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Join Our Board of Directors!

Board Recruitment- Member at Large We are seeking skilled and passionate volunteers in the Calgary (and surrounding) area to join our Board of Directors. As ...

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Isra’s story

Afzal and his wife Maria are proud parents to two young girls – seven-year-old Alaya and five-year-old Isra. Seven months ago, they were living what appeared ...

Ed and Baylen’s story

It was a Thursday night in December of 2018. Ed was sleeping soundly when his 13-year-old son, Baylen, woke him. Something was wrong. The headaches that ...

Landyn's story at Helping Families Handle Cancer

Landyn’s story: how your support has made “a world of a difference”

When asked to describe her two boys, Kristin smiled at the possibilities. Her oldest, nine-year-old Khylin, has high-functioning autism. He’s quiet, calm, focused and ...

Helen Stock Legacy Bursary 2023-2024 Recipients

Our 2023-2024 Helen Stock Legacy Bursary awards $5,000 to each of our recipients, to help them in their post-secondary studies. Childhood Cancer does not just affect ...

What it is like working at Helping Families (Cadence)

(Cadence Chernoff pictured right) I have been working for Helping Families Handle Cancer as an Administrative Assistant for a month and a half and ...

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Annual General Meeting Notice 2023

Updated Monday, March 13, 2023 Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will still be held Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM *Zoom Link Below* During this meeting, our team ...

Helen Stock Legacy Bursary 2022-2023 Recipients

We are so thrilled to announce our first-ever Helen Stock Legacy Bursary Recipients! Congratulations Ryan Brown, Marggie Marks and Celine Grasdal! Although we initially planned ...