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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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Come support Candlelighters during WonderLove PDX`s anniversary celebration from July 10 - 12! 💛
@wonderlove_pdx is a local food cart pod in SE with a variety of delicious food trucks, a craft cocktail bar, and live music.
They will be serving up a special "Candlelight Cocktail" during the event, where $1 is donated to Candlelighters with every purchase 🥂
There will also be donation boxes at every food cart! 🫶
Our team will be tabling on the 10th at 3pm, come say hi!
Learn more about the event in the link in our bio 🔗
#wonderlovepdx #candlelighters #childhoodcancerawareness #giveback #pdxnonprofit
Say hi to the newest member of the Candlelighters team–Carissa!
As our Fundraising & Development Manager, Carissa is passionate about advancing Candlelighters` mission through corporate partnerships, events, and meaningful relationship-building.
Carissa was first introduced to Candlelighters in 2025 when her son, Cohen, was diagnosed with bone cancer at four months old.
From that moment on, the sense of support and camaraderie she experienced from Candlelighters stood out to Carissa as what makes our organization special.
Let`s all give a warm welcome to Carissa!
Support Candlelighters while you shop this Prime Day!🎗️
Purchasing items from our Amazon wishlists helps keep our in-hospital programs stocked and ready to support families in need.
Wishlist purchases ship to the Candlelighters office, making it an easy way to directly help families in the hospital.
Visit the Shop For Us page linked in our bio to check out our Amazon wishlists 🔗
#primeday2026 #candlelighters #primeday #childhoodcancerawareness
When Brooklin was just three years old, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Throughout her cancer journey, Brooklin developed a passion for art as an outlet to express herself and engage with others.
Now, Brooklin hopes to "use art and fashion as a way to represent how someone sees the world, how they feel, and what makes them different."
Brooklin is one of our 2026 scholarship award recipients and will be pursuing a degree in Apparel Design at Oregon State University!
Since 1996, Candlelighters has awarded scholarships to high school seniors and college students who have been diagnosed with childhood cancer to support their pursuit of a higher education🎗️
To read Brooklin`s full story and sign up for scholarship news, visit the scholarship page linked in our bio!
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