University of Iowa Dance Marathon
Dance Marathon Family Programs · About this organization
What you get
Student volunteers visit your child on the hospital's cancer floor with crafts and games, and your family is invited to monthly family events. They don't say what it costs.
How to start
Email the Family Liaison Director at dm-familyliaison@uiowa.edu to ask how your family can join the events and visits.
Good to know
- Updates come in family emails every two weeks.
- Some events are online.
The details, as published
University of Iowa Dance Marathon, a large student charity, supports pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients and their families treated at UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital. Student volunteers spend time with children on the hospital's 11th floor through crafts and games, run weekly virtual and in-person programming, and host monthly family events outside the hospital. Families get updates in biweekly Family Liaison emails.
What help you may get
Wishes And Family Experiences
Monthly family events
Monthly family events outside the hospital and virtual get-togethers for Dance Marathon families.
Amount not published · Recurring
Can cover
- monthly family events
- virtual events
- Cost to families is not printed.
- Monthly events.
Peer And Emotional Support
In-hospital visits and programming
Student volunteers spend time with children at Stead through crafts, games and connection, with weekly virtual and in-person programming.
Amount not published · Recurring
Can cover
- crafts
- games
- volunteer visits
- Cost to families is not printed.
- Weekly programming.
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Student volunteers spend time with your child in the hospital through crafts and games.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Dance Marathon supports pediatric oncology patients and families at Stead Family Children's Hospital, which includes children with B-ALL.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- No age limit is printed on the pages read.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- No income rule; cost to families is not printed.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No residence rule is printed; the programs are for families treated at Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital.
- provide emotional and financial support and services for pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients and their families treated at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital.
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
- Write to the Family Liaison Director about joining Dance Marathon family events.
- The family team adds you to the Family Liaison emails that announce events.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · dm-familyliaison@uiowa.edu — Family Liaison Director for all family inquiries.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Applicable |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- Families page read 2026-09-29 describes current monthly events and weekly programming.
- Year-round programming.
Limitations and things to confirm
- For pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant families treated at Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Contact | Dance Marathon - The University of Iowa · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Families | Dance Marathon - The University of Iowa · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Dance Marathon | The University of Iowa · checked Sep 29, 2026
- UIDM Scholarships | Dance Marathon - The University of Iowa · checked Sep 29, 2026