Frances Pope Memorial Foundation

Supporting Families Through The Unexpected During Catastrophic Times • Make a Donation

HOW WE HELP FAMILIES

Six months of mortgage payments for widowed mother of two children who had fallen behind by two months. We were again able to send four more mortgage payments until the family could catch up after Ben was on the road to recovery. Her 15-year-old son, Ben, was treated for Ewing's Sarcoma.
Transportation, hotel and living expenses for parents and child to Children's Hospital in Philadelphia for special bone marrow transplant and follow-up treatment.
Transportation, hotel and living expenses for parents and their child to Duke University for newest treatment for brain tumor. The previous 15 operations did not work.
Tuition for 17-year-old to complete three courses through independent study in order to graduate from high school while undergoing extensive chemotherapy for Ewing's Sarcoma.
Ongoing payment of rent for a family where both father and son underwent treatment for cancer. The father succumbed to his battle this past October. The son continues his battle.
Airfare for grandmother to fly to New York from California to care for siblings so mother could be at the hospital with her 7-year-old daughter for bone marrow transplant.

Your support helps us make a difference!

As a result of the strong support from our benefactors and friends in recent years, the Foundation has expanded the scope of its response.

Since 2000, The Frances Pope Memorial Foundation has committed to provide funds to The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department at NYU Medical Center to keep a full time Fellow on staff. This person provides invaluable "hands-on" care for children with cancer and blood disorders under the supervision of faculty who are Board-Certified Hematologists/Oncologists.

In addition, we continue to support The Andrew Baeumler Technology Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center . Established in 1999 by The Frances Pope Memorial Foundation, this program, named in memory of teenager Andrew Baeumler, affords children the opportunity to use computers and explore the Internet during their hospital stay. The children have access to communicate with other children and share their experiences through this new medium. Andrew Baeumler was one of "our kids" for two long years. Andrew's love of computers often helped him divert his pain and enabled him the ability to communicate, continue to learn, and dabble in his favorite hobbies, especially trading comics and baseball cards. It offered him companionship and comfort during his treatments in isolation units.

The Foundation has made special grants to The Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at New York University Hospital. This assisted the Center in its own response to families of children with cancer and other blood disorders. We are very proud to work with the Hassenfeld Children's Center as they continue to raise awareness of the extraordinary needs of the families they serve.