For Friends of Karen the past year has been filled with both uplifting and heartbreaking stories demonstrating the strength, resilience and courage of the precious children and their loving families we are privileged to serve. We’ve spotlighted a few in this year’s Annual Report that represent the diversity of situations that we address every day. In our 46 years of helping families navigate the myriad challenges of their child’s life-threatening illness, we know that every family has a unique set of needs. Our dynamic Family Support Team meets a family where they are and skillfully weaves together a safety net of support throughout the child’s illness and for some, through survivorship or bereavement.

No family is prepared to face their child’s lifethreatening illness alone. Because of you, every family has a Friends of Karen social worker by their side every step of the way to offer compassion and guidance.

Thank you for being part of our caring community. You make all that we do possible. Through your commitment of time, financial contributions, engagement and advocacy, you keep Friends of Karen moving ahead, so we can offer core support and new programs that families need and want, all provided at no cost to them.

In today’s world where there are so many worthy causes, we are ever grateful for your steadfast support, standing with Friends of Karen in our sole mission to keep families stable, functioning and able to cope when caring for their critically ill child.