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AYJ Fund

AYJ SMILES individual gifts and experiences · About this organization

What you get

Personalized gifts or experiences for your child, such as birthday gifts, electronics, and sometimes sibling surprises.

How to start

AYJ Fund confirms details and determines what individualized support it can give.

Good to know

  • Gifts are chosen individually and are not promised.
  • The response time isn't published; ask when to follow up.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

AYJ Fund accepts a public parent or guardian application for personalized gift packages or experiences for a child diagnosed with cancer. Official recent examples include themed gifts, birthday support, electronics, and occasional sibling surprises, but contents, timing, selection, capacity, and geographic limits are individualized and not guaranteed.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

AYJ SMILES individual gifts and experiences — camps and retreats

Personalized package or experience based on the child’s interests and special requests; value and contents vary.

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

AYJ SMILES individual gifts and experiences — peer and emotional support

Personalized package or experience based on the child’s interests and special requests; value and contents vary.

Amount not published

Practical Items And Home Help

AYJ SMILES individual gifts and experiences — practical items and home help

Personalized package or experience based on the child’s interests and special requests; value and contents vary.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

AYJ SMILES individual gifts and experiences — wishes and family experiences

Personalized package or experience based on the child’s interests and special requests; value and contents vary.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The application accepts children with any cancer and official examples include a teen with leukemia.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

  1. A parent or guardian completes the public form with age, diagnosis, diagnosis date, facility, oncologist, interests, special requests, and shipping information.
  2. AYJ Fund confirms details and determines what individualized support it can provide.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • No deadline, response time, or selection priority is published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Benefit content is individualized and not guaranteed.
  • Geography, age limit, treatment-status rules, verification, response time, cost, capacity, and fulfillment timing are not published.
  • What states or countries and ages are eligible?
  • What verification, timing, selection, capacity, and cost rules apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program