Hunger is a significant problem for Friends of Karen families in our community who are caring for a child with cancer or other life-threatening illness. Now, with the steady increase in food prices, compounded by a parent’s illness–related loss of income, families are struggling. They need your help.
Your donation of $50 or $100 in supermarket gift cards will help Friends of Karen children and their families enjoy a special Easter, Passover or other springtime holiday meal.
If you cannot shop for a gift card, we will gratefully accept a donation of any amount, and we’ll purchase the gift card for you. For more information, call Allison Watson at 914-617-4054.
Drop off or mail donations to Friends of Karen, 118 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560.
Thank you!
About Friends of Karen
Friends of Karen began in 1978 when family friends came to the aid of a Westchester family whose 16-year-old daughter, Karen, was terminally ill. A fund-raising campaign for medical and other costs enabled Karen to spend her precious last days at home surrounded by loving family and friends. Since then, Friends of Karen has helped more than 18,500 children in the tri-state region, from birth to age 21, who have been diagnosed with cancer or another life-threatening illness, and their siblings. Support includes emotional assistance to help parents and other family members cope with the confusion and turmoil created by a health crisis, financial assistance for medical expenses, including insurance co-payments and premiums, living expenses such as food, rent and utilities, and advocacy and assistance with issues concerning treatment, insurance and education. Friends of Karen works to ensure that families are able to maintain a sense of balance and stability even in the midst of a health crisis. The need for their services continues every day.
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