Rite Aid Kidcents Awards $50,000 to Valley Children’s Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program

Valley Children’s Hospital has been awarded a $50,000 regional grant through the Rite Aid Foundation for its Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program.

“The same treatments that cure cancer patients may put them at risk for long-term health problems,” said Dr. John Gates, director of Valley Children’s Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program. “This grant allows us to provide the educational and psychosocial services needed to help our patients have the best quality of life after cancer.”

The Valley Children’s Cancer Survivorship Program works with childhood cancer patients and families who are cancer-free at least three years from completion of treatment. The program provides a comprehensive evaluation of the survivor’s health, academic and social development and provides patient education about their diagnosis, treatment, potential late effects and health maintenance.

The Rite Aid Foundation is awarding $2.3 million to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the nation through a special KidCents Grant Program. The grants will enable local children’s hospitals to advance initiatives focused on improving the health and wellbeing of children in the communities Rite Aid serves.

“Rite Aid and The Rite Aid Foundation have been passionate supporters of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for 25 years. Through our annual in-store Miracle Balloon Campaign and other special events, we’ve raised more than $92 million for local children’s hospitals,” said Tracy Henderson, director of The Rite Aid Foundation and charitable giving initiatives. “We are excited to expand the reach of our partnership and help local children’s hospitals make an even greater difference in their communities.”