COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Cooper Trooper Foundation's mission is to champion the fight against childhood cancer through sibling support and research funding.
About This Cause
Cooper Trooper Foundation was incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 2008, after the Cook family, experienced a cancer diagnosis of their third son (Cooper), when he was 8 weeks old. Thankfully, Cooper is a survivor and remains healthy. However, the impact they witnessed on Cooper's siblings, was what drove them to do something that would recognize and support this often overlooked member of the family, during a diagnosis. Later, the foundation included research funding as part of their mission, as they became more aware of the lack of funding available for childhood cancers specifically. Cooper Trooper Foundation serves often overlooked siblings of children with cancer, by providing a special "Courage Kit" to encourage them. Items included are utilized as a resource for emotional support. The Courage Kits are a way to remind the well siblings that they are not forgotten in the midst of trauma that is inevitable with a childhood cancer diagnosis in a family. Many programs focus on gifts and resources for the child with cancer, and while that is needed, the well brothers and sisters can feel left out. In fact, research has shown that siblings often bear the greatest adverse emotional impact after a diagnosis. By recognizing and validating the siblings emotional needs and celebrating their role, Cooper Trooper bridges a gap that is often overlooked. Cooper Trooper Foundation gives annually to an endowed fund set up through Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (the hospital where Cooper received treatment). Unfortunately, despite the fact that childhood cancer is the most common cause of death by disease in American children, research related to childhood cancers is consistently underfunded by the federal government. It's because of this, Cooper Trooper Foundation began contributing to childhood cancer research funding as part of it's mission.