GET INVOLVED

Parents, Caregivers, friends, and family

Join the Pickles Community
Is your family navigating a parent, guardian, or caregiver’s cancer or do you know another family who is? You’re not alone, and neither are your kids. Our free, research-based programs and resources are tailored to meet your family’s unique needs and to support your children and teens. They’ll make friends and have fun along the way. Read more about our model and impact and join today by completing our Youth Enrollment Form. You can also refer a family by contacting us.

healthcare and Cancer Support providers, Faith and Community Organizations, and schools

Refer Families and Share Resources
Do your families, patients, and clients have access to Pickles Group? We partner with healthcare providers, clinics, cancer support organizations, schools, faith and community-based organizations so that your families can benefit from our programs and resources. Your referrals help us support more families at a time when they can benefit most. Sign up here to become a referring partner, receive print resources and fliers to help families through and beyond a cancer diagnosis, and to schedule a meeting so our team can best connect your clients with our programs. Why?

  • Our program and resources are designed by therapist and Child Life Specialist from the healthcare system. We use evidence-based behavioral science to support children through their parent’s cancer. When kids benefit, whole families do, too.

  • Social determinants of health matter, and by supporting the whole family through a parent’s cancer, we can improve patient outcomes together. 

  • We make it easy to partner. We know our partners are stretched thin, and we want to make getting support in your families’ hands as easy as possible. We'll bring you resources and flyers on-demand, and follow your lead on your families’ needs.

Sign up to become a referring partner.

Friends and Supporters

Volunteer

Do you have a year of experience working with youth? Are you 21 or older? Consider supporting our Pickles Youth programs directly as a volunteer facilitator.

Youth Facilitators:

  • Attend a required virtual Pickles Group training to help prepare the role

  • Co-lead and actively participate in in-person or virtual activities, games, and structured fun for 1st-12th grade children impacted by parental cancer and separated into developmentally appropriate groups

  • Review materials and content designed and provided by Chief Clinical Program Officer to feel prepared to facilitate with ease

  • Build professional relationships with other co-leaders/facilitators as well as youth they work with during a given event or group meeting

Complete our volunteer interest form to express interest in becoming a youth volunteer.

Looking for another way to get involved? Would you like to leverage your skills, experiences, and network to support our organization as a volunteer in areas like community engagement, program logistics, and fundraising? Reach out to us at contact@picklesgroup.org to learn more about ways you can support our growing organization.

Donate

As a grassroots, community-based organization founded out of the lived experience of families, we rely on the support of individual donors, corporations, and foundations to make sure our programs are free and accessible to every family who wants to enroll. Please consider making a donation to invest in the kids we serve and help us grow!

Share

A simple, important thing you can do to support Pickles Group is to spread the word about our work. Follow us on social media @PicklesGroup on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and amplify our posts. Sign up for our newsletter and forward along to people and organizations who can help.

Partner

If you, your company, or organization would like to support or partner with Pickles in other ways such as providing in-kind services or support, please reach out! We would love to hear from you.