Causes: Cancer
Mission: Tracy’s Kids is an art therapy program dedicated to helping young cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional stress and trauma arising from cancer and its treatment. All of our services are provided free of charge with the goal of ensuring that the children and families we serve are emotionally equipped to fight cancer as actively as possible -- and prepared for the time when they are cancer free.
Target demographics: pediatric cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional difficulties associated with cancer and its treatment.
Direct beneficiaries per year: During 2014, Tracy’s Kids provided 11,014 art therapy sessions, 20,581 patient contacts, and 561 hours of consultation with medical treatment teams.
Geographic areas served: three clinics in the Washington, DC area as well as one in San Antonio, TX
Programs: Tracy's Kids uses art therapy to engage with young patients, their siblings and parents so that they can express feelings and reflect on their treatment experiences. The program — which began at the Lombardi Cancer Center in 1991 and is based on the model developed there — employs Master's trained, Board Certified art therapists to address the multi-faceted needs of children with cancer through art and play therapy. The Art Therapists work directly with physicians, nurses and other medical personnel and are integrated as members of each child's treatment team.
Mission: Tracy’s Kids is an art therapy program dedicated to helping young cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional stress and trauma arising from cancer and its treatment. All of our services are provided free of charge with the goal of ensuring that the children and families we serve are emotionally equipped to fight cancer as actively as possible -- and prepared for the time when they are cancer free.
Target demographics: pediatric cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional difficulties associated with cancer and its treatment.
Direct beneficiaries per year: During 2014, Tracy’s Kids provided 11,014 art therapy sessions, 20,581 patient contacts, and 561 hours of consultation with medical treatment teams.
Geographic areas served: three clinics in the Washington, DC area as well as one in San Antonio, TX
Programs: Tracy's Kids uses art therapy to engage with young patients, their siblings and parents so that they can express feelings and reflect on their treatment experiences. The program — which began at the Lombardi Cancer Center in 1991 and is based on the model developed there — employs Master's trained, Board Certified art therapists to address the multi-faceted needs of children with cancer through art and play therapy. The Art Therapists work directly with physicians, nurses and other medical personnel and are integrated as members of each child's treatment team.
5509 Devon Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
301-335-1811
Cancer
Bethesda
