Little Hearts of Hope

We all want to protect our kids from hurting, but sometimes that is just not possible. When a family member is diagnosed with cancer, the best thing we can do is be honest with our kids and teach our children how to cope with all that a cancer diagnosis brings. Each month, for one year, the children in our program receive a package in the mail. Each package deals with a different emotion that is common for children to experience during this difficult time. Everything needed to do the activities is provided. This is a great opportunity for parents to build trust with their children and to help families open the dialogue for difficult conversations related to cancer.

If Your Family Needs Support

Free, practical help for kids processing a parent’s cancer—no cost to families.

How You Can Help

Our current needs are supply drive coordinators, expanding our board of directors, and adding committee chairs, as well as monetary donations to bring this program into local hospitals, hire part-time administrative help, and expand to include a high school program. You can also find a list of items needed by visiting our Amazon Wish List.

About Our Hope Packages

Families sign their children up for a one-year program where the healthy children in the home will receive a package once a month. Every month the theme of the package is a different emotion that is very common for children going through a traumatic experience such as this. Each package will contain all of the materials needed to do the activities and a letter to the parents on how to help their child with that particular emotion. The activities are based on play and art therapy. These packages are portable enough that they can be done anywhere and anytime that is convenient for the family. The kids in the program look forward to getting their package every month. The best part is that there is absolutely no cost to the families!