Friends to Children with Cancer

It is the mission of the Friends of Scott Foundation to help children with cancer and their families. Our programs are designed to meet the emotional, educational and financial needs of families trying to cope with this devastating disease. Working closely with the Oncology Unit of Children's Hospital of San Diego, Friends of Scott offers families these nine (9) unique programs:

Cancer Survival Kits
Handy backpacks stocked with information essentials for parents (like books, community resource brochures) and entertainment items for kids (like a journal, disposable camera, portable DVD player). The backpacks are at the nurse's station so that every newly diagnosed child can receive one on the spot.



Arts & Crafts for Hospitalized Children
We bring arts and crafts supplies to the Starlight Room of Childern's Hospital; It's an excuse for the kids to leave their hospital rooms and socialize with other kids that know just how they feel. This monthly activity is a fun diversion from the day to day pain and fear of cancer.



Parent Support Group: Leche y Cafe
Armed with coffee, pastries, and shoulders to lean on, our volunteers provide moms and dads at Childern's Hospital Oncology Unit with a coffee break. It's a chance to relax, listen to music, visit with other parents, and talk to our volunteers about cooping with cancer. Currently we visit the hospital once a month; our goal is to drop by once a week.


Ready to Read literacy program
Friends of Scott Foundation volunteers visit the Oncology Unit weekly to read to children. Our goal is to encourage young childern to discover the timeless joy of reading. The Ready to Read program provides free books for the children to take home and enjoy over and over again.

Family Holiday Parties
Four times a year the Friends of Scott Foudation hosts a party where childern with cancer and their families can enjoy games, arts, and crafts, food and fun. At Christmas, every child with cancer in the hospital receives a toy and a new pair of comfy pajamas. The series of parties includes:

Mothers' Day Summer Celebration Halloween party Christmas Posada

Tickets to Family Events
Throughout the year, Broadway San Diego provides the Friends of Scott Foundation with complimentary tickets to movies, plays and events such as Disney on Ice. In the Fall, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club sponsors our day at the Del Mar Races. These outings give children with cancer and their families the chance to be together away from the hospital and forget about the illness for a while.


Special Prom Night:
A night for teens with cancer to forget and enjoy life. This night is all about them:
Dresses, Tuxes, Limos, food and of course the best D.J. in town. On this night, they are the stars with a Red Carpet Entrance, and San Diego's very own paparazzi. This is an Unforgettable Evening!


Emergency Financial Assistance
More often than not, to provide proper care for their sick child, parents quit working. Financial troubles ensue, and in this economy, families struggle to meet their everyday needs. Friends of Scott Foundation offers families-in-need gift cards for food and gas and sometimes we cover delinquent utility bills upon request.

Friends of Scott proudly supports:

Teen Support Group: SOMBFAB
Ask any teenager, even those with cancer, "What can't you live without?" The reply is the same - friends, fun, music, movies.... and pizza! So the events for our teen support group, Some of My Best Friens are Bald (SOMBFAB), all featrue fun and refreshments. While Amy Crisman founder of SOMBFAB generously donates her time and refreshments for meetings, there is no funding for any special events that offer a short but welcome reprieve from the pain and fear of cancer.

March 1 - Prom Night June - Karaoke Night August - Beach Party October - Movie Night December - Christmas Party

 

 

Your donation is tax deductible and will help FSF provide its programs and services to the families of cancer victims. These families need assistance to withstand the hardships of a child with cancer through education, financial assistance, advocacy and healthy activities.

There are many ways you can donate your time to enhance the quality of life of families of children who are cancer victims. By helping FSF at events, fundraiser's and other activities, your time will mean a lot, to not only the families suffering by this, but to the child with cancer.

Through your continued
support you can help FSF provide programs for children of cancer and their families to become better equipped to handle their difficult situation.