Mental Health Program
What is peer support?
Read about why peer support is so powerful, and how we hope WCK’s new program will benefit caregivers navigating childhood cancer and blood disorders. April 2025 Why is Peer…
Read MoreHidden Impacts on Caregivers
What does the research tell us about a parent’s experience? By Qudrat Aujla Hi – I’m Qudrat, and I recently joined West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation as their Mental…
Read MorePiecing things together
Abbey Macey shares what has helped her to piece things together, years down the line from a childhood cancer diagnosis in the family My name is Abbey. In 2006, my…
Read MoreHow the pandemic changed programming
WCK began running programs in 2019 – and we all remember what happened the following year. During that time, we listened and adapted to families’ priorities. This blog explores how…
Read MoreShe Can is back and bigger than ever before
After the incredible success of its first year, we can’t wait to empower and support even more female-identifying and nonbinary youth affected by childhood cancer and blood disorders in 2023.…
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Side by Side:
A mental health program shaped by WCK families
Written by Jacqueline Fraser All of WCK’s programs have a key thing in common: they are carefully created from direct input and guidance from the families in our community. Side…
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