Wit You Against Childhood Cancer provides social, financial, and nutritional support to local families battling childhood cancer. Founded in Philadelphia, Wit You serves as a support system to ensure that no family is alone in their cancer journey. We are Wit You!
Wit You provides support in three ways:
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Direct financial support to families - a childhood cancer diagnosis is equivalent to a 25% pay reduction for the family.
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Ground level nutritional access and education to optimize clinical outcomes - 94% of patients and 61% of parents report a poor diet during crucial times in the childhood cancer journey.
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Community building and awareness campaigning through our Wit You Rally and Ride weekend (Sept 22-23, 2023).
Some specific examples of their efforts:
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Monthly bill pay for over a dozen local families.
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Provided transport and lodging for a family seeking access to a clinical trial that was not covered by insurance.
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Providing access to healthy, on-the-go nutrition to families staying on the oncology floor at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through our relationship with Ronald McDonald House Philadelphia.
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Collaborating with CHOP Culinary Medicine to conduct a pilot study on the impact of nutrition on childhood cancer outcomes.
5. Delivering information and at-home nutritional support through monthly grocery/snack deliveries.
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