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NC4K

Events for Play · About this organization

What you get

Free recreational and seasonal events where your whole family can spend time together outside treatment.

How to start

Join NC4K as a family, then use the NewOrg event calendar and invitations to sign up for activities.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

NC4K hosts free events where registered childhood-cancer families can spend time together outside treatment. NC4K reports 13 events in 2025 and a 2026 Back-to-School event serving 255 children from 90 families. Current invitations and registration appear inside the private NewOrg portal, so no complete upcoming public calendar, frequency entitlement, or eligibility duration is published.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Events for Play — camps and retreats

NC4K hosts free events where registered childhood-cancer families can spend time together outside treatment. NC4K reports 13 events in 2025 and a 2026 Back-to-School event serving 255 children from 90 families. Current invitations and registration appear inside the private NewOrg portal, so no complete upcoming public calendar, frequency entitlement, or eligibility duration is published.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Whole-family recreational and seasonal events

Peer And Emotional Support

Events for Play — peer and emotional support

NC4K hosts free events where registered childhood-cancer families can spend time together outside treatment. NC4K reports 13 events in 2025 and a 2026 Back-to-School event serving 255 children from 90 families. Current invitations and registration appear inside the private NewOrg portal, so no complete upcoming public calendar, frequency entitlement, or eligibility duration is published.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Whole-family recreational and seasonal events

Wishes And Family Experiences

Events for Play — wishes and family experiences

NC4K hosts free events where registered childhood-cancer families can spend time together outside treatment. NC4K reports 13 events in 2025 and a 2026 Back-to-School event serving 255 children from 90 families. Current invitations and registration appear inside the private NewOrg portal, so no complete upcoming public calendar, frequency entitlement, or eligibility duration is published.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Whole-family recreational and seasonal events

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Registered Ohio-connected pediatric-cancer families may participate when an event is offered and its event-specific rules are met.

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

You must live in: OH.

Where your child is treated

Treatment must be connected to: A family outside Ohio may qualify when the child receives treatment at an Ohio hospital..

  • A family outside Ohio may qualify when the child receives treatment at an Ohio hospital.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

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, Caregiver

  1. Register as an NC4K family.
  2. Review event invitations and register through NewOrg.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal · Open form or page — Authenticated NewOrg family login for the event calendar and registrations.
  • Web Form · Open form or page — Public NC4K Family registration form for households without a NewOrg account.

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 windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • Registration details appear in the private family portal.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • No complete public calendar, registration windows, capacity rules, or formal post-treatment and bereavement eligibility period is published.
  • What events are currently open, and how long after treatment or bereavement may a registered family participate?

Official sources

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

Official program