The start of a new year always brings change, growth and new beginnings. For 9 year old Grace and her family, it wasn’t the kind of change they had expected. Grace’s mother Sarah recalls how a [...]
“One day, our whole world changed, we went from normal into crisis mode. Our family went from having an average income, to not much, and it was tough. With the aid of Helping Families, we [...]
Mark and Sue were introduced to Helping Families Handle Cancer through a Social Worker at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. During their daughter Meghan’s cancer treatment in Calgary, they [...]
THE CALGARY FLAMES FOUNDATION We are so grateful to be one of the recipients of this funding! It means the world to us because, with most of our events being cancelled, we are primarily relying [...]
Updated Friday, March 13, 2020 Helping Families Handle Cancer has switched our Annual General Meeting from an in-person meeting to an online meeting. Due to COVID-19, we felt it was necessary to [...]
Welcome to the 7th Annual Friends United to Conquer Cancer Annual Fundraiser. Since the arrival of another little addition to the family, we have opted to do an online fundraiser. Friends United [...]
Back by popular demand … we invite you to experience our 9th annual Helping Families Art Exhibit. With never-seen-before, up and coming new artists, we will reveal true masterpieces in all forms [...]
Event Activities: Guest speakers; including Helping Families Executive Director: Carie Stock Music and Entertainment Childhood cancer related foundations with information booths A variety of some [...]
Our Mother’s Day Tea Party is an afternoon of pampering, enjoying tea in old fashioned tea cups. There will be a silent auction filled with items that are sure to please mothers of all ages. All [...]
Jaxon was just 4 years old in 2017, when he was diagnosed with medium to high risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It was a shock to me, that what I initially assumed to be growing pains, [...]
