Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Virtual Programs · About this organization
What you get
Free virtual yoga, crafts, bingo, scavenger hunts, dance parties, and other family activities.
How to start
Ask the Bear Hugs team for the activity calendar and registration instructions.
The details, as published
Free virtual activities let Bear Hug recipients connect with other families through yoga, crafts, bingo, scavenger hunts, dance parties, and raffles. The descriptive page is active, but no public calendar, registration link, recurrence, participant rules, or next dated session is published.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Virtual Programs — camps and retreats
Free virtual activities let Bear Hug recipients connect with other families through yoga, crafts, bingo, scavenger hunts, dance parties, and raffles. The descriptive page is active, but no public calendar, registration link, recurrence, participant rules, or next dated session is published.
Amount not published
Peer And Emotional Support
Virtual Programs — peer and emotional support
Free virtual activities let Bear Hug recipients connect with other families through yoga, crafts, bingo, scavenger hunts, dance parties, and raffles. The descriptive page is active, but no public calendar, registration link, recurrence, participant rules, or next dated session is published.
Amount not published
Wishes And Family Experiences
Virtual Programs — wishes and family experiences
Free virtual activities let Bear Hug recipients connect with other families through yoga, crafts, bingo, scavenger hunts, dance parties, and raffles. The descriptive page is active, but no public calendar, registration link, recurrence, participant rules, or next dated session is published.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A pediatric B-ALL patient who qualifies as a Bear Hug recipient is within the stated recipient 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 the current activity calendar and registration route.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · 312-214-1200 ext. 25 · bearhugs@bearnecessities.org — Program-specific contact for current virtual-program information and registration details.
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 dated sessions are public.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Calendar, registration, recurrence, participant rules, and capacity are not published.
- Who may participate and when is the next session?
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