Jessica June Childrens Cancer Foundation Inc

TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FIGHT CANCER BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN PROGRAM PROVIDED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 427 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER. THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED A TOTAL OF 6,806 INDIVIDUALS SINCE INCEPTION. DURING 2023, 97% OF TOTAL EXPENSES WERE PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF TO HELP FAMILIES ENDURING PEDIATRIC CANCER PAY FOR EVERYDAY NECESSITIES SUCH AS RENT, UTILITY, MEDICAL, CAR, GAS, AND FOOD. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DESCRIBED AS A LIFELINE PREVENTING FAMILIES FROM SPIRALING DOWN AND VITAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF THE CHILDREN IN TREATMENT. JJCCF PRIDES ITSELF ON SOLVING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GOING THROUGH THEIR MOST DREADFUL TIME.

ADVOCACY PROGRAM - A LAST RESORT PROGRAM WHICH GENERATES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FURTHER ASSIST CHILDREN/FAMILIES WITH EXTREME NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS BY POSTING AND SHARING CHILDREN'S STORIES ON ITS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, NEWSLETTERS, AND REACHING OUT TO COLLABORATING CHARITIES. OUR TARGETED FUNDRAISING GENERATES ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT SO FAMILIES CAN MAINTAIN THEIR BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES. CONTRIBUTORS CAN DONATE FUNDS OR GIFT CARDS IN HONOR OF A CHILD TO HELP THE FAMILY SURVIVE A TEMPORARY CRISIS DUE TO CANCER. SHARE THE JOY PROGRAM - THE CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM CREATED IN 2010 ENCOURAGES LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO DONATE 2,000 FOR THE SPONSORSHIP OF A FAMILY IN CRISIS BATTLING CHILDHOOD CANCER. 100% OF THE FUNDS DONATED PROVIDE THE FAMILY WITH CHECK PAYMENTS OR GIFT CARDS TO COVER THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS SUCH AS RENT, UTILITY, MEDICAL, CAR, GAS, AND FOOD. "SHARE THE JOY" CEREMONIES INCLUDE THE BENEFITING CHILD, FAMILY MEMBERS, THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, DONOR(S) AND OPTIONAL GUESTS. IN LIEU OF A CEREMONY, DONORS CAN REQUEST THE STORY AND PHOTO OF THE BENEFITED CHILD. THE PROGRAM RESULTS ARE OF IMPACT BOTH TO THE DONOR AND TO THE BENEFITING FAMILY WHO SHARE FEELINGS OF JOY FROM EITHER GIVING OR RECEIVING A MEANINGFUL GIFT. SINCE INCEPTION, THE SHARE THE JOY PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED 504 INDIVIDUALS.

SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES PROGRAM: SINCE JJCCF WAS CREATED, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING EMOTIONAL/ BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT, RESPITE OPTIONS, ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, IN-KIND GIFT CARD DISTRIBUTION (MOSTLY FOR GROCERIES), WISH GRANTING/MATCHING AND ACCESS TO OUR OTHER PROGRAMS. S. MUVDI'S (JJCCF'S FOUNDER) FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE FIGHTING BLOOD (LOSS OF DAUGHTER), LUNG (LOSS OF MOTHER) AND BREAST (SURVIVING HER OWN) CANCER, HELPS PARENTS COPE WITH THE MULTIPLE CRISES FACED AFTER BEING TOLD, "YOUR CHILD HAS CANCER." MUVDI DIRECTLY RUNS THE PROGRAM (ONE-ON-ONE WITH EACH FAMILY) WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES FAMILIES FACE DURING THEIR CHILDHOOD CANCER JOURNEY.

ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS TRANSFERRED ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD (THE "FOUNDATION") WHICH IS HOLDING THEM AS AN ENDOWED COMPONENT FUND ("FUND") FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO FURTHER OR CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IN PERPETUITY. IN THE EVENT THE JESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION, INC. SHOULD CEASE TO EXIST, THE FUND SHALL CONVERT TO A FIELD OF INTEREST FUND THAT WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (NOT IN CASH) FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-17 FIGHTING CANCER TO ENSURE ACCESS TO BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS GRANTED THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD (THE "FOUNDATION") VARIANCE POWER WHICH GIVES THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE POWER TO USE THE FUND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES WHICH CURRENTLY RESULT IN A DISTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF 5 PERCENT OF THE 12-QUARTER WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AN ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND (75,000) WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, WAS 300,000.