Program areas at Wipe Out Kids' Cancer
Research program: over the past four decades, wokc has funded a wide range of national novel pediatric Cancer research projects in the areas including medullobrastoma (brain tumors), leukemia, boned tumors, sarcomas, wilms tumor (kidney Cancer), neuroblastoma, genomics, crispr gene-editing, stem cells, therapeutic targeting, pediatric radiation oncology sedation, immunotherapy, and the long-term medical problems from childhood Cancer survivors. In 2022, wokc awarded 10 research grants totaling 745,362 in funding for projects at ut southwestern medical center, children's health dallas, cook children's health fdtn, baylor college of medicine, fred hutchinson Cancer research center in seattle, wa, and uc san diego in California.
Warrior family program: the wokc warrior family program includes children from the three dfw hospitals with pediatric oncology units: childrens medical center dallas, medical city childrens hospital, and cook childrens medical center. Fun family social events are planned throughout each year including holiday parties, cooking classes, picnics, fishing, pro and semi-pro sporting events, and more each december autonation hosts a spectacular holiday party for current and past warrior families. Not only does wokcs team ensure that each activity is fun, but that it will accommodate any special needs a family may have.
Buddy bag program: wokc buddy bags are sturdy rolling bags (filled with essentials toiletries, comfort items, electronics, games and toys) given to any pediatric Cancer patient admitted for an overnight stay in wokc's three partnering dfw Cancer hospitals: childrens medical center dallas, medical city children's hospital, and cook children's medical center in ft. worth. In 2022, wokc expanded the buddy bag program to include -- san antonio and children's hospital of new jersey at beth israel medical center. Buddy bags are the result of a thoughtful collaboration by parents of kids with Cancer who know better than anyone which items might be needed at that time of crisis.