Helpful Links

 
The family of Jessica Rose recognizes the following organizations for their commitment to care for families and their children with pediatric cancers. When you think about helping Jessica in her battle, please consider these organizations for their unselfish and faithful care of other cancer stricken children who benefit from their work.

 
Name/Link Description
Band of Parents Everyone has a defining moment in life. A moment when you know, without any question, just what life is about. For the Band of Parents that defining moment was hearing the words that our children have a rare and deadly form of cancer. Our lives now are about finding a cure for our precious children who are battling Neuroblastoma. Overall, cancer accounts for the greatest number of disease deaths of children in the United States and kills more children per year than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, asthma and AIDS combined. But for the greatest number of deaths among children, it receives less than three percent of the National Cancer Institutes federal budget of $4.8 billion. The disparity of funding between children's cancer and other diseases is reprehensible. Lack of money bars the way, and time is running out for many of these kids. Today hope lies with private institutions, generous donors, and dedicated researchers, who have made it their mission to discover safer, more effective treatments and a cure. We as the parents of children diagnosed with this relentless cancer are reaching out in hopes that you will help us. Won’t you please support the research so urgently needed to give all the kids fighting Neuroblastoma today, and those who will be so unfairly chosen to fight tomorrow, the hope all children deserve?
Cancer Warriors We aim to encourage and support the children, siblings and caregivers during treatment for childhood cancer, raise funds for childhood cancer research while raising awareness and educating the public about the devastating diagnosis of childhood cancer, and honor the precious, young lives lost. Provide financial support to research organizations for rare cancers that do not get attention and funding from pharmaceutical companies, as well as provide financial support to the families with children battling cancer.
Caring Bridge Caring Bridge offers free, easy-to-create web sites that help connect friends and family when they need it most.
Childrens Cancer Center The Children’s Cancer Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing children who have cancer or chronic blood disorders and their families with the emotional, financial and educational support necessary to cope with their life-threatening illnesses.
Children's Dream Fund The Children's Dream Fund was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-18 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

Referrals are received from seven hospitals on Florida's west coast. Dreams vary greatly - from trips to Disney World, meetings with celebrities, gifts such as computers and swimming pools and occasional shopping sprees. Every child deserves hope and a dream!

The true impact of a child's dream cannot be measured in dollars and cents. Our desire is to grant every eligible child's dream. There are many children in our community with life-threatening illnesses, and the Children's Dream Fund needs your help to reach them.

Children's Hope Hospitality House

The mission of Children's Hope is to offer temporary, minimal-cost lodging to parents and families of children receiving medical care away from home; to provide families with a quiet haven during stressful times—a place of comfort, hope and emotional support; to serve families regardless of race, gender, religious or political affiliation, and never turn away any family due to an inability to pay.
Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation CNCF — Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation — was founded from our life's experience with a child with cancer.
We found that there was a need to address the many issues that childhood cancer presents to the family, the child, the doctors and nurses, the community and the country.
As a family, we struggled to make each day count and be filled with as much sunshine as possible.

"The Struggle" symbolizes our mission, our dream and our goal.
To be aware is to have knowledge and that is the first step in making a dream come true.

The next step is to use that knowledge as a tool in supporting the needs of the children and their families and provide funding to the medical community for new and advanced research studies.
As an organization, we will fulfill that responsibility through education, support, advocacy, and research.

Help us in "The Struggle" against childhood cancer.
 
Coins 4 Kids Taking on childhood cancer one penny at a time.
Cure For Neuroblastoma a website dedicated to finding a cure for Neuroblastoma
Cure Search Cure Search unites the world's largest childhood cancer research organization, the Children's Oncology Group, and the National Childhood Cancer Foundation through its mission to cure childhood cancer. Research is key to the cure.
Giving Hope Through Faith

Giving Hope Through Faith Foundation exists to spread the love that comes from knowing Jesus Christ. The idea for the Foundation grew from the lessons sent from God through a journey traveled by one little eight-year-old boy, Zach Tucker. It became clear to many, God had a much bigger purpose for Zach's life. He was sent to us to open our eyes to the promise of eternal life and that no matter what the circumstances, God was always present.
Keep Hope Forever The Keep Hope Forever Foundation has set up a special program for children with serious life threatening illnesses. They provide collected items such as bubbles, books, stuffed animals, hats, small toys, candy, shirts, and more. They are able to send out special Helping Heart packages to children in their mailing list. They are constantly looking for organizations that can lend a helping hand. To find out more, please visit their website by clicking on the link to the left.
Kids Cancer Tree A cancer awareness website for families affected by Neuroblastoma.
Kid's Wish Network Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized charitable organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children. Kids Wish Network assists children and their families through several key programs.
Lunch For Life Lunch for Life is about children. Our children have been diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a particularly deadly form of cancer that strikes thousands of precious young children each year. To make matters worse, research funds have been traditionally scarce for pediatric cancers like this one, which makes finding a cure next to impossible. Until now.. The goal of is for supporters to donate the cost of a day's lunch on a regular basis to the organization which donates all the funds to help find a cure for Neuroblastoma.
Make-A-Wish-Foundation Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 after a little boy named Chris Greicius realized his heartfelt wish to become a police officer. Since its humble beginnings, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, reaching more than 144,000 children around the world.

Although it has become one of the world's most well-known charities, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has maintained the grassroots fulfillment of its mission.

A network of more than 25,000 volunteers enable the Make-A-Wish Foundation to serve children with life-threatening medical conditions. Volunteers serve as wish granters, fundraisers, special events assistants and in numerous other capacities.

As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain steadfast. Wish children of the past, present and future will have an opportunity to share the power of a wish®.

My Friends For Life A website dedicated to encourage Neuroblastoma awareness and research.
The Keep Hope Foundation

We are young people who have hearts for helping and healing. We are helping to spread hope and awareness to children and teens who are fighting life threatening illnesses. From all over the USA we are coming together to fight to bring to light serious illnesses and diseases kids just like us are fighting everyday. The Keep Hope Forever Foundation was set up in honor of brave Mackenzie J who is fighting Leukemia. You can visit her page here.

Each day warriors across this world are fighting to survive, to breathe, and to live. Our mission is to help spread awareness and hope to children and teens who are fighting an illness and to those who want to know more, and want to help. After going through treatments, surgeries, radiations, doctors visits, ER trips, isolation, bad news, and tears there is somehow still hope within all of these young people. Our mission is to share that with our generation and show them that just because of an illness, it does not any child different from the next. We are here to share stories, spread awareness, and most of all hope to the children who are currently fighting. We are here to let them know that kids do care, and we are here every step of the journey. We are warriors, survivors, siblings, and friends coming together to spread hope.
The Ronald McDonald House

A strong mind. A strong body. And a safe, supportive place to grow. These are things that every child needs - and deserves.

Helping to provide these things is what we do.

By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world.

The three core programs of RMHC - the Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile - are focused on helping families in need. Our cornerstone Ronald McDonald House program began in 1974 based on a simple idea: Provide a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. Since that time, more than 10 million families around the world have benefited from the comfort provided by a Ronald McDonald House.

The Ronald McDonald Family Room program extends the comfort of a Ronald McDonald House to a hospital setting. Typically located just steps from neonatal or pediatric intensive care units, the Family Room provides a place to escape the stress and tension of the hospital.

Through relationships with local health care providers, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program brings cost-effective medical, dental and health education services directly to underserved children in both rural and urban areas around the world.

In addition to supporting the core programs, RMHC and our global network of local Chapters in 49 countries have awarded more than $440 million dollars in grants and program services worldwide to make an immediate, positive impact on as many children as possible. Together with support from hundreds of thousands of passionate and caring volunteers, donors and RMHC staff, we've had plenty of success.
Pediatric Cancer Foundation The Pediatric Cancer Foundation, exists to raise money to fund pediatric cancer research. Our focus is to fund research which will lead to the elimination of pediatric cancer worldwide.
Project Angel Hugs … dedicated to nurturing a passion for Christ-centered service in the hearts of our youth
while ministering to the emotional needs of children with cancer & their families.
Quilts of Love This organization facilitates virtual online quilts for cancer stricken children and also provide a spot to sign guest books and leave cards.
St, Judes Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility anywhere. Discoveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

We are where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do more science, more quickly. Where doctors across the world send their toughest cases and most vulnerable patients. Where no one pays for treatment beyond what is covered by insurance, and those without insurance are never asked to pay. We've built America's 3rd-largest health-care charity, with a model that keeps the costs down and the funds flowing, so the science never stops.
SuperSibs! SuperSibs! helps children redefine the "cancer sibling" experience - by providing needed support services and by helping to draw out the greater and important lessons that may benefit these children later in their own lives.
TeamContinuum The mission of Team Continuum is two fold: We provide immediate and vital, non-medical, assistance to cancer patients and their families where the diagnosis results in disruption, hardship and uncertainty in their everyday lives. We also provide funding to healthcare facilities, and foundations, to enhance the delivery of care, communications, and educational services for cancer patients.