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Ukandu Virtual Programs · About this organization

What you get

Free online cooking, art, science, games, and other activities for your child and family.

How to start

Email Program Director Robin Emerick at remerick@ukandu.org to ask when the next online activity takes place and how to reserve a place.

Good to know

  • No current event date or RSVP form is published.
  • Online activities usually happen on weekends through the year.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

You and your child can join free online cooking, art, science, games and other interactive activities with people affected by childhood or adolescent cancer. The linked escape-room event took place in January 2025. Email Program Director Robin Emerick for the next activity before you complete a registration.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Peer And Emotional Support

Virtual family connection

You and your child can connect through online cooking, art, science and game activities, with live or prerecorded options depending on the event.

Noncash help

  • The official program page states that Ukandu programming is free of charge.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A family affected by B-ALL fits the stated childhood-or-adolescent-cancer population.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

  • The page describes children of all ages but does not publish a formal age rule.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • The online format is intended in part for children too sick to attend in-person programming; detailed clinical rules are not published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

No residence restriction is published.

  • "Qualification: All participants and open to any family impacted by childhood or adolescent cancer." The page adds: "there are families across the country who would love to experience the 'hope and joy' that Ukandu provides. So we are committed to offering virtual programming on an ongoing basis for our community." Location: Virtual.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • No treating-facility or hospital-network restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Online — Live, interactive, and prerecorded virtual activities are delivered online.

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.

  1. Ask Ukandu for the next virtual-program date and current RSVP form.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Web Form · Open form or page — The linked form is titled "(CLOSED) Ukandu Winter (Re)Connect: Virtual Escape Room" and says "REGISTRATION IS CLOSED as of Tuesday, January 21 at 11AM".
  • Email · info@ukandu.org
  • Email · remerick@ukandu.org — Program Director Robin Emerick; the page says "For any further questions please contact our Program Director, Robin Emerick."

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowEvent Specific
Last checkedSep 26, 2026
  • The only posted event is January 25, 2025, and its RSVP form says "REGISTRATION IS CLOSED as of Tuesday, January 21 at 11AM". The FAQ says "Virtual programs take place throughout the year typically on weekends", but no upcoming virtual date or open RSVP is posted on 2026-09-26.
  • Each virtual event has its own RSVP. The only posted event is January 25, 2025, and its registration closed January 21.
  • "Virtual programs take place throughout the year typically on weekends"; no upcoming date is posted.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • No current event date or RSVP form is published.
  • Current residence scope and whether enrollment requires an existing Ukandu relationship are unclear.
  • What is the next scheduled virtual program and its RSVP form? (The 2025 escape-room RSVP is marked closed.)

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program