Nonprofit

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Of Southern Arizona


  • Mission

    Candlelighters supports, serves and advocates for children and adolescents with cancer and other blood disorders, their families, long term survivors, bereaved families, and the professionals that care for them.
    Candlelighters supports, serves and advocates for children and adolescents with cancer and other blood disorders, their families, long term survivors, bereaved families, and the professionals that care for them.

    About Us

    *Link child to child, parent to parent, family to family, group to group

    *Ease frustration and fears through shared emotions and experience

    *Exchange information on research, treatment and community resources

    *Break down the social and isolation of families

    *Provide guidance in coping with childhood cancer's effect on a child, parent, siblings, and family

    *Identify patient and family needs so that medical and social systems respond adequately

    *Are an emotional support system of second families

    Candlelighters is a voice in our community for pediatric cancer families and survivors to the general public, the medical community, government, schools, employers and the media.

    *Link child to child, parent to parent, family to family, group to group

    *Ease frustration and fears through shared emotions and experience

    *Exchange information on research, treatment and community resources

    *Break down the social and isolation of families

    *Provide guidance in coping with childhood cancer's effect on a child, parent, siblings, and family

    *Identify patient and family needs so that medical and social systems respond adequately

    *Are an emotional support system of second families

    Candlelighters is a voice in our community for pediatric cancer families and survivors to the general public, the medical community, government, schools, employers and the media.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Disability
    • Health & Medicine
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Volunteering

    Location & Contact

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