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The Original Pinky Swear Promise

Just before nine-year-old Mitch passed away from bone cancer, he made his father pinky swear promise to always help kids with cancer even after he was gone. Twenty years later, Pinky Swear Foundation and its supporters help childhood cancer families with everyday expenses like housing, food, and transportation costs.

All-Star Beau in the hospital during treatment.

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

The difference you can make.

69%

of Pinky Swear families self reported living below the Federal Poverty Level.

75%

of Pinky Swear families report that one parent is on leave as a result of their child's cancer diagnosis.

34%

of Pinky Swear families travel two or more hours to their hospital or clinic for treatment and appointments. 

Help a family facing childhood cancer

Because of you, families will receive housing, food, and transportation support during a childhood cancer diagnosis.

How Pinky Swear helps:

Three programs to serve families

The Pinky Swear Orange Envelope, Pinky Swear All-Star Fund, and Pinky Swear Pantries provide support for families during different times throughout the cancer journey. The goal is the same: provide financial support for housing, food, and transportation to families battling childhood cancer.

Orange Envelope
All-Star Fund
Pantries
Learn More About Our Programs

Help us say 'Yes!' to every family.

Because of donors, supporters, and fundraisers like you, we can say "yes" to even more families to financially support them with housing, food and transportation costs during one of the hardest moments of their lives.