Child Cancer Fund
Nemours Jacksonville Oncology Child Life Specialist · About this organization
What you get
A Child Life Specialist helps your child prepare for procedures, cope through play, return to school, and find activities during treatment.
How to start
Get in touch with the Nemours Jacksonville oncology Child Life Specialist or ask the care team.
Good to know
- After-hours availability isn't published; ask whom to call if your child needs help then.
The details, as published
Child Cancer Fund's Christy Fund supports the Nemours Jacksonville oncology Child Life Specialist position in perpetuity. The specialist provides medical and therapeutic play, procedural preparation, coping and advocacy, structured activities, school reintegration visits, and terminal-child home visits for pediatric oncology families.
What help you may get
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Nemours Jacksonville Oncology Child Life Specialist — navigation guides and advocacy
Child Cancer Fund's Christy Fund supports the Nemours Jacksonville oncology Child Life Specialist position in perpetuity. The specialist provides medical and therapeutic play, procedural preparation, coping and advocacy, structured activities, school reintegration visits, and terminal-child home visits for pediatric oncology families.
Amount not published
Peer And Emotional Support
Nemours Jacksonville Oncology Child Life Specialist — peer and emotional support
Child Cancer Fund's Christy Fund supports the Nemours Jacksonville oncology Child Life Specialist position in perpetuity. The specialist provides medical and therapeutic play, procedural preparation, coping and advocacy, structured activities, school reintegration visits, and terminal-child home visits for pediatric oncology families.
Amount not published
School And Learning
Nemours Jacksonville Oncology Child Life Specialist — school and learning
Child Cancer Fund's Christy Fund supports the Nemours Jacksonville oncology Child Life Specialist position in perpetuity. The specialist provides medical and therapeutic play, procedural preparation, coping and advocacy, structured activities, school reintegration visits, and terminal-child home visits for pediatric oncology families.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL is childhood cancer within the relevant Jacksonville or event eligibility boundary.
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 must be through: Primary oncology physician at Nemours Children's Health Jacksonville; Treatment at Nemours Children's Health or Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville.
- Primary oncology physician at Nemours Children's Health Jacksonville
- Treatment at Nemours Children's Health or Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Florida — Florida — Florida
- Georgia — Georgia — Georgia
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.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Contact the Nemours Jacksonville oncology Child Life Specialist or ask the care team.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · 904-697-3908 — Current Nemours Jacksonville hematology/oncology Child Life Specialist phone.
- Email · sarah.lapcevic@nemours.org — Current Nemours Jacksonville hematology/oncology Child Life Specialist email.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- No application, service limits, or after-hours coverage are published.
- What current referral, availability, and service limits apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Nemours Jacksonville Oncology Child Life Specialist · checked Aug 24, 2026