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

The Dragonfly Foundation — Chicago

Adopt A Family · About this organization

What you get

Holiday gifts chosen from your family's wish list.

How to start

Your social worker sends the referral.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published Care team starts the request

Seasonal holiday support matches a hospital-referred family with a donor who fulfills a wish list covering household members. No 2026 beneficiary deadline, gift limit, delivery date, or household rule is published.

What help you may get

Practical Items And Home Help

Adopt A Family — practical items and home help

Seasonal holiday support matches a hospital-referred family with a donor who fulfills a wish list covering household members. No 2026 beneficiary deadline, gift limit, delivery date, or household rule is published.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Holiday gifts from a family wish list

Wishes And Family Experiences

Adopt A Family — wishes and family experiences

Seasonal holiday support matches a hospital-referred family with a donor who fulfills a wish list covering household members. No 2026 beneficiary deadline, gift limit, delivery date, or household rule is published.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Holiday gifts from a family wish list

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Hospital-referred pediatric-cancer families, including B-ALL, are in 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: Current Dragonfly Chicago partner hospital..

  • Current Dragonfly Chicago partner hospital.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Illinois — Illinois — Illinois
  • Chicago area — Chicago area

How to get started

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.

  1. A front-line hospital staff member refers an eligible registered family.
  2. The family supplies a wish list if selected.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • No 2026 referral window, gift limit, household rule, or delivery timeline is published.
  • 2026 referral dates, family selection rules, required family information, wish-list and value limits, referral steps, and delivery timing.

Official sources

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

Official program