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Crisis Fund
Up to $300 once a year for a cancer-related emergency expense.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Medical And Insurance Costs, Travel And Transportation
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Support organization
Fairy Godmother Project
Fairy Godmother Project supports families in its Fredericksburg-area Virginia service region during active pediatric-cancer treatment, remission, survivorship, end of life, and bereavement. A live English or Spanish service form enrolls active-treatment families in a practical-support bundle with meals, gas and grocery cards, cleaning, lawn care, memberships, crafts, snacks, care packages, and a lead volunteer. Distinct programs provide twice-yearly bill relief, crisis help, therapy sessions, peer groups, remission-year assistance, rehabilitative support, an annual mothers’ retreat, portraits, and the Stargazer end-of-life and grief continuum. Several offerings are accessed only through enrolled-family staff contacts and do not publish deadlines, capacity, or current calendars. The site also provides English and Spanish brochures and multiple practical guides for families, supporters, and schools.
About this organization
Eases the day-to-day and emotional burdens of pediatric cancer through practical, financial, psychosocial, survivorship, end-of-life, and bereavement support.
Fredericksburg-area practical aid, bill relief, therapy, peer groups, survivorship, retreats, photography, and end-of-life or bereavement support.
Programs that may help
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
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Financial Relief Bill Pay
Up to $500 in bill relief, paid to the company you owe, during June and December cycles.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Meals And Food
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Family Services Practical-Support Bundle
Help with aaa and ymca memberships, financial assistance, gas cards, grocery cards, lawn care, meals, monthly care packages, professional house cleaning and snacks and crafts.
Helps with: Meals And Food, Navigation Guides And Advocacy, Practical Items And Home Help, Travel And Transportation
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Medical And Insurance Costs
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Helping Hands Fund
You contact the Executive Director or Program Coordinator The amount isn't published. Ask.
Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs, Scholarships And Survivorship
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Camps And Retreats
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Moms’ Wellness Retreat
A yearly mothers’ retreat with restorative activities, time with other mothers and an in-person support group.
Helps with: Camps And Retreats, Peer And Emotional Support, Scholarships And Survivorship
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Mental Health Therapy
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Nila Fund Psychosocial Support
Up to 12 sessions with a local therapist.
Helps with: Mental Health Therapy
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Peer And Emotional Support
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Monthly Peer Support Groups
Monthly virtual peer groups with an experienced facilitator during treatment or remission, plus ongoing survivor groups.
Helps with: Peer And Emotional Support
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Bereavement And Memorial Support
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Family Photography Program
You enrolled in Fairy Godmother Project programs may receive complimentary portraits during two annual portrait days or individual sessions when needed, with a canvas and all digital files.
Helps with: Bereavement And Memorial Support, Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
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Stargazer End-of-Life and Bereavement Program
A $500 gift card, home and community help, meals, photos, funeral planning and costs, grief resources, memorial items, annual retreat, kindness days, anniversary cards and a luncheon at end of life and after loss.
Helps with: Bereavement And Memorial Support, Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Meals And Food
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Practical Items And Home Help
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Remission Relief and Survivorship Program
$50 gift cards in odd-numbered months and care packages in even-numbered months for the first year after treatment, with emotional support and group connection. Survivor groups and retreats continue beyond it.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help, Scholarships And Survivorship
Where: VA
Care team must start: No
Guides and family resources
Guide
Resources for Families in Active Treatment
This public guide explains the monthly points system, meals, snacks, crafts, memberships, care packages, Financial Relief, Crisis Fund, therapy sessions, and peer group available during active treatment.
Topics: active treatment, financial support, peer group, practical help, therapy
Guide
Fairy Godmother Project Information Brochure
The English brochure summarizes active-treatment, remission, counseling, emergency, practical, photography, and Stargazer family supports and gives program contacts.
Topics: bereavement, emotional support, financial support, practical support, program overview
Guide
Información de Fairy Godmother Project
The Spanish-language brochure summarizes the organization’s support for active-treatment, remission, counseling, practical, financial, photography, and bereaved families.
Topics: bereavement, emotional support, financial support, practical support, program overview
Guide
Caring for the Caregiver
A public family-facing guide addressing caregiver well-being and practical self-care while supporting a child with pediatric cancer.
Topics: caregiver support, coping, self-care
Guide
Helpful Hints for Supporting Pediatric Cancer Families
This concise public visual guide offers practical ideas for people who want to help a family affected by pediatric cancer.
Topics: family support, practical help
Resource Directory
Pediatric Cancer Resources
This five-page directory links families to outside camps, counseling, education, experiences, financial help, nutrition, sibling support, and travel or lodging resources. Every outside listing is a discovery lead that must be verified with its operator.
Topics: camps, counseling, education, financial help, nutrition, siblings, travel and lodging
Guide
Remission Relief Guide
This public guide describes first-year monthly remission support, Helping Hands, virtual peer groups, and the annual mothers’ wellness retreat for post-treatment families.
Topics: financial support, peer support, remission, retreat, survivorship
Educational Toolkit · Guide
Providing Cancer Support in Schools
This public guide helps schools and teachers understand and support students and families affected by pediatric cancer.
Topics: education, pediatric cancer, school support
Guide
Supporting Families with Pediatric Cancer
A public guide gives relatives, friends, and community members practical guidance for supporting families during pediatric-cancer treatment.
Topics: community support, pediatric cancer, practical help
Official sources
Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.
- Fairy Godmother Project official website · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Crisis Fund · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Family Services Practical-Support Bundle · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Fairy Godmother Project official website · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Services Practical-Support Bundle · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Fairy Godmother Project official website · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Fairy Godmother Project official website · checked Aug 24, 2026