Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation helps children, teens, young adults, survivors, parents, caregivers, and siblings affected by brain and spinal cord tumors. They offer support groups, one-on-one social worker support, mentoring, care kits, education help, scholarships, grants, creative programs, and retreats, with many programs online for families across the United States.
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The Children's Brain Tumor Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 by dedicated parents, physicians and friends. Our mission is to improve the treatment, quality of life and the... Main Services support network counseling help hotlines mentoring peer support support groups bereavement Serving young adults teens children recently diagnosed on-treatment cancer brain tumor caregivers parents childhood cancer survivors More Less young adult cancer survivors
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Family 2 FamilyService
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Jenna's Corner Online CommunityService
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Individual One-on-One SupportService
CBTF social workers speak with families by phone about diagnosis, school return, long-term effects, bereavement, and other concerns.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Online Parent and Caregiver Support GroupsProgram
CBTF runs monthly or quarterly support groups for parents and caregivers of young survivors, teen survivors, young adult survivors, fathers, and Spanish-speaking families.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
DIPG and DMG Parent GroupProgram
CBTF and the Marc Jr. Foundation host a virtual support group for parents whose children have been diagnosed with DIPG or DMG.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Sibling and Bereaved Sibling GroupsProgram
CBTF offers groups for siblings ages 8-15 and bereaved sibling groups for younger siblings and teens.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Teen and Young Survivor GroupsProgram
CBTF offers teen survivor chats, young survivor groups, and teen leadership opportunities for survivors ages 8-19.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Young Adult Survivor Chats and Stepping ForwardProgram
CBTF offers peer connection groups for young adult and adult brain tumor survivors, including weekly Young Adult Chats and monthly Stepping Forward.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
CBTF Mentor ProgramProgram
The mentor program matches trained peer mentors with caregivers, survivors, and bereaved family members who want support from someone with a similar experience.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Creative MatterProgram
Creative Matter offers monthly art and cooking workshops, survivor and sibling paint nights, writing sessions, and seasonal workshops.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Educational Advocacy ProgramService
CBTF helps families understand and advocate within the special education system after a brain tumor diagnosis and treatment.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
CBTF Care KitsService
Care kits give newly diagnosed patients age-appropriate information, activities, peer support letters, and CBTF's resource guide.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
CBTF Scholarships and GrantsGrant
CBTF offers college scholarships and grants for people impacted by pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Regional Heads Up ConferenceEvent
This retreat-style conference helps teen and young adult survivors build confidence, friendships, and leadership skills with other survivors.
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