Me Fine Foundation
Hope for the Holidays · About this organization
What you get
Caregiver gifts, gift cards or virtual wish-list items, gifts for each child in the home, and wrapping materials.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Ask them to contact the program with you.
Good to know
- No public family application or exact 2026 family referral deadline is published.
The details, as published
Hope for the Holidays provides referred partner-hospital families with holiday gifts for the patient, children in the home, and caregivers when a child faces a new diagnosis, relapse, or unexpected holiday-season hospitalization and the family would otherwise lack gifts. Hospital partners refer families; 2026 referrals are expected from the last week of October through an end-of-November rolling window, but no exact family closing date is published.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Hope for the Holidays — peer and emotional support
Hope for the Holidays provides referred partner-hospital families with holiday gifts for the patient, children in the home, and caregivers when a child faces a new diagnosis, relapse, or unexpected holiday-season hospitalization and the family would otherwise lack gifts. Hospital partners refer families; 2026 referrals are expected from the last week of October through an end-of-November rolling window, but no exact family closing date is published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Caregiver gifts
- Gift cards or virtual wish-list items
- Gifts for each child in the home
- Wrapping materials
Practical Items And Home Help
Hope for the Holidays — practical items and home help
Hope for the Holidays provides referred partner-hospital families with holiday gifts for the patient, children in the home, and caregivers when a child faces a new diagnosis, relapse, or unexpected holiday-season hospitalization and the family would otherwise lack gifts. Hospital partners refer families; 2026 referrals are expected from the last week of October through an end-of-November rolling window, but no exact family closing date is published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Caregiver gifts
- Gift cards or virtual wish-list items
- Gifts for each child in the home
- Wrapping materials
Wishes And Family Experiences
Hope for the Holidays — wishes and family experiences
Hope for the Holidays provides referred partner-hospital families with holiday gifts for the patient, children in the home, and caregivers when a child faces a new diagnosis, relapse, or unexpected holiday-season hospitalization and the family would otherwise lack gifts. Hospital partners refer families; 2026 referrals are expected from the last week of October through an end-of-November rolling window, but no exact family closing date is published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Caregiver gifts
- Gift cards or virtual wish-list items
- Gifts for each child in the home
- Wrapping materials
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with a new B-ALL diagnosis, relapse, or unexpected holiday hospitalization at a partner hospital can fit the published event gate.
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: Duke Children's; UNC Children's; WakeMed Children's.
- Duke Children's
- UNC Children's
- WakeMed Children's
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- North Carolina — North Carolina — North Carolina
How to get started
Set up the ask for my care team
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.
- Ask partner-hospital staff whether the family qualifies for referral.
- Me Fine contacts a referred family to collect wishes.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- No exact family closing date is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- No public family application or exact 2026 family referral deadline is published.
- What exact 2026 family referral deadline and selection/capacity rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Hope for the Holidays · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Hope for the Holidays · checked Aug 24, 2026