Wipe Out Kids' Cancer offers comfort and hope to kids with cancer through support programs serving the entire family and funds innovative research leading to new discoveries and treatments in the fight against pediatric cancer.
WOKC's mission in action!
Warrior Family Program
Giving hope to our Warrior families.
WOKC realizes cancer affects the entire family. Our unique WOKC program provides fun and free events throughout the year giving hope and support to our mighty Warriors and their families. All family members enjoy amusement venues, sporting events, holiday parties, and other social engagement activities…"medicine for the soul" as parents describe. The Warrior program also offers many opportunities for families to spend time with other families facing similar challenges.
Parent Night Out
Parent Night Out events allow parents time together as well as opportunities to share stories with other parents that are fighting the pediatric cancer journey. This program is a brief respite from the stress of a pediatric cancer diagnosis and the chance to have a little fun as well.
Celebration Closet
A new addition to our Warrior Program is the Celebration Closet in our office. Thanks to generous corporate and individual donors, this space is filled with a department store-like display of gifts for ages 1-18. This program is designed for our Warrior Families who reaches a milestone in their recovery, reaches cancer free status, or simply needs a ”pick me up” moment. WOKC encourages patients to pick out items for their friends, sibilings, and families. The staff at WOKC are happy to bring items to a Warrior's home or hospital room as well!
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Global Podcast
Conversations with Kids Beating Cancer podcast, is a podcast where young cancer survivors share their unfiltered experiences. Our goal is to have candid conversations about the ups and downs of their life since their diagnosis. We hope that these conversations will help those who feel alone with their diagnosis realize that they are not alone. Our podcast is an opportunity to hear touching stories, experience genuine emotions, and find hope and encouragement.
Buddy Bag Program
Equipping families with the necessities.
Each year thousands of families receive the devastating news that their child has cancer. A Buddy Bag is a sturdy rolling suitcase given to pediatric cancer patients admitted for an overnight stay in a DFW partnering hospital. Filled with carefully selected toiletries, electronics, comfort items, and entertainment activities, they are designed to ease the transition from home or pediatrician's office to the hospital.
"Giving a Buddy Bag is the best part of my job. I get to bring the bag in and get to make a special occasion out of it. Once the child opens the bag and sees the amazing gifts, especially the iPad and the wireless earbuds, they often squeal or cry. They have a moment of just fun and excitement while they and their family go through the bag. I have had many parents tell me later the Buddy Bag changed the situation for their child. Upon opening the Buddy Bag one young patient exclaimed, 'This is the best day of my life...' he had just been told he had cancer."
-Child Life Specialist at Cook's Children's
We’re confronting cancer facts head-on
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Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children.
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45 children are diagnosed each day with cancer. That’s 1 child every 30 minutes.
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1 out of 8 children will not survive. That’s approximately 1,700 children each year.
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66% of those who survive will have long-term effects and chronic health conditions as adults