$52,715 raised by 25 donors
81% complete
$65,000 Goal
Wipe Out Kids' Cancer (WOKC) offers comfort and hope to kids with cancer through support programs serving the entire family and funds innovative research leading to new discoveries and treatments in the fight against pediatric cancer. We strive to achieve this mission through our three major initiatives: Buddy Bags, Warrior Family Programs, and Research.
Buddy Bags - A Buddy Bag is a sturdy rolling suitcase given to pediatric cancer patients admitted for overnight stays in a WOKC partnering hospital. Filled with carefully selected hygienic, comfort, and entertainment items, they are designed to ease the transition from home or pediatrician’s office to the hospital.
“The Buddy Bag is the most important part of the admission and early treatment process because it provides a ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark and scary time for a child and their family.”
- Child Life Specialist Children’s Plano
”Smiles are in short supply and this bag was like a warm hug from a friend. The Buddy Bag had everything we needed, and it showed someone cared - we needed that because that first day…it’s just tough and this was the one positive thing that happened to us. We cherish WOKC!”
- Pediatric Cancer Patient's Mom
Warrior Family Program - Since cancer affects the entire family, this unique WOKC program provides fun and free events throughout the year. All family members enjoy amusement venues, sporting events, holiday parties, and other social engagement activities…medicine for the soul as parents describe.
"I didn't realize how much we needed this time to reconnect as a family. We laughed, we cheered, we talked, and enjoyed the simplicity of just being a family again. This has taken a toll on all of us, but last night allowed us to enjoy the blessing of family time."
- The father of a pediatric cancer patient
"I told my husband we were going to the Cooking Class event - we will either be celebrating a good test result or using it to take our mind off of a setback."
- The mother of a pediatric cancer patient
Research - WOKC has significantly impacted the pediatric cancer space by funding over $10 million for innovative and novel childhood cancer research projects. This seed money has yielded more than $30 million in additional grant money for further critical research studies and discoveries.
Wipe Out Kids' Cancer offers comfort and hope to kids with cancer through support programs serving the entire family and funds innovative research leading to new discoveries and treatments in the fight against pediatric cancer.
Your donation enables WOKC to assist these families from diagnosis to the "all clear". No family plans for pediatric cancer -- we do.
Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer is committed to upholding our values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace culture and in our daily interactions with the families we serve. WOKC values diversity within our staff and board of directors and we work passionately for a very diverse population of kids and families. WOKC believes that making everyone feel valued and included is paramount to fulfilling our mission of providing comfort and hope.
Organization name
Wipe Out Kids' Cancer
Causes
Youth & Children
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Grayson, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
BIPOC Serving
Native American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or African American
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
1349 Empire Central Suite 100