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Cancer knows no bounds

Pinky Swear Foundation aims to serve every family who hears the words "your child has cancer."

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15,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer each year

In general, 1/5 families struggle with food, transportation, housing, or utility insecurity. After a childhood cancer diagnosis and six months of chemo, 1/3 families struggle with one of those items. *Source

Together, we support families like these financially.

<$45,000

annual income

Over half the families we serve are living on less than $45,000 a year. 

75%

on leave from work

75% of families report that one parent is on leave from work as a result of the child's cancer diagnosis.

34%

travel long distances for treatment

34% of families travel two or more hours to their hospital/clinic for treatment.

55% self identify as BIPOC

Families receive support in three ways.

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Orange Envelope

Help within six months of child's diagnosis or relapse.

Orange Envelope
All-Star Eli lying in a hospital bed smiling with a tractor pillow behind him.

All-Star Fund

Help after the first six months of diagnosis or relapse.

All-Star Fund
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Pinky Swear Pantry

On-site hospital food pantries in MN, IA, and NC.

Pinky Swear Pantry

Support is often immediate.

40%

apply for the Orange Envelope

within one month of diagnosis

60%

apply for Orange Envelope

within two months of diagnosis

73%

apply for Orange Envelope

within three months of diagnosis

In 2023, the average family applied within 64 days of a diagnosis.

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