Rett's Roost

Rett's Roost's most influential program is its free retreats for families who are facing childhood cancer or child loss. The retreats give families much needed therapeutic and peer support in an intimate, natural setting for 3-5 full days. In 2023, we held 5 retreats for 27 families and 4 community gatherings for 38 kids and 67 parents (day events that bring our families together). We sent out birthday care packages to 75 children in our programs and 63 bereaved families. Overall we offered 35 families (11 children with cancer, 10 siblings of a child with cancer, 20 bereaved siblings, and 62 parents) with a retreat trip worth $2,000-$5,000 per family. We also offered online support to our community of families impacted by childhood cancer, including a monthly support group for 30 bereaved parents and a 4-week magic program for 14 kids. We had 68 volunteers contribute 500 hours of service.