Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE CANCER LIVING IN SANTA BARBARA, VENTURA, AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES.

1.2021 FAMILY SURVEY RESULTSA.100% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT TBCF HELPED TO RELIEVE THEIR FINANCIAL BURDENS. B.100% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THE SERVICES RECEIVED FROM TBCF HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR LIFE.C.75% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED REDUCED WORK HOURS OR LOST JOBS BECAUSE OF THEIR CHILDS CANCER DIAGNOSIS.D.ON A SCALE OF 1-10 (WITH 10 BEING THE MOST POSITIVE), 90% OF FAMILIES RATED TBCF A 10, THE MOST POSITIVE RATING. 2.2021 PARENT TESTIMONIALSA.TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH: I JUST WANT TO THANK THE FOUNDATION FOR HAVING HELPED US ECONOMICALLY AND FOR THE VIDEO CHAT GROUPS [SUPPORT GROUPS]. THANKS TO THE HELP YOU BROUGHT US WE WERE ABLE TO BE OKAY WITHOUT WORRYING WHILE WE WERE IN THERAPY WITH OUR SON. ALEJANDRA, TBCF MOMB.BECAUSE OF TBCF, MY FAMILY HAS SMILED SO MUCH MORE. FROM DROPPING OFF GIFTS, TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. WE FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN OUR CORNER. ANONYMOUS, TBCF PARENTC.ITS DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF GOD AND THE ANGELS HE SENDS LIKE TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION. ANONYMOUS, TBCF PARENTD.MY FAMILY WAS HIT BY COVID19 AND LOST OUR JOB. OUR CHRISTMAS COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BUT THANKS TO TBCF IT HAS MADE IT THE BEST. RAUL, TBCF DADE.TBCF HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND HAS BEEN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN TIMES OF LOST FAITH. ALSO, THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR FAMILY KEPT US ON TRACK WITH RENT AND CAR PAYMENTS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH THEIR KIND GESTURES ON HOLIDAYS AND HAVE BLESSED US THIS CHRISTMAS AS WELL. JENNIFER, TBCF MOMF.THE CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND GIFT CARDS WERE UNEXPECTED AND LIFTED [CHILDS] SPIRITS. THE GIFT CARDS HELPED WHEN WE NEEDED THEM MOST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANONYMOUS, TBCF PARENT3.2021 TOTAL FAMILIES SERVEDA.IN 2021, TBCF SERVED 212 FAMILIES | 909 INDIVIDUALS. IN 2020, TBCF SERVED 200 FAMILIES | 891 INDIVIDUALS TOTAL. 4.2021 FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAMA.IN 2021, TBCF SERVED 39 FAMILIES | 169 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAM. B.IN 2021, WE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING GIVEN TO EACH APPROVED FAMILY TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM FUNDING OF $5,000 FOR ALL NEW DFA FAMILIES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN 2022. C.NOT LISTED IN DFA NUMBER ABOVE IS THE AMOUNT OF GAS AND GROCERY GIFT CARDS GIFTED OUT TO TBCF IN 2021. IN 2021, TBCF GIFTED 345 GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES TOTALING $45,326.00.5.2021 EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY PROGRAMA.TBCF WAS PROUD TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST EVER SIBLING TUTORING PILOT PROGRAM IN 2021. THIS NEW PROGRAM ADDITION INCREASED OUR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS BY 80% FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM.B.FAMILIES HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE TUTORING SUPPORT TO SIBLINGS THIS PAST YEAR. ITS BEEN A TRUE BENEFIT TO OUR FAMILIES. 6.2021 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMSA.IN 2021, TBCF SERVED 203 FAMILIES | 873 INDIVIDUALS WITH OUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THIS WAS A 13% INCREASE IN FAMILIES SERVED THAN IN 2020. OUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS CONSISTED OF VIRTUAL COUNSELING GROUPS, VIRTUAL FAMILY EVENTS, HOME DELIVERIES, AS WELL AS DRIVE-THROUGH HOLIDAY PARTIES. B.IN 2021, TBCF SERVED 129 FAMILIES | 569 INDIVIDUALS WITH VIRTUAL FAMILY CONNECTION EVENTS AND IN-PERSON DRIVE-THROUGH HOLIDAY PARTIES. THIS WAS A 5% INCREASE IN FAMILIES SERVED THAN IN 2020. PARTNERSHIPS FOR OUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EVENTS IN 2021 INCLUDED JESSE REESE FOUNDATION, RIDLEY TREE CANCER CENTER, VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, MISSION HOPE CANCER CENTER, UCSB TEDDY BEAR CLUB, CANCERFIT, BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION, LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, HEARTS THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER, CREATE A SMILE FOUNDATION, AND MORE!C.IN 2021, 78 FAMILIES | 340 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED DELIVERIES FOR PARENTS OF THE FAMILY INCLUDING GROCERY AND GAS GIFT CARDS, FLOWERS, FAMILY WELCOME BAGS, ETC. THIS WAS A 50% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED THAN IN 2020. D.IN 2021, 35 FAMILIES | 152 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED VIRTUAL FAMILY COUNSELING GROUPS. THIS PAST YEAR, WE ONCE AGAIN SELECTED TO NOT TAKE A BREAK OVER THE SUMMER AND CONTINUED TO HOST MULTIPLE GROUPS PER MONTH. TBCF HOSTED A TOTAL OF 48 VIRTUAL FAMILY COUNSELING GROUPS IN 2021. E.IN 2021, 165 FAMILIES | 715 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BEAR NECESSITIES ITEMS SUCH AS TOYS TO HELP CHEER THEM AT THEIR HOSPITAL STAYS AND CLINIC APPOINTMENTS, GAS, GROCERY AND AMAZON GIFT CARDS, DOLLHOUSE DELIVERIES, SURPRISE GAMING CONSOLES INCLUDING XBOXES, PLAYSTATIONS AND NINTENDO SWITCHES, FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS AND OTHER FUN ITEMS. THIS IS A 21% INCREASE THAN IN 2020. F.IN 2022, WE ARE BUDGETING FOR ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AS THIS HAS BEEN A NEED EXPRESSED BY MULTIPLE FAMILIES. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THAT PROGRAM TO LAUNCH LATER IN THE YEAR.7.2021 PROJECT HOLIDAY TOTALS: 8.IN 2021, TBCF SERVED 150 FAMILIES | 655 INDIVIDUALS WITH OUR PROJECT HOLIDAY PROGRAMS. THIS WAS A 42% INCREASE IN FAMILIES SERVED WITH THIS PROGRAM THAN IN 2020. A.PROJECT VALENTINES: 33 FAMILIESI.33 TRI-COUNTY FAMILIES RECEIVED DELIVERIES OF FLOWERS, CARDS, CHOCOLATE, FACE MASKS, GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, STUFFED ANIMALS, AND $50 GROCERY GIFT CARDS FOR VALENTINES DAY. 2021 WAS THE FIRST YEAR TBCF PROVIDED THESE DELIVERIES TO FAMILIES. B.PROJECT EASTER: 60 FAMILIESI.60 TRI-COUNTY FAMILIES RECEIVED 135 EASTER BASKETS DELIVERED TO THEIR HOMES (FOR THE CHILD IN TREATMENT & ALL SIBLINGS. THIS WAS AN EFFORT OF ROUGHLY 85 VOLUNTEERS TO ACCOMPLISH.C.PROJECT MAMA BEAR: 75 FAMILIES I.75 TRI-COUNTY MOMS RECEIVED MOTHERS DAY GIFT BASKET DELIVERIES FILLED WITH BEAUTY PRODUCTS, CANDLES, COFFEE AND TEA, CHOCOLATES, FLOWERS, AND OTHER COMFORT ITEMSD.PROJECT PAPA BEAR: 31 FAMILIESI.31 TRI-COUNTY DADS RECEIVED FATHERS DAY GIFT BASKET DELIVERIES FILLED WITH BEEF JERKY DONATED BY SHALHOOBS, HAIRCUTS DONATED BY UPTOWN BARBERSHOP, A $100 GIFT CARD FROM SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AMONG OTHER THOUGHTFUL GIFTS.E.PROJECT TURKEY: 60 FAMILIESI.60 FAMILIES RECEIVED PROJECT TURKEY GIFT BASKETS OF THANKSGIVING FOOD ITEMS AND GROCERY GIFT CARDS DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEERS TO FAMILY HOMES AS WELL AS DELIVERED TO THE CLINICS.F.PROJECT CHRISTMAS: 72 FAMILIES I.72 FAMILIES RECEIVED PROJECT CHRISTMAS DELIVERIES (188 CHILDREN RECEIVED $100 IN GIFTS SPECIFIC TO THEIR WISH LISTS), CHRISTMAS TREE, LIGHTS, STOCKINGS, DELIVERED TO THEIR HOMES. II.72 FAMILIES RECEIVED $250 IN GAS GIFT CARDS AND $250 IN GROCERY GIFT CARDS FROM AN ANONYMOUS ANGEL DONOR.III.66 DONORS CONTRIBUTED TO PROJECT CHRISTMAS (44 OF WHICH WERE FROM VTA COUNTY)