Wayne County Children’s Cancer Fund is a not-for-profit organization developed to provide children and their families residing in Wayne County, New York with financial assistance in their diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other chronic disease. We work closely with a Child Oncology social worker at Strong Hospital. Once we have the referral we meet with the family to try and understand their situation, both financially and emotionally. We try and provide the families with assistance they can not get elsewhere, we have provided gas cards, food, presents and gifts for both the ill child and other children in the family. We try to help with unexpected expenses. Each family is different and so are the things we do for each. We try and offer support so they may focus on the ill child. We have helped with insurance deductibles and even funeral expenses. Each request is reviewed and brought to the committee.
