Bay Area Pediatric Cancer Resources
Art for Life Foundation, UCSF Benioff Hospital, Oakland CA. Programs provide inclusive, interactive, therapeutic art activities that help normalize the hospital experience for kids. http://www.artforlife.org/index.html
Bay Kids, San Francisco, CA. Brings filmmaking programs to kids with serious illnesses to improve their morale, self-confidence, and sense of hope. https://www.baykids.org/
Child Life Mommy. Supports families coping with life’s challenges of illness, loss, trauma, and transitions. Through therapeutic play, creative arts, education, and emotional support, Child Life Mommy helps children process these challenges and create a coping plan to best support their needs. https://childlifemommy.com/
Family House, San Francisco CA. Provides temporary housing to families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital. http://familyhouseinc.org/
George Mark Children’s House, San Leandro CA. Residence and other services for children with all kinds of serious illness not just cancer. https://georgemark.org/
Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Service, Santa Cruz CA. Provides support to parents and families of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses in Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and South Santa Clara Counties. Camp Heart+Hands. https://www.jacobsheart.org/
North Bay Cancer, Santa Rosa CA. Independent community resource, not affiliated with any hospital or medical group, providing a direct path to local cancer resources and information as well as financial support for cancer patients who cannot afford to pay. Serving Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino counties. http://www.northbaycancer.org