The B+ Foundation®: A Children’s Cancer Charity

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Family Assistance

The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation is the largest provider of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer nationwide. Our children’s cancer charity has helped thousands of families being treated at over 200 U.S. hospitals. Thanks to your generous support, we have been able to lessen the financial burden so families can focus on what’s most important — their child’s health.

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Research

As a children’s cancer charity, we are proud to support cutting-edge research across the country. A few of the world-class institutions that have received our support include Seattle Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber/Harvard Medical Center, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Children’s Oncology Group, the leading childhood cancer research organization in the country, has also been a beneficiary of our support. This is a time of great discovery in childhood cancer research, and we owe it to the kids to seize this opportunity.

Read more about the many research projects you’re helping to fund — and the success we’re having!

Advocacy

The B+ Foundation is one of the Co-Founders of the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) and a member of the Alliance for Childhood Cancer.

These groups are the preeminent, national collaborations of childhood cancer charities and medical professional groups, who advocate for greater awareness of childhood cancer and significantly increased federal and private sector funding of childhood cancer research.

Numbers that need to change

Number of children diagnosed with cancer every school day

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Percentage of federal cancer research funding that is dedicated to childhood cancer research

Number of children that will die this week from cancer

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The Andrew McDonough B+® Foundation was created to honor a 14-year-old star -- on and off the soccer and baseball fields. He bravely battled leukemia with his "Be Positive" attitude and B+ bloodtype, never leaving the hospital for 167 days, and earned his spot in heaven in July 2007. The B+ Foundation spreads Andrew's positive attitude and zest for life and has changed the way thousands of families relate to each other. We have also helped thousands of families across the country each year -- financially and emotionally -- as they care for their child with cancer. We have committed millions of dollars to children's cancer research in the hope that soon no family will go through the loss that we have. Help us spread the B+ message!

The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation

💥TODAY - THURSDAY💥 we're challenging B+ supporters to raise $1,000 to Adopt-A-B+ Hero and be a source of hope during a family battling cancer’s most difficult times!

If you raise $1,000, you will get to "Adopt-A-B+ Hero" and receive a thank...

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The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation

JOIN US TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM ET for a Facebook Live with our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough, B+ Hero Parent Luisa, and B+ Hero Riley as they share the impact of your fundraising efforts and help us kick off our week-long Adopt-A-B+ Hero fundraising...

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Notes from Joe

Nothing is Stopping Us!

Oct 9, 2020

There was a great article in Women's Health magazine this week about the masks that doctors wear when they're off the clock. CHECK IT OUT...and make sure you see the #1 mask listed! The little girl referenced in the article, B+ Hero Riley (see picture), honored us...

9/11 – A Meaningful Day for Many Reasons

Sep 11, 2020

As we navigate our new abnormal with COVID, childhood cancer doesn't take a break. Today, I signed 68 family assistance checks for families of kids with cancer. Last week, it was over 100! Today, we helped the family of a child with cancer whose Mom was diagnosed...

HEROES!

Jul 27, 2020

I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a few weeks, but it's not due to a lack of activity. Unfortunately, childhood cancer NEVER takes a break...not for COVID-19, not for anything. I want to give huge shout-outs to local B+ Heroes Emily Higgins and Riley Jadick who...

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The B+ Foundation has fundamentally changed my life and the way I see things. Being a part of such a wonderful organization and being able to bring happiness to kids whose lives are harder than they should be is absolutely humbling. – Alyssa F.

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