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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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Save the date for Ignite Hope: Celebrating 50 Years of Candlelighters! 🎗️🕯️
2027 marks a historic year for Candlelighters, our 50th anniversary.
Our Ignite Hope event will be an unforgettable celebration as we honor our history and light the way forward with an evening of food, activities, and community.
Limited seating is available. Early bird tickets are on sale now at the Ignite Hope website linked in our bio!
📍The Evergreen PDX
📅 Thursday, March 11, 2027, 6-9PM
#candlelighters #ignitehope #pediatriccancerawareness
Fall Harvest fun with our Candlelighters families! 💛🍁
We held our annual Fall Harvest event at Frog Pond Farm in Wilsonville, where families were able to visit the animals, pick out pumpkins, and connect with other Candlelighters families.
A HUGE thank you to @frogpondfarmoregon for having us. They help create such special memories for our families, we look forward to this event so much every year!
We’re also so grateful to @dextcapital for volunteering and providing the cutest goodie bags for our families, and to Dawn from @directorsmortgage for volunteering her time and supporting our event!
And, of course, thank you to all of our families and volunteers who make these events possible. We can’t wait to see everyone at our next big quarterly event in December! ❄️
📸 View and download event photos at the photo gallery linked in our bio!
#candlelighters #frogpondfarm #dextcapital #childhoodcancerawareness
Want to help bring holiday cheer to Candlelighters families? ❄️🎁
Come volunteer at our Winter Wonderland holiday event on December 12th at Grace Chapel in Wilsonville!
Anyone who`s volunteered at Winter Wonderland knows that it`s a one-of-a-kind magical experience.
This year will be extra fun with a fantasy storybook theme (full reveal coming soon 👀)
To make all of this possible, we need support during the setup and cleanup process, as well as help running our family activity stations during the event!
Sign up on the "Winter Wonderland Volunteer Sign Up" page linked in our bio and pass this on to friends and family to join in on the fun!
#candlelighters #volunteer #volunteeropportunity #winterwonderland #childhoodcancerawareness
Thank you @handsonpdx 💛🫶
Volunteers from Hands on Greater Portland came to our office to pack care bags for Candlelighters` Home to Hospital program!
This opportunity was a part of their Community Impact week, where volunteers get the chance to work on projects with non-profits across PDX.
Thank you so much for including us in this year`s Community Impact week and helping support families impacted by pediatric cancer🎗️
Interested in volunteering with Candlelighters? Submit the volunteer form on our website to be notified about upcoming opportunities!
#candlelighters #pdxnonprofit #handsongreaterportland #volunteer #unitedway #hometohospital
