Program areas at Fairy Godmother Project
Family services and financial relief program- these services include financial relief through bill payment twice a year for a maximum total of $1,000 where all bills are paid directly to the biller for a total of $20,864, monthly meals prepared by volunteers, house cleaning, lawn care and grocery and gas cards totaling $128,350. In fy 2023, we provided services to 33 families
Stargazer program- emotional and financial support to families at the end of a child's life and beyond. Fairy Godmother Project provides hospice support, financial assistance, funeral planning, annual bereaved retreats and memorial events to celebrate the child's life. In 2023, Fairy Godmother Project supported 23 families with on-going emotional support and retreat services.
Hope link program: the hope link program supports groups for families is provided monthly. Families can also request a aaa roadside assistance membership, assistance on house projects through community partnerships, and emergency assistance for unexpected surgeries, hospitalizations and other unexpected medical emergencies through the crisis fund. By easing the every day burdens for the families we serve, we can decrease the overall stress that the family all phases of pediatric cancer from active treatment, remission, end of life and beyond. The support groups are facilitated by a clinically licensed social worker using the dougy center model for grief support. During 2023, 30 sessions were held. Hopelink provides families facing pediatric cancer the opportunity to discuss their thoughts and feelings with others who are experiencing similar things.
Other pediatric cancer support for families, including remission relief and the healing hope scholarship.