2022
- To better serve our beneficiaries, CCF shifted to our new community office at GB Point on 26 March 2021 as part of a long-term strategic move to establish a one-stop holistic centre for patient care and knowledge sharing.
2021
- CCF renamed our core service from Therapeutic Play to Play Services, with play being used as a primary tool of intervention. This move better reflects CCF’s hospital-community service model of holistically supporting children with cancer throughout their childhood cancer journey.
- As Singaporeans ease into the new normal of living with an endemic, Hair for Hope made its comeback in a brand new digital format. Shavees complete their BALD statements offsite at their convenience at our partner salons located island-wide and livestreams were held in place of physical events. The new format proved a hit with 2,059 shavees parting with their locks to raise more than $3.6 million for CCF.
2020
- When the first case of COVID-19 arrived at our shores in late January, CCF activated our crisis response and took immediate measures to safeguard our stakeholders, especially of those located at the frontlines.
- Amidst a nation-wide circuit breaker, non-essential activities were halted and business contingency plans kicked in to ensure that our beneficiaries continued to be served and supported. CCF swiftly pivoted to work-from-home operations and our services went digital so we could continue serving our beneficiaries remotely.
- Our flagship fundraiser, Hair for Hope, was forced to take a hiatus. In its place, CCF developed a new social media fundraising campaign, The Hope Train, which happened from July to September 2020 and raised more than $700,000 despite its inaugural run.
2019
- Hair for Hope 2019 raised an unprecedented $4.7 million in donations with 5,456 shavees parting with their lock at the annual event. It was also the first time that the campaign was fronted by a celebrity ambassador, Andie Chen.
- CCF introduced Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), a type of therapy that involves animals as a form of treatment. It is designed to promote improvement in human physical, social, emotional, or cognitive function.
2018
- In 2018, CCF pledged $2.5 million over five years to support the new initiative of CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy Programme to fund critical trials for the treatment of relapsed or high-risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. The programme aims to improve the survival rates for the impacted children.
2017
- Children’s Cancer Foundation commemorated its 25 years of serving children and families impacted by childhood cancer.
2016
- CCF introduced Expressive Arts Therapy to help children with cancer process their fears and difficult emotions. This therapy uses a range of art modalities as tools for psychotherapy to facilitate change, healing and growth. These modalities include music, dance, drama, visual arts, poetry and creative writing.
2015
- CCF piloted a new programme under its Art Therapy service to connect children and youths from different countries through images.
2014
- CCF was the Learning Partner of the 16th International Symposium on Paediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO).
2013
- CCF was conferred the President’s Award for Philanthropy (Non-profit) organised by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), with support from the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).
2012
- 2012 marked a significant milestone as Hair for Hope celebrated its 10th year on 28 and 29 July 2012 at VivoCity. Hair for Hope 2012 hit a record-breaking total of 6,647 shavees and raised more than $3.8 million.
2011
- Staged at VivoCity, Hair for Hope 2011 was held consecutively for two days for the first time and achieved a record-breaking 4,238 shavees with $2.3 million raised.
2009
- The integrated service model paved the way for the development of new programmes and services for our beneficiaries – The Community Social Work Team and the Home (Palliative/ Bereavement) Team were formed.
2008
- CCF introduced video-conferencing in the wards allowing our beneficiaries to keep in touch with friends and family during their prolonged stay inside the hospital.
2007
- Parents’ Support Group was renamed ‘Parents’ Support Programme’ with new initiatives introduced to support parents in their caregiving.
2000
- CCF organised the psychosocial workshop on childhood cancer in the inaugural SIOP Asia Conference in April 2000.
1997
- CCF@KKH and CCF@NUH Family Support Centres was established as on-site one-stop support centres for children and families impacted by childhood cancer.
- ‘Make a Wish’ project was piloted by a group of volunteers to fulfill the wish of terminally ill children.
1996
- Change of name from W.A.L.K. to Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF). Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, the then-Senior Parliament Secretary (Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs) was appointed Patron.
- A financial assistance scheme was set up to help needy families.
- CCF’s first ‘Tulip Hearts Day’ was held to remember children with cancer.
1995
- The inaugural issue of ‘Tribute’ newsletter was distributed in December.
1994
- W.A.L.K. established structured social work intervention comprising counselling, play therapy and parent support groups.
1992
- W.A.L.K. (Working in Aid of Leukaemic Kids) was registered as a Society in November.
