Jun
11
DC Bow Bash 2026
Our DC celebration brings together supporters to fund family stability through pediatric cancer.
Get TicketsKeep families together through childhood cancer.
We provide deep, personalized support to low-income families of infants and toddlers with cancer—so they can stay together, access world-class care, and make it through what comes next.
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Our impact
$33K
average cost savings per family
10
kids and 9 families supported across 6 states
$187K
in housing payments made
3
bells rung
Why it matters
Poverty shouldn't decide a child's outcome.
When a family can't cover the basics—housing, food, transportation—treatment becomes harder to access and harder to endure. Resource insecurity can disrupt the stability that care depends on.
Most nonprofits fund one bill. We fund family stability.
Our model
We stabilize the family so the child can focus on healing.
We don't assume what families need—we ask, listen, and respond with what it actually takes to keep them together.
Stay together, physically.
Housing and transportation support so families can remain near care—and near each other.
Get through it, mentally.
Emotional support from people who truly understand, plus steady presence through the hardest days.
Build stability for what's next.
Support and planning so families aren't left stranded when the crisis phase changes.
Family stories
Real families, real impact.
News
2025 Letter from our Founders
When we started the Madelyn James Foundation in memory of our daughter, Maddy, we did it because we knew first-hand what it felt like to…
Ways to help
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Events
Show up for families—together.
Nov
7
Philly Bow Bash 2026
A purple bow tie party! Delicious "Maddy favorites" food, silent auction, community connection, and plenty of dancing. Cocktail/business attire with purple bow ties encouraged!
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Monthly giving is how we can confidently commit to more families. Your recurring gift provides the steady, predictable support that lets us say "yes" when a family needs us most.
- Predictable funding helps us support more families
- Your impact grows month after month
- Exclusive updates on families you're helping
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