Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Out and About Family Activities · About this organization
What you get
Donated family outings such as sporting events, theater, and museum visits.
How to start
Ask the Bear Hugs team about the next outings and how you can be considered.
Good to know
- Opportunities depend on donated tickets or experiences.
The details, as published
Out and About connects Bear Hug Heroes and their families with donated greater-Chicago experiences such as sporting events, theater, and museum visits. The site encourages direct-service families to remain connected through Family Activities, but it publishes no current calendar, selection method, guest rule, capacity, or registration path.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Out and About Family Activities — camps and retreats
Out and About connects Bear Hug Heroes and their families with donated greater-Chicago experiences such as sporting events, theater, and museum visits. The site encourages direct-service families to remain connected through Family Activities, but it publishes no current calendar, selection method, guest rule, capacity, or registration path.
Amount not published
Peer And Emotional Support
Out and About Family Activities — peer and emotional support
Out and About connects Bear Hug Heroes and their families with donated greater-Chicago experiences such as sporting events, theater, and museum visits. The site encourages direct-service families to remain connected through Family Activities, but it publishes no current calendar, selection method, guest rule, capacity, or registration path.
Amount not published
Wishes And Family Experiences
Out and About Family Activities — wishes and family experiences
Out and About connects Bear Hug Heroes and their families with donated greater-Chicago experiences such as sporting events, theater, and museum visits. The site encourages direct-service families to remain connected through Family Activities, but it publishes no current calendar, selection method, guest rule, capacity, or registration path.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A pediatric B-ALL family receiving Bear Necessities direct services may fall within the stated family group.
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
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
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.
- Contact the Bear Hugs team for current opportunities and selection rules.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- No current public activity calendar is available.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Opportunities depend on donated tickets or experiences.
- Selection, guest limits, registration, calendar, and capacity are not published.
- Which direct-service families qualify and what current calendar, guest, selection, and capacity rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Support Services · checked Aug 24, 2026