lives to the fullest. In the past twelve years, CURE has invested $43 million in innovative research at leading pediatric cancer research institutions across the nation.

Our research priorities are two-fold. First, we prioritize research that will lead to more effective treatments for children within two to three years. We also prioritize research aimed at solving recurrent and hard-to-treat cancers for which no effective treatment exists. We are a leader in advancing precision medicine, a treatment targeted at tumor-driving genes, which is yielding significant results for children with recurrent and hard-to-treat cancers.

Until there is a cure, there’s CURE.
The second part of our mission is to support families devastated by a childhood cancer diagnosis through programs designed to meet a family’s emotional, practical, and financial needs quickly and appropriately. CURE is in the hospitals serving meals several days a week, we provide emergency financial support to ease the burden of families in the fight, and we offer professional counseling to patients and family members. We also offer bereavement support for families who must deal with unimaginable loss.

These are only a few of the ways we, as a pediatric cancer charity, serve patients and their families. CURE’s goal of being an ever-present help to families in crisis encompasses dozens of services designed to lighten the load of the families and make sure they know they aren’t alone. CURE’s unwavering support is available from diagnosis until we are no longer needed.

Support for Families Fighting Cancer
Family: A group of people who genuinely trust, care about, and look out for each other. At CURE, we stand united with every family facing the challenges of pediatric cancer. Your family becomes part of a larger family, the CURE family, and our support for families with cancer never wavers.

Our Research
Every year, more than 17,000 children in the United States and 400,000 worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. While research has brought the overall survival rate above 80%, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease for children. Treatments for many pediatric cancers are decades old, and even when a child does survive, they are often forced to deal with debilitating side effects long after they are cancer-free.

At CURE, our mission is to conquer childhood cancer by funding targeted research that will save lives and give survivors their best quality of life. Our research priorities are two-fold. First, we prioritize research that will lead to more effective treatments for children within two to three years. We also prioritize research aimed at solving recurrent and hard-to-treat cancers for which no effective treatment exists.

Over the past twelve years, we have invested more than $43 million in innovative research, resulting in important discoveries and treatment options. We are a leader in advancing precision medicine for children, investing $12 million in personalized cancer medicine initiatives over the last six years. Additionally, CURE invests more than $5 million annually in specific research efforts at top pediatric institutions nationwide.

CURE Family Support
Frequently, children with cancer have lengthy outpatient clinic visits or hospital stays, and CURE helps by providing several things for patient families. If you are looking to support children and families affected by childhood cancer, there are many ways you can assist families currently in treatment. From meal and snack bags to toiletry bags, no-sew blankets, and more, our CURE Family Support Programs offer immediate assistance. We also provide birthday bags for children celebrating a birthday while in the hospital and caregiver respite kits. Should you be interested in these, suggested items will be sent to interested volunteers.

This is an excellent volunteer opportunity for businesses, school groups, or other organizations to get involved and benefit childhood cancer research and family support.

You make the impact happen
Your donations allow CURE to fund lifesaving research and support children with cancer and their families. Since its founding in 1975, CURE has made a significant impact in bringing the most advanced treatments to children while supporting families devastated by a childhood cancer diagnosis.

Donate Today
Thank you for supporting CURE Childhood Cancer. Any amount, no matter how much, helps to further our mission of conquering childhood cancer while supporting patients and their families.
https://donate.curechildhoodcancer.org/page/64383/donate/1

CONTACT CURE:

Address:
CURE Childhood Cancer
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30338

Phone: 770-986-0035 or 800-443-CURE (2873)
Fax: 770-986-0038

Email
info@curechildhoodcancer.org

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At CURE Childhood Cancer, we know the shock, fear, and uncertainty that exists when you learn your child has cancer. It is not something any parent is prepared for or expects to face. We understand because many of us have been there. Every family’s journey is unique, but no family fights cancer alone. There is a large community of support for those fighting childhood cancer, and it starts right here at CURE. To help, we have compiled this page of resources and tips to help you navigate the road ahead. As always, please speak to your child’s medical team for medical advice and guidance.

Early Outreach

We understand the trauma that comes with a diagnosis of childhood cancer. Through our Early Outreach Program, we aim to connect with families at or near diagnosis to let them know they are not alone and to connect them with important resources. CURE Totes are given to families at diagnosis, providing useful items including a tip booklet written by parents of children who have fought cancer. As part of our Early Outreach Program, we also spend quality time with families during weekly visits to the outpatient clinics and inpatient units of hospitals. If your child was recently diagnosed and you have not connected with CURE, please let us know.

Family Emergency Fund

In order to ease some of the financial burdens of ongoing treatment, CURE provides emergency financial assistance to families of children with cancer. Georgia residents or families being treated in a Georgia hospital seeking assistance should contact their social worker about eligibility and availability. *CURE also offers financial assistance for families outside of the state of Georgia.

Open Arms Meal Program

Through our Open Arms Meal Program, CURE serves meals to hospitalized children with cancer and their families at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Memorial Health Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital. These meals help alleviate the stress and cost of meals for family members during hospital stays. The expense of eating out or ordering food can be overwhelming to a family dealing with extensive medical bills. Additionally, children with cancer are often too sick or young to allow a parent to leave their hospital room to get a meal.

Counseling

CURE Childhood Cancer recognizes the impact that a childhood cancer diagnosis can have on the whole family. CURE’s Counseling Program helps address the unique psychological needs of families affected by childhood cancer. CURE’s family-centered approach to addressing these unique experiences includes partnering with a network of licensed community-based therapists to offer counseling sessions to CURE families.

Bereavement

Every year CURE hosts events to support our bereaved parents. In Atlanta, our Weekend of Hope and Healing is a time geared towards families who have lost a child to pediatric cancer within the last three years. Together we celebrate the lives of children who are no longer with us while providing support, comfort, guest speakers, and breakout sessions to assist parents in their grieving process. For families who lost their child more than three years ago, Legacy of Love is a special day that was created for you. This is an afternoon for bereaved parents to gather for a delicious meal, a beautiful candle-lighting ceremony, and a guest speaker in a more relaxed environment. We also host quarterly fellowship evenings for fathers who have lost a child to cancer. In Savannah, we host a Hope and Healing Workshop for bereaved families in South Georgia. We also facilitate quarterly Healing Hearts groups where moms and dads can get in a casual way to support each other.

Volunteer Opportunities with CURE

Volunteers are the heart of CURE. They give of themselves with selfless dedication and an unmatched commitment to helping children with cancer and their families. If you are interested in lending your time and compassion, there are many ways you, your company, group, or organization can participate and share in our mission. Here is an overview of some of the most impactful ways you can help. If you are ready to sign up, please contact us.

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