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Last updated: October 21, 2016

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Region: Central-East
Organization Name: b.r.a.i.n. child c/o SickKids Hospital
Description: b.r.a.i.n.child is a group of parents, family and friends who have the common experience of caring for a child with a brain tumour or who are survivors themselves. They are a volunteer organization providing support, education and research funding.
Service Type: Advocacy, Family Education, Peer Support, Research, SAVTI, Support Groups
Phone: (416) 813-7974
Email: brain.child@sickkids.ca
Website: www.sickkids.ca/brainchild
Address: 555 University Avenue
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Eligibility: Parents, family, friends and health professionals.
Referral: Any source, including self-referral.
Location: Community, school, family home and tertiary and community hospitals.
Hours: 24 hour answering machine
Fee: No
Application: Fill out an application with a social worker at the Hospital for Sick Children. Telephone or written request.
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Region: Provincewide
Organization Name: Canadian Blood Services
Description: Canadian Blood Services manages the national supply of blood, blood products, stem cells and related services for all provinces and territories (excluding Quebec). The OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network is a Canadian Blood Services program dedicated to recruiting and finding healthy, committed volunteer donors for patients in need of stem cell transplants.
Service Type: Advocacy, Research
Phone: (888) 236-6283
Email: feedback@blood.ca
Website: https://www.blood.ca/en
Province: ON
Eligibility: Donors must be between the ages of 17 and 35. For the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, your physician asks Canadian Blood Services to conduct a search for a suitable stem cell donor on behalf of yourself or your loved one.
Referral: Self-referral for donor. Transplant physician for the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network.
Fee: No
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Region: Provincewide
Organization Name: Canadian Cancer Society – Ontario Division
Description: The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. The Cancer Information Service dedicates its staff and resources to providing the most accurate, current and accessible source of cancer information (general information, support groups, websites etc.), by telephone, in Ontario.
Service Type: Advocacy, Family Education, Peer Support, Research, Support Groups, Transportation, Wigs
Phone: National Office: (416) 488-5400
Fax: (416) 961-4189
Email: ccs@cancer.ca
Website: www.cancer.ca
Address: 55 St. Clair Avenue West
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Eligibility: Patients, parents, siblings and other family members, organizations and public where applicable.
Referral: Any source, including self-referral.
Fee: No
Application: Please see the Glossary of Geographic Regions for local offices. Services may differ slightly by community.
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Region: Central-West
Organization Name: CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
Description: CanChild is a non-profit research and educational centre located within the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University in Hamilton. Their research is focused on improving the lives of children with a variety of developmental conditions and their families over the life course.
Service Type: Research
Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext. 27850
Fax: (905) 529-7687
Email: canchild@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://www.canchild.ca/en
Address: Institute for Applied Health Sciences,McMaster University,1400 Main Street West, Room 408
City: Hamilton
Province: ON
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Region: Central-East
Organization Name: Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation (CCC)
Description: CCC is entirely focused on helping children with cancer and their families through strategic, lifesaving Canadian childhood cancer research, support programs and sponsorships. Sponsorships include: Childhood Cancer Canada Survivor Scholarship $1,500:A one-time award for students in any university, college, or vocational training program. Students may be in any year of their studies provided that they are enrolled in school for the fall term that the scholarships are awarded in.TEVA Canada Scholarship $5,000 :A one-time award that will be granted to a maximum of 10 students entering (or already enrolled in) pharmacy, medicine, or health sciences post-graduate programs of study. Students may be in any year of their studies provided that they are enrolled in school for the fall term that the scholarships are awarded in.
Service Type: Bereavement (Support Groups), Education, Family Education, Financial Assistance - General, Research, SAVTI, Support Groups
Phone: (416) 489-6440
Fax: (416) 489-9812
Email: info@childhoodcancer.ca
Website: www.childhoodcancer.ca
Address: 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 801
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Eligibility: Any interested individuals;Scholarship: students attending post-secondary education;emPower Pack: newly diagnosed families;Benevolent Fund: Families in financial need.
Referral: Referral from social worker or nurse needed for Benevolent Fund.
Fee: No
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Region: Provincewide
Organization Name: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Description: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital focused on improving the lives of kids with disabilities. It is a global leader in applied research, teaching and learning, and client and family centred care. They pioneer treatments, technologies, therapies and real-world programs that give children with disabilities the tools to participate fully in life. They see children with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, muscular dystrophy, amputation, epilepsy, spina bifida, arthritis, cleft-lip and palate, autism and other developmental disabilities.
Service Type: Accommodation, Advocacy, Assistive Devices, Camps, Counselling - General, Physiotherapy, Research, SAVTI, Social Work
Phone: (416) 425-6220
Website: http://hollandbloorview.ca
Address: 150 Kilgour Road
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Eligibility: Patients aged 0-18 however some services may be eligible for 18+. Contact organization for more details.
Referral: Contact organization for more details.
Hours: Program dates are set yearly.
Fee: Most services covered by Ontario Health Insurance.
Application: Applications for various programs can be found online.
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Region: Central-East
Organization Name: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
Description: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding research, finding cures and ensuring access to treatments for blood cancer patients.
Service Type: Advocacy, Family Education, Peer Support, Research, Support Groups
Phone: (877) 668-8326
Fax: (416) 661-7799
Email: AdminCanada@lls.org
Website: www.llscanada.org/
Address: 2 Lansing Square, Suite 804
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Eligibility: Anyone seeking information on blood cancers.
Fee: No
Application: Call, email or visit website for more information.
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Region: Central-East
Organization Name: Lymphoma Foundation Canada
Description: Lymphoma Foundation Canada connects patients, their family and friends, medical professionals, researchers, volunteers, and donors to build a strong lymphoma community: A community that conducts research to learn lymphoma's causes, to develop better treatments, and to find a cure. A community that helps people talk about and cope with the fifth most common cancer in Canada. A community that invites you to get and give support.
Service Type: Family, Family Education, Peer Support, Research, Support Groups
Phone: (905) 858-5967
Email: info@lymphoma.ca
Website: www.lymphoma.ca
Address: 6860 Century Avenue, Suite 202
City: Mississauga
Province: ON
Eligibility: Anyone seeking information on Lymphoma.
Fee: No
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Region: Central-East
Organization Name: Meagan’s Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope
Description: Meagan’s Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope was founded by Denise Bebenek in 2001, the year she lost her cherished five-year-old daughter Meagan to a cancerous brain tumour. Since then, Meagan’s Walk has become a 365-day initiative to bring hope and awareness to this leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young people. Meagan’s Walk has raised more than $4 million for groundbreaking research and is having global impact on the care of and outcomes for young brain tumour patients around the world.
Service Type: Advocacy, Research
Phone: (416) 239-7843
Fax: (416) 239-9164
Email: info@meaganswalk.com
Website: www.meaganswalk.com
Address: 3273 Bloor Street West, Suite 201
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Fee: No
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Region: Provincewide
Organization Name: Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)
Description: The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) champions childhood cancer care and control. POGO is the official source of advice on childhood cancer to Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; a trusted source of information among colleagues, parents, survivors and the public; and the long-standing leader of a collaboration among five academic pediatric oncology programs and other stakeholders, which has resulted in a highly integrated childhood cancer system that delivers equitable care, accessible to families living across Ontario’s vast geography.
Service Type: Family Education, POGO AfterCare Clinics, POGO Financial Assistance Program, POGO Interlink Nurses, POGO Satellite Clinics, Professional Education, Re-entry Programs, Research, SAVTI, Websites
Phone: (416) 592-1232
Fax: (416) 592-1285
Email: info@pogo.ca
Website: www.pogo.ca
Address: 480 University Avenue, Suite 1014
City: Toronto
Province: ON
Eligibility: POGO services are available to families of children with cancer, children with cancer, survivors of childhood cancers, and healthcare professionals caring for patients and survivors of childhood cancer. Specific programs have unique eligibility; speak with your healthcare team for details.
Referral: Speak with your healthcare team for information about POGO programs and services.
Location: Family home, tertiary hospitals, schools and community.
Staffing: Paid staff and voluntary advisors.
Hours: Mon to Fri; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fee: No
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