One of our charities of choice, an inspiring
organisation that supports the entire family through childhood
cancer
Children's
Cancer Foundation (CCF) is a non-profit organisation with a
mission of improving the quality of lives of children with cancer
and their families through enhancing their emotional, social and
medical well-being.
Since 1992, CCF has helped more than 1,800 children and their
families, providing them the much-needed support in their battle
against the life threatening illness. In a year, CCF helps
more than 500 children and their families who are at the different
stages of the illness.
Armed with the vision of providing world-class resources and
psychosocial services to families impacted by childhood cancer, CCF
adopts an integrated hospital-home-community service model to offer
a spectrum of critical services to our beneficiaries
- In the Hospitals - CCF helps children who are
newly diagnosed with cancer and undergoing active treatment with
their hospital experience. We offer emotional, financial and social
support, with a focus on therapeutic play for the children and
support activities for their caregivers. Our social workers and
counsellors are sited in KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH)
and the National University Hospital (NUH) to work alongside our
medical partners in the paediatric oncology wards.
- In the Community - With more children
surviving childhood cancer, CCF Community Social Work Team provides
continual care to help enhance the quality of life for survivors.
We help children return to school and support siblings of children
with cancer. In collaboration with corporate partners, we offer
social and recreational activities for the children and their
families.
- In the Homes of the Children - When a child is
at the end stage of his/her life, it is a tremendously challenging
time for the dying child and the family members. Palliative support
and bereavement support are critical services provided by CCF
professionals to improve the quality of life of the impacted
families.
Quick Facts
Statistics
Annual fund-raising target for
Children's Cancer Foundation
$3 million
Percentage of funds expended on
direct charitable activities
90%
Number of children and families
that we have served since 1992
> 1800
Total number of new cases of
children with cancer we served in 2009
172
Number of children and their
families served in 2009
578
Number of children and their
families served in 2008
544
Number of full-time staff
35
The year that Children's Cancer
Foundation was formed
1992