Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services exists to improve the quality of life for children with cancer by supporting their families in the challenges they face. Since 1998, we have provided comprehensive emotional, practical, financial, and peer support to hundreds of children with cancer and thousands of their family members, and family-centered grief support to bereaved families.
The majority of Jacob’s Heart children come from low-income homes with high levels of unmet basic needs. All are impacted by pediatric cancer, 80% are living at or below the poverty line, 84% are Latino or multi-racial, and many are disenfranchised by larger systems of care. Currently we serve 124 families in Santa Cruz County.
Your support will help us drive families to medical appointments and keep our Full Hearts Grocery Program stocked.
I have no words to express how thankful we are to Jacob’s Heart. The support, encouragement, and love we received was incredible.
Jacob’s Heart Parent, Anonymous
