We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on an exciting new project - Camp4ever!
Children with a seriously ill parent need to shoulder adult burdens, both practically and emotionally. They desperately need a summer break where they can just be kids again. But pressures and financial difficulties associated with disease make camp too difficult for their families to contemplate. That's why we came up with Camp4ever! - a fun travelling experience in the company of other kids who understand their challenges, and staff who have been specially trained to provide support and security.
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Children’s Innocence
Shalom, a 2nd grader in Monsey, NY lost his mother to cancer just last week. After the emotional roller coaster of their mother's long and debilitating illness, Shalom and his brother were orphaned. Chai4ever's Director of Crisis Intervention, Moshe Borowski, was asked to speak to Shalom's classmates and friends to address their concerns before he came back to school. Moshe began with a discussion of how they could treat their friend with sensitivity and respect. He was blown away by the compassion of the 8 year more info
Children and Parental Illness
By Samuel Zaks
When a parent is diagnosed with a serious illness, spouses, siblings, and grandparents are all impacted, but children are particularly vulnerable. A variety of factors, including dependency on parents for safety and security combined with fertile imaginations make this experience uniquely challenging.
With the population increasing and the incidence of cancer and genetic diseases rising, the number of affected children continues to grow. Concerned adults (including parents, family, friends and educators) need to acquaint themselves with the impact of parental illness as such situations unfortunately become more prevalent.
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