Friends of Karen - New York City Office

The mission of Friends of Karen is to provide emotional, financial and advocacy support to children with a life-threatening illness and their families.

Family Support Program: Basic living expenses such as mortgage/rent payments, utilities and car payments, which have become unmanageable due to lost wages and the high cost of medical care; Transportation to medical treatment, parking, in-hospital meals; Childcare for siblings when parents have to be with their hospitalized child; Medical expenses not covered by insurance, such as co-pays; Emotional support for family members coping with extraordinary circumstances; Advocacy for resolving problems with healthcare providers and government agencies; Supermarket gift cards and holiday meals for needy families; Referrals to other agencies or government programs; Gift programs for ill children and their siblings