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.
Do you need Help? Click here to learn more.
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
%
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…
Type: OAuthException
Code: 10
Notes from Joe
Vincristine Update & Congratulations Ali!
Vincristine Shortage Have you heard about the vincristine shortage? Vincristine is a drug used to treat several types of #ChildhoodCancer including leukemias and lymphomas. Attached below is the latest update from the Children's Oncology Group. “At the beginning of...
read moreRemembering Troy
Remembering Troy Haynes Jr. Yesterday we celebrated the life of Troy Haynes, Jr. Troy reminded me a lot of my son, Andrew. Troy was known as a great all-around athlete, but there was so much more to him - he was a great young man. The picture below is when Troy was...
read moreAll Kinds of Good News!
Thank you all for your kind words of support on Andrew's birthday. It really means a lot to us. We got through it...together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Research As I write this update, I'm 30,000 feet in the air leaving the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Fall Meeting in...
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.
Support Our Partners
