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2025 Impact Report

Executive Summary

This year has been transformative. With your support, we have helped hundreds of children and parents facing the challenges of parental/caregiver cancer, through more than 780 hours of assistance from Certified Child Life Specialists, more than 200 Family Resource Kits with partners statewide, and the addition of three new team members to enhance the care we deliver.

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Quick Stats

  • 22% of all cancer cases occur in men and women in the ages of 21-55 and this number continues to increase every year.
  • 1 in 15 U.S. children will experience a parent’s cancer diagnosis before age 18.
  • There are approx. 8,000-12,000 new children in SC each year affected by parental cancer
  • Children with a parent undergoing cancer treatment are at increased risk for anxiety, depression, and long-term health challenges.
  • Parental cancer places families at higher risk for food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation barriers that directly affect children’s well-being.
  • The stress of parental cancer can elicit posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in children even when a parent survives.
  • Research shows that children and teens need age-appropriate information about their parent; coping strategies to help with stress; and peer support with others who understand what they’re going through.

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