C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association

C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association focuses on the everyday details of coping with a childhood cancer or a chronic blood disorder diagnosis. C.U.R.E. was founded in 1976 by a group of parents who lost their children to cancer. We are in the trenches with patients and parents each and every day. We Embrace Families at Every Turn by focusing on the day-to-day details, the little gestures that can add up to a huge impact. The support we provide is one less thing for parents to worry about, as they are already trying to juggle the demands of their job, keeping things as normal as possible for their other children, and maintaining their own physical and emotional health. Our Parent Advocate is a staff member who has been through the experience of having a child with cancer. The role is to provide support, plain and simple. When a child is diagnosed, it’s incredibly important for family members to have someone around who understands what they are going through, because the Parent Advocate has been through it and has come out the other side. Our Parent Advocate is a beacon of hope for our Families in addition to being a resource provider. It's important to connect Families with resources, whether they are provided by C.U.R.E. or by someone else in the Community. Gifts to C.U.R.E. truly make a difference. Below, you will find examples of how your donation can make a difference to our Families: $500 - Can provide 10 Families with month long parking passes at Golisano Children's Hospital or Wilmot Cancer Institute - Can provide a snow cone machine and popcorn maker for C.U.R.E.’s annual Survivors’ Day celebration. $250 - Can provide 12 bereaved Families with the book “Tear Soup” as part of their condolence package. - Can provide a holiday gifts to one of our Families. With added financial strains that often accompany a diagnosis, Families are left to choose what they can provide for their family members. A gift of $250 can alleviate that worry from their minds. $100 - Can provide ten teenagers with a $10 iTunes gift card to help them pass the time during outpatient visits. - Can provide 1 gas gift card to a newly diagnosed Family - to help alleviate the financial burden of frequent doctor's appointments. $50 - Can provide one child with a Voyage Beads necklace. - Can supply birthday cards for one year to C.U.R.E. Kids. - Can provide votive candles for the annual Remembrance Service. $25 - Can provide a Family with a grocery store gift card to help with everyday expenses, like groceries - Can supply four parents with a meal voucher so they can eat alongside their child, who is admitted into the hospital.

We focus on: Human Services, Health

Where we are: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates