One Mission Inc

TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

ONE MISSION IS A PEDIATRIC CANCER CHARITY THAT DOES WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET KIDS THROUGH CANCER. ONE MISSION PROGRAMS MAKE LIVING IN THE HOSPITAL LESS LONELY AND STRESSFUL, BRING BACK JOY AND HOPE IN A TIME OF FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY, AND GIVE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH THE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF PEDIATRIC CANCER. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS, THROUGH TREATMENT AND BEYOND.ONE MISSION OFFERS OVER 30 VITAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH TAKE PLACE AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE JIMMY FUND CLINIC AT DANA-FARBER, AND HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IN 2021 ALONE, ONE MISSION ASSISTED OVER 5,900 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DURING THEIR JOURNEYS WITH PEDIATRIC CANCER. SINCE 2009, ONE MISSION HAS RAISED OVER $14.6 MILLION AND BROUGHT SMILES, COMFORT, AND SUPPORT TO ALMOST 38,000 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.ONE MISSION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FALL INTO FIVE MAIN CATEGORIES:SMILE MAKERS: OUR SMILE MAKER PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED ON BRINGING JOY AND HAPPINESS TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A POSITIVE DISTRACTION FROM THE CONSTANT STRESS AND HARDSHIP OF CANCER. COOKING CLASSES AND SPECIAL OCCASION CELEBRATIONS ARE EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW KIDS TO JUST BE KIDS BY FOCUSING ON FUN, NOT CANCER. CREATIVE THERAPIES: CREATIVE THERAPIES ARE DESIGNED TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF PATIENTS, PROMOTE HEALING, AND PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION. THESE THERAPIES INCLUDE MUSIC, ART, AND STORYTELLING.PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS: THESE FAMILY-CENTERED CARE INITIATIVES PROVIDE COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PROGRAMS LIKE ONE MISSION'S CATERED MEALS PROVIDES PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS FREE AND HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE ONCOLOGY FLOOR AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE A HEALTHY MEAL OR SNACK WHILE STAYING CLOSE TO THEIR CHILDREN. RELAXATION & STRESS MANAGEMENT: RELAXATION AND STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, LIKE YOGA AND MEDITATION, ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE STRESS AND PROMOTE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. FINANCIAL RELIEF: OUR FINANCIAL RELIEF PROGRAMS HELP TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PEDIATRIC CANCER ON FAMILIES SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT - HELPING THEIR CHILD FIGHT CANCER. ASSISTANCE WITH PARKING IS ONE OF THE SINGLE BIGGEST NEEDS, AND ONE MISSION HAS PROVIDED OVER 111,000 PARKING PASSES TO DATE.AT ONE MISSION, NOT ONLY IS IT IMPORTANT TO GUARANTEE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CURRENT PROGRAMMING, BUT ALSO TO CONTINUE TO ADD NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF MORE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.