CANDLELIGHTERS OF THE EL PASO AREA
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Mission Statement
Candlelighters is committed to the mission that no family should have to fight childhood cancer alone. Our organization remains the sole provider of free services in the region offering support, advocacy, and education to children diagnosed with cancer (birth to 25), their families, and the community-at-large. Our continuum of care addresses the prolonged strain; financial, emotional, and social, that a family encounters when their child begins to battle this life threatening disease. Our services begin immediately following the diagnosis and continue beyond the treatment period to ensure that families have the best chance of regaining normalcy in their lives.
About This Cause
Candlelighters provides free support services and hope to children who have cancer and their families including emergency financial assistance, psycho-social programs and therapeutic services. Programs and services within these three main areas of support, include: 1. Emergency Financial Assistance - access to our Food Bank, hospital cafeteria meal vouchers, “Adopt-a-Family” home delivered holiday meals, “Bundle of Hope” duffel bag filled with items for prolonged hospital stays, assistance with unreimbursed medical expenses, rents & utility payments, local van transportation to and from clinic, travel funds for out-of-town medical procedures not available locally, college tuition assistance, and funeral assistance. 2. Psycho-Social Programs - Hospital, home and clinic visits, caregiver workshops, Camp Courageous: one week residence summer camp for children in and out of treatment, Camp Bravo: one week camp for siblings, Camp United/Parent Retreat: weekend empowerment get-away, and Teen Retreat: weekend ice breaker for newly diagnosed. 3. Therapeutic Services – Individual, couples, and family counseling. Parenting Classes and Caregiver Trainings. Equine Facilitated Learning for Teens and Families and Hippotherapy for children needing rehab. Intervention sessions for caregivers of children newly diagnosed designed to promote communication and healthy family adjustment to pediatric cancer and treatment. Annual seminar for individuals who have lost a child to cancer promotes effective ways of living beyond the death of your child.