Mission
THE MISSION OF JESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FIGHT CANCER BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES. FULFILLING THIS MISSION PROVIDES A CRITICAL LIFELINE FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING TIMES IN THEIR LIVES. NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THE ADDED BURDEN OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHEN THEIR SOLE FOCUS SHOULD BE HELPING THEIR CHILD FIGHT AND OVERCOME CANCER. IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FAMILIES RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, AND RESPITE OPPORTUNITIES. THESE SERVICES HELP REDUCE THE OVERWHELMING STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH PEDIATRIC CANCER AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THEIR CHILD'S TREATMENT JOURNEY. A DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER CREATES AN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL CRISIS THAT IS OFTEN FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE FINANCIAL CRISIS. FOR MANY F