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Here for Hope for Families with Childhood Cancer
For nearly 50 years, Candlelighters has provided comfort, community and support for families in Oregon and SW Washington battling childhood cancer.
We make sure no family faces childhood cancer alone.
Who We Serve
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, everyone in the family and the child’s community is impacted. This is why we offer programs and services for the whole family throughout the lifelong journey of childhood cancer.
Candlelighters’ Story
Candlelighters For Children With Cancer was founded in 1977 by five families who had one thing in common: a child impacted by cancer. Today, nearly 50 years later, Candlelighters has served over 100,000 family members through the crisis of childhood cancer.
Our Impactmore numbers
100000+
family members served since 1977
40+
family events held each year
$100000+
in emergency financial assistance
2500+
families served each year
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Donate to Candlelighters
Candlelighters stands by local families facing childhood cancer by offering a range of programs for the entire family and a strong community across Oregon and SW Washington for families in crisis. All of our programs are free of charge and we welcome families at every stage of the childhood cancer journey. As we like to say, once a Candlelighter always a Candlelighter. Individual, foundation and corporate giving sustain our vital programs. Your support brings comfort when it is needed most. Every donation makes a real difference.
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month🎗️
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it impacts the entire family and community.
Throughout the month, we`ll be spotlighting the experiences and wisdom of families in our community, focusing on the child, siblings, and parents/caregivers.
Awareness and advocacy are powerful forces for change, driving the research, treatment, and support that children and families need.
Join us this month in spreading awareness and shining a light on those impacted by pediatric cancer 💛
#candlelighters #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #CCAM2026 #pediatriccancer
Halfway there! 🚴
The miles are flying by! We’re on day 3 of the @cycleoregon rally and it’s already been a Ride for a Child for the books 💛
Support this year’s team at the link in our bio!
#candlelighters #rideforachild #cycleoregon #childhoodcancerawareness
Today is the last day to purchase Sunset Sips tickets at a discounted price! 🎟️
We`ll be offering early bird tickets for $75/pp until today, August 31, at midnight. Starting tomorrow, tickets will be $85/pp
Join us for delicious catered poke, drinks, guessing games, contests, auctions, live music, boat rides, and so much more!
Proceeds from this event directly support Candlelighters` programs for local families impacted by pediatric cancer🎗️
Learn more and purchase tickets on the Sunset Sips website linked in our bio!
#sunsetsips #candlelighters #lakeoswego #pediatriccancerawareness #pdxnonprofit
We’ve had some very special guests at this year’s Ride for a Child! 💛
Yesterday, some of our 2026 Honored Children joined us at our base camp in Southern Oregon! 🥳
We also held our Ride Out, where riders and Honored Children took a short community ride together around the park
Our Honored Children are the motivation behind Ride for a Child, and continue to inspire us year after year🎗️
Thank you to all of this year’s Honored Children and their families!
#rideforachild #candlelighters #childhoodcancerawareness #cycleoregon
