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Charm Connection · About this organization
What you get
A bracelet with three to five starter charms and an instruction card, with charm trading and more charms for activities and treatment milestones.
How to start
Your hospital’s Child Life or clinical team arranges the bracelets and charms. Ask them about taking part.
The details, as published
Participating pediatric-cancer hospitals give children a bracelet and 3–5 starter charms, then staff and patients trade or award more charms during activities and treatment milestones. Child-life specialists and clinical teams manage delivery; families do not submit an application.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Bracelet and starter charms
Participating pediatric-cancer hospitals give children a bracelet and 3–5 starter charms, then staff and patients trade or award more charms during activities and treatment milestones. Child-life specialists and clinical teams manage delivery; families do not submit an application.
Noncash help
Can cover
- bracelet
- 3–5 starter charms
- instruction card
Peer And Emotional Support
Hospital charm trading and milestones
Participating pediatric-cancer hospitals give children a bracelet and 3–5 starter charms, then staff and patients trade or award more charms during activities and treatment milestones. Child-life specialists and clinical teams manage delivery; families do not submit an application.
Noncash help
Can cover
- charm trading
- activity and milestone charms
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Trading charms and marking milestones gives your child a way to connect during treatment.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL patients fit the published pediatric-cancer hospital population when their hospital participates.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
Newly Diagnosed, Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment
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-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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.
Who can start: Child Life Specialist, Healthcare Team
Ways to apply or ask
- Automatic Distribution — Participating child-life and clinical teams distribute starter packs and manage the charm bank.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Only available at participating hospitals; the official page does not publish the current hospital list, child-age limits, or family request route.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Charm Connection Program · checked Aug 27, 2026