The B+ Foundation®: A Children’s Cancer Charity
We’re helping kids fight cancer through…
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
Have You Seen…
In its 12th year, Brave the Shave saw a record number of ‘shavees’ and spectators at its flagship event this past Saturday. Nearly 400 people volunteered to have their heads shaved and many of them sported very colorful hairstyles.
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Keeping Busy!
Disney Half Marathon Twenty people got an early start to their day (5:30am race start!) as they represented The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation Running Team at Walt Disney World's Star Wars Rivals Run. Everyone completed the 13.1 miles and there were no injuries on...
read moreA Truly Memorable Week!
WOW!!!! What a busy week! Last Saturday, our student partners at Villanova University CRUSHED it by hosting the best NOVAdance ever! The Jake Nevin Field House was packed and everyone - students and B+ Heroes - had a great time. And, in 2018, the NOVAdance students...
read moreHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
Exciting News from B+ Foundation-Supported Research DIPG is a horrible type of brain cancer with virtually no chance of survival. It has not been as extensively studied as some other types of childhood cancer, but the landscape is changing. In honor of our great...
read moreThe 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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