Strong Little Souls
Care Package Program · About this organization
What you get
A custom care package with toys and activities chosen for your child, and sometimes sibling items.
How to start
Fill in the request with interests, medical and shipping details. Upload accepted diagnosis documents.
Good to know
- The treatment-window wording is ambiguous.
- Packages are shipped in application-received order after validation.
The details, as published
Strong Little Souls sends customized care packages with toys, activities, and items chosen around a child's interests to provide comfort and distraction during cancer treatment. The public application accepts U.S. children diagnosed before age 21 and uses the ambiguous rule that a child must be 'within 2 years of active treatment'; applications are shipped in received order after validation, and sibling items may be added when funding allows.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Care Package Program — peer and emotional support
Strong Little Souls sends customized care packages with toys, activities, and items chosen around a child's interests to provide comfort and distraction during cancer treatment. The public application accepts U.S. children diagnosed before age 21 and uses the ambiguous rule that a child must be 'within 2 years of active treatment'; applications are shipped in received order after validation, and sibling items may be added when funding allows.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Activities
- Customized toys
- Items selected for the child's interests
- Sibling items when funding allows
Practical Items And Home Help
Care Package Program — practical items and home help
Strong Little Souls sends customized care packages with toys, activities, and items chosen around a child's interests to provide comfort and distraction during cancer treatment. The public application accepts U.S. children diagnosed before age 21 and uses the ambiguous rule that a child must be 'within 2 years of active treatment'; applications are shipped in received order after validation, and sibling items may be added when funding allows.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Activities
- Customized toys
- Items selected for the child's interests
- Sibling items when funding allows
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child diagnosed with B-ALL before age 21 can fit the national cancer and treatment-window rules.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at diagnosis.
- The initial cancer diagnosis must occur before age 21.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment
- The official phrase 'within 2 years of active treatment' is ambiguous about whether it means during treatment, after treatment, or both.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Permanent residence in the United States..
- Child must be located within the United States.
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? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian
- Complete the public application with child, diagnosis, interests, treating-hospital, social-worker, guardian, and mailing information.
- The organization validates requests and ships packages in application-received order.
- Upload accepted diagnosis documentation.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Documentation clearly showing the child's name, date of birth or age, and diagnosis.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Packages are shipped in application-received order after validation.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The treatment-window wording is ambiguous.
- Value, delivery time, repeat eligibility, and shipping exclusions are not published.
- What does 'within 2 years of active treatment' mean, and what shipping-time and repeat-package rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Care Package Application · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Care Packages · checked Aug 27, 2026