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DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

Family Game Nights · About this organization

What you get

Free family game nights.

How to start

Follow the official page or contact Candlelighters for the published access process.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Family Game Nights is a free 2026 family event with an exact published date; Current-treatment patients, siblings, and parents; a second event is November 18 with RSVP by November 15.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Family Game Nights — camps and retreats

Family Game Nights is a free 2026 family event with an exact published date; Current-treatment patients, siblings, and parents; a second event is November 18 with RSVP by November 15.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

Family Game Nights — wishes and family experiences

Family Game Nights is a free 2026 family event with an exact published date; Current-treatment patients, siblings, and parents; a second event is November 18 with RSVP by November 15.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL is childhood cancer within the organization’s scope, subject to the record-specific rules.

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 connected to: Children’s National Medical Center; Georgetown University Hospital; Inova Fairfax Hospital; Johns Hopkins Hospital; National Institutes of Health; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

  • Children’s National Medical Center
  • Georgetown University Hospital
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

How to get started

Get ready to call

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

  1. Follow the official page or contact DC Candlelighters for the published access route.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowEvent Specific · deadline Sep 13, 2026
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Do not infer eligibility, recurrence, capacity, or availability beyond the published record details.
  • Confirm unpublished operational details.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program