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We love sharing the great news about our children, their families, and all who partner with us: volunteers, corporations, and beyond. Please help us spread the word by sharing these stories and announcements with your friends and family!

Partner Feature: Contec, Inc.

For the last 4 years, Contec, Inc. has partnered with Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas. Not only does Contec, Inc. support our various fundraising events, they are a major donor to our Single Moms Program. Our Single Moms Program designates money towards single moms who must care for their child with cancer and their siblings. When […]

Volunteer Feature: Kathryn Mitchell

As a teacher, caring for others runs in Kathryn’s blood and volunteering is second nature. For the last six years, Kathryn has volunteered at many Children’s Cancer Partners events. From Burger Cook-Off to traveling to Durham for our Holiday Spectacular, there’s not an event that Kathryn has not donated her time to. Kathryn heads up […]

St. James Plantation Tennis Association hosts annual Slammin’ & Jammin’ tennis event

Members of the St. James Plantation in Southport, North Carolina raised over $21,000 for Carolina children battling cancer. All thanks to the St. James Plantation Tennis Association and their Slammin’ and Jammin’ tennis event, many Carolina children will receive the life saving treatment they need. You can read the entire story here: https://stateportpilot.com/community_focus/article_a3f43016-d3d1-11ed-b785-4b54393c8718.html Note: You […]

Overcoming cancer together: How a little girl’s fight with leukemia is helping others

BY PATRICK THOMAS WAKE FOREST PUBLISHED 7:19 PM ET APR. 25, 2023 WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. WAKE FOREST, N.C. — One little girl’s triumph over cancer is leading the way for an organization to do more good for others. What You Need To Know Edith Storage was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in October 2020. The 7-year-old […]

Partner Spotlight: HealthMarkets

Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas began partnering with HealthMarkets-Josh Crumley at the 2022 Docs Who Rock, where HealthMarkets was the Green Room Sponsor. Because of HealthMarkets’ sponsorship, we were able to support seven children and their families travel, stay, and activities at the Holiday Spectaculars. “I choose to support the Children’s Cancer Partners for […]

Collaboration: Teaching what we do…

Teaching what we do is the goal in collaborating with the University of North Carolina Graduate School of Social Work. The School has chosen Children’s Cancer Partners (CCP) as an internship site, assigning one of its Master of Social Work (MSW) candidates for fieldwork experience alongside their classroom studies. Students are supervised while at CCP […]

Children’s Cancer Partners welcome three new board members

 David Granger – Greenville, SC  David was born in Greenville and moved to Taylors when he was 9, ultimately graduating from Eastside High School. He attended North Greenville University and USC Upstate, majoring in Psychology and Criminal Justice. David worked for Pat Ryan and Associates for a number of years and then moved on to […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Ellie Mitchell

Ellie Mitchell started her volunteer work with her grandmother, Sandy Stanley, when she was just 13 years old. The now high school senior has been volunteering for Children’s Cancer Partners (CCP) for over four years. Ellie’s passion has grown from small office volunteer jobs to taking over projects. Most recently, Ellie spearheaded our “Christmas Corner” […]

Partner Spotlight: Responding to Needs Faster

That is what Children’s Cancer Partner’s (CCP) new Nexus Platform will help us do for our children and their families, and our hospital partners too.  Launching in the beginning of 2023, the CCP NEXUS will: allow caregivers to submit their support requests and expense records online, saving time enable CCP staff to respond more rapidly, […]

More Help for Cape Fear Children Battling Cancer

Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas and Strut for Kids Announce Merger: Forming a Robust Organization to Help Children and Families Battling Cancer  Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas (CCP), a nonprofit focused on serving children battling cancer across North and South and Carolina, and Strut for Kids, a nonprofit serving greater Wilmington’s families on […]