Nonprofit OrganizationsPatient & Family Support

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE TEXAS FIRE FIGHTERS HOME IS TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM HOUSING AT NO COST TO FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS WHILE THEY ARE UNDERGOING TREATMENT AT THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER

MISSION:

TO MINIMIZE THE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS WHO ARE FACING THE END OF THEIR LIVES ALONE.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF HOLIDAY HEROES IS TO PROVIDE JOY AND ENTERTAINMENT TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN WHO ARE BATTLING LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES BY HOSTING THEMED PARTIES AND BEDSIDE VISITS. HOLIDAY HEROES HOSPITAL PARTIES AND DAYS OF PLAY TAKE A CHILD'S MIND AWAY FROM THE PAIN, ANXIETY AND STRESSES OF BEING HOSPITALIZED.

MISSION:

TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CANCER. PROVIDE ASSISTANCE VIA GOODS, SERVICES, OR PAYMENT OF BILLS.

MISSION:

THE BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE, INC. IS A GLOBAL FEMINIST ORGANIZATION THAT DISTILLS AND DISSEMINATES HEALTH INFORMATION FROM THE BEST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AVAILABLE AS WELL AS WOMEN'S LIFE EXPERIENCES SO THAT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN MAKE INFORMED HEALTH, REPRODUCTION AND SEXUALITY DECISIONS.

MISSION:

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE FOR BRAIN AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL INJURIES AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING SPINAL CORD INJURIES.

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES THAT CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED,COMPASSIONATE AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SUPPORT SYSTEM.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TO EXPENSIVE HEALTHCARE FOR INDIGENT AND UNINSURED PEOPLE UNABLE TO PAY FULL COSTS OF TRADITIONAL CARE.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

TO DELIVER VIRTUAL DIVERSIONARY ACTIVITIES DURING CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

THE AUXILIARY OF CITY HOSPITAL ASSISTS IN FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO BENEFIT CITY HOSPITAL, INC. AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL STUDENTS ENTERING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN A MEDICAL RELATED FIELD.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill child’s final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)

MISSION:

YOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS UNITED (YASU) PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS DIAGNOSED BETWEEN AGES 18 AND 45. THIS POPULATION IS DEVELOPMENTALLY TRANSITIONING INTO EARLY ADULTHOOD AS THEY EARN INDEPENDENCE AND ESTABLISH INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS JUST WHEN BLINDSIDED BY CANCER, FORCING THEM TO PAUSE LIFE AND FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES. YASU'S PROGRAMS ALLEVIATE THEIR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND DAILY STRESSORS BY OFFERING VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIALS, FINANCIALASSISTANCE, FREE RESPITE EXPERIENCES, AS WELL AS SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THEIR CAREGIVERS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE LED BY TRAINED FACILITATORS AND ARE OFFERED NATIONALLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.