Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Connor's Heroes

Heroes Bags and Backpacks · About this organization

What you get

A bag and backpack filled with hospital items recommended by other childhood-cancer parents.

How to start

Ask the program when and where you can pick up this help.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Automatic Distribution

Connor’s Heroes provides Heroes Bags and Backpacks to families whose child is diagnosed or treated for cancer at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU; access varies between hospital delivery, registered-family invitations, and program staff coordination.

What help you may get

Practical Items And Home Help

Heroes Bags and Backpacks — practical items and home help

Program-specific support through Heroes Bags and Backpacks.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is explicitly within the registration’s ALL diagnosis option and the CHoR pediatric-cancer scope.

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: Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

  • Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Virginia — Virginia — Virginia
  • Central Virginia — Central Virginia
  • Richmond — Richmond

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.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Automatic Distribution · Open form or page — Starting diagnosis benefit; no separate request form published.

Documents to prepare

No documents are listed.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsAutomatic Distribution
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Applicable
Last checkedAug 27, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Program-specific dates, benefit limits, capacity, and request steps are not fully published.
  • Confirm current schedule, capacity, and program-specific access.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program