Friends of Karen serves families with a child from birth to 21 years of age who is diagnosed with cancer or any life-threatening illness, who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, and who lives in the New York metropolitan area, including:

• New York City:  Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

• Long Island counties:  Nassau and Suffolk

• Northern New York counties:  Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester

• Northern New Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union
• Connecticut counties: Fairfield, Middlesex and New Haven

For further eligibility information, please go to the  Guidelines section.