Children’s Cancer Association (JoyRx)
JoyRx Music · About this organization
What you get
Free music for your child: a personal song recording, live music sessions and on-demand performances. Hospital visits depend on your care team's arrangements.
How to start
Use JoyRx's YouTube links for music now. For a live visit or personal song, ask your child life specialist or call JoyRx at 503-244-3141.
Good to know
- For Zoom sessions, you need a device that can make video calls.
- Ask your child life specialist which live music choices your hospital has.
The details, as published
Your child and siblings can listen to free music in person or online, request a personal song recording and join livestreams. Hospital-based music depends on your child's facility. Zoom sessions are for children ages 5–19 who are hospitalized or being treated for a chronic condition or serious illness.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
JoyRx Music — peer and emotional support
Child-centered music experiences intended to reduce isolation and stress and create connection during treatment.
Noncash help · Recurring
Can cover
- Personalized song recording
- One-time or recurring Zoom music session
- Monthly livestream concert
- On-demand music performances
- Partner-facility bedside or digital-live music when available
- Provided free of charge.
- Zoom may be one-time or recurring; livestream is monthly; on-demand content is available continuously.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a serious illness and cancer; current national Zoom eligibility includes pediatric patients receiving treatment for a chronic medical condition or serious illness.
Age
Age 0 to no published upper limit, measured at service date.
- Personalized recordings are described for pediatric patients of all ages; Zoom sessions are limited to ages 5–19; YouTube has separate under-13 and 13+ channels.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- Zoom sessions require current hospitalization or treatment for a chronic medical condition or serious illness.
- JoyRx states its family programs are free of charge.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- Mode-specific availability applies; in-person bedside service is based in Portland, Austin, and New York City.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
- Hospital bedside, Digital Live, and facility on-demand delivery depend on a JoyRx healthcare partner; public YouTube content is available without a partner facility.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- JoyRx digital music — Online delivery through virtual sessions, livestreams, recordings, partner systems, and public YouTube channels.
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, Social Worker, Child Life Specialist
- Ask the child's social worker or child life specialist which JoyRx Music modes are currently available through the treating facility or nationally.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · Open form or page · 503-244-3141 — Family resources page describes offerings but does not expose a current intake 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 | Sep 25, 2026 |
- Program descriptions are current, but direct family intake is not published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Your child's age and hospital affect which live music sessions you can request.
- Ask JoyRx how to request a recording or Zoom session before sending your child's details.
- Confirm the current family intake route and delivery availability for each music mode.
- GPT Pro run58 (2026-09-25): What current request form or staff contact is used for personalized recordings and Zoom sessions, and how long do requests take?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Resources and Support from JoyRx Programs · checked Aug 27, 2026
- JoyRx Music · checked Aug 27, 2026
- JoyRx national family programs · checked Aug 27, 2026