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

P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative

Adopt-a-Family · About this organization

What you get

Holiday gifts chosen from wish lists for everyone in your immediate family.

How to start

Your social worker starts the request. Hospital partners identify and submit you; no direct family form is published.

Good to know

  • Recipient access is through hospital selection.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Hospital Mediated Care team starts the request

P.U.N.T. and its hospital partners select Western New York families fighting pediatric cancer for holiday adoption; donors fulfill wish lists for every member of the patient's immediate family.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Adopt-a-Family — camps and retreats

P.U.N.T. and its hospital partners select Western New York families fighting pediatric cancer for holiday adoption; donors fulfill wish lists for every member of the patient's immediate family.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • holiday wish-list gifts for the patient's immediate family

Practical Items And Home Help

Adopt-a-Family — practical items and home help

P.U.N.T. and its hospital partners select Western New York families fighting pediatric cancer for holiday adoption; donors fulfill wish lists for every member of the patient's immediate family.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • holiday wish-list gifts for the patient's immediate family

Wishes And Family Experiences

Adopt-a-Family — wishes and family experiences

P.U.N.T. and its hospital partners select Western New York families fighting pediatric cancer for holiday adoption; donors fulfill wish lists for every member of the patient's immediate family.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • holiday wish-list gifts for the patient's immediate family

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The program serves immediate families of children fighting cancer.

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: Published program service area in US-NY.

  • This holiday program is specifically for Western New York pediatric-cancer families selected with Buffalo-area hospital partners. New York is confirmed, with a narrower regional or partner-hospital gate.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

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. Hospital partners identify and submit families; no direct family form is published.

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

ProgramActive
ApplicationsHospital Mediated
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedAug 27, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Recipient access is through hospital selection.
  • Wish-list limits and current deadlines are not published.
  • What are the current recipient selection dates and gift limits?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program