CHILDREN’SCANCER FOUNDATION (CCF)
is a non-
profit organisation with a mission to improve the quality of life of
children with cancer and their families and children impacted by
cancer through enhancing their emotional, social and medical
well-being.
Founded in 1992, CCF provides children with cancer and their
families and children impacted by cancer the much needed
support in their battle against the life threatening illness. Over the
years, CCF has helpedmore than 2800 children and their families
at different stages of the illness.
Armed with the vision of providing leading resources and
psychosocial services to families impacted by childhood cancer,
CCF employs professional caseworkers and counsellors, and
adopts an integrated hospital-community-home service model to
offer a spectrum of critical services to our beneficiaries.
SERVICESTOTHECHILDRENANDFAMILIES
• Casework andCounselling
• Therapeutic Play
•Art Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Child LifeService
• Caregivers Support Services
• Hospital Play Services
• SurvivorshipProgramme
• Back-to-School Service
• Place forAcademic Learning andSupport (PALS)
• Tuition&Befriending
• Psychosocial andRecreational Activities
• Financial Assistance
• Palliative andBereavement Service
• Very Important Brothers andSisters (VIBS)
• Children Impacted byCancer Programme
OTHERPROGRAMMES
• Volunteer Management andEngagement
• Public Education andEngagement
• Training andResearch
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HOWYOUCANHELP
• Be a regular donor through GIRO or our online donation portal
@
• Support our annual signature fundraising event: Hair for Hope
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•Organise activities to raise funds for CCFamong your network
• Invite CCF to conduct public education talks/workshops to your
colleagues, schoolmates, family and friends
• Recommend CCF as a beneficiary for corporate sponsorships
and donations
• Participate in CCF’s Donation Box Programme to raise funds
throughplacement of donationboxes in your organisation
• Refer CCF for gifts in-kind
•AdoptCCFasbeneficiaryof yourwill-making tocontinue the legacy
• Inviteour beneficiaries for social and recreational activities
•Volunteerwithusona regular (minimumcommitment of 6months)
or ad-hoc basis
•Bea resourceperson–shareyour skill setsandareaof expertise
CONTACTUS
CCFCommunityOffice –VIVA-CCFHub
8SinaranDriveNovenaSpecialist Centre #03-01
Singapore 307470
6229 3701
6229 3700
@ccfsingapore
BeAVolunteer PlayPersonnel
“Playing with the volunteers helped me to forget about the
painandsuffering,” saidJarenn, achildhoodcancer survivor.
Caregivers like Zaric (Jarenn’s father) also appreciates the
help from Play Personnel, albeit for a different reason. “It
(when the Play Personnel engages the patients in play) is
the only timewhen caregivers can rest,” he explained.
Jarenn and Zaric succinctly sums up the importance of
volunteer Play Personnel.
Join the CCF Family as a Play Personnel to provide an
avenue for a child to have fun in the hospital, a place they
associatewith pain and isolation.
Roles&Responsibilities
• Engage the children in play activities at the hospital
wards, outpatient clinic and CCF’s Family Resource
Centres at National University Hospital (NUH) and KK
Women’s andChildren’sHospital (KKH);
• Sterilise toys, prepare art and craft activities and/or run
group activities.
Requirements
• 18 years old and above
• Compulsory vaccination against mumps, measles,
rubella and chicken pox (or has a history of chicken pox)
Commitments
• Minimum of 2.5 hours per week for sixmonths
• Able to volunteer during the following hours:
CCF@KKH: Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 12.30pm or
2.00pm – 5.30pm
CCF@NUH: Monday – Friday: 10.00am – 12.30pm or
2.00pm – 5.00pm
For more information, or to sign up as a Play Personnel,
please contact us at 6229 3729 / 6229 3730 or email to
, or sign up at
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ccf.org.sg/ccfselfhelp
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