Set up the ask
Friends of Kids with Cancer
Educational, Emotional, and Recreational Family Programs
What you get
Free education, counseling, expressive therapy, scholarships, gifts, iPads, outings, parties, and comforting items during clinic visits. Your social worker can ask whether requests are open.
They ask families not to contact them directly; your care team does.
- Who starts it
- Your social worker
- How it’s sent
- Through your social worker
- Your time
- One conversation with your social worker
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Treatment at one of three named partner centers is required even if the family lives elsewhere.
- A partner-center care-team member must submit the referral.
- A partner-hospital social worker or care team must refer the child.
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One thing to do: ask your social workerThey send it. You give them what they need.
Friends of Kids with Cancer takes requests from your social worker, not from families. Copy this message, or say it at the next visit.
Hi [social worker’s name], Could you send a request to Friends of Kids with Cancer for us? They offer free education, counseling, expressive therapy, scholarships, gifts, iPads, outings, parties, and comforting items during clinic visits, and it has to come from you. Their page is here: https://www.friendsofkids.com/help.html Tell me what you need from me and I’ll bring it to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us. [your name] · [phone]
Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.Their program page ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What to bring to the meeting
- Your child’s diagnosis, the hospital’s name, and what you need help with.
What happens next
- Complete and submit the internal Friends referral on your behalf.
- Respond when Friends staff reaches out for program coordination or additional facts.
After your social worker sends it
Ask the care-team referrer to confirm submission; watch for Friends staff to contact the family directly when needed.