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Pickles Group supports kids affected by their parent's cancer.

06/23/2026

Our Summer Youth Program REGISTRATION CLOSES this Friday, June 26. For kids ages 6-18. All programs are FREE.

Our summer programs start in July, and run through August, bridging a critical gap for kids and teens during the summer months when support systems like school, clubs, and sports aren’t as readily available. As kids and teens get ready for a big school year, Pickles Group offers a space where they can find connection and support.

Research shows that kids whose parents have cancer benefit most from three things: honest, age-appropriate information about cancer, coping skills, and peer-to-peer support.

Connect Over Cancer I 5-Week Program I kids & teens with parents who have ongoing, complex or advanced cancer

Pickles Jars I Monthly School Year Support I kids & teens with parents who have ongoing, complex or advanced cancer or who have lost a parent to cancer (Save your spot now for fall!)

Tap the 🔗 to learn more and enroll www.picklesgroup.org/youth-programs

06/21/2026

We recognize that Father's Day can bring many emotions for the families in our community.

To the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, caregivers, and father figures in the Pickles community: thank you. We're also sending extra care to those who are missing someone, navigating cancer's impact on their family, or finding today especially difficult.

Whatever this day looks like for you, we hope you know you're not alone. 💚

06/20/2026

Earlier this month at the Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Conference, Breast Cancer Clinical Social Worker Allana Ferguson shared why she refers families to Pickles and the impact she has seen when kids have access to peer support and community during a parent's cancer diagnosis.

We're deeply grateful to partner with healthcare professionals like Allana who help connect families to the resources they need. If you're an oncology social worker, nurse navigator, therapist, or healthcare professional, we'd love to connect. Learn more about referring families to Pickles at the link below!
www.picklesgroup.org/refer-a-family

06/19/2026

Today is the last day. Just 16 donors to go. 🧡📖

234 donors have raised $50,454 for our 250 Giving Families the Words campaign, fully funding our first-ever “How to Talk to Kids About Advanced Cancer” support kit.

We need just 16 more donors by midnight tonight to unlock a $12,500 matching gift from the Grossman Charitable Trust.

Any gift. Any size. Even $5.

You can be part of this big win for Pickles kids.

🔗 in bio to be one of the 16.

06/19/2026

Today is the last day of our 250 Giving Families the Words for Advanced Cancer campaign, and we just need 16 more donors by midnight tonight. ♥📖

234 donors have already raised $50,454, fully funding our first-ever free "How to Talk to Kids About Advanced Cancer" support kit for families facing a parent's terminal diagnosis.

16 donors stand between us and a $12,500 matching gift from the Grossman Charitable Trust. That match funds the Spanish language release this fall.

Any gift of any size counts. $5. $10. $20 makes an impact and unlocks the match!

Give today at the link below and share this with one person right now.

Thanks for being part of this big win for kids!

Donate here today: https://picklesgroup.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/picklesgroup/donation.jsp?campaign=1

06/18/2026

Two days left to be part of a big win for kids! ♥📖

184 donors have raised $48,805, fully funding our first-ever free "How to Talk to Kids About Advanced Cancer" support kit. That kit is going to print this fall because of this community.

Now we need 66 more donors by midnight Friday, June 19 to unlock a $12,500 matching gift from the Grossman Charitable Trust, which funds the Spanish language release this fall.

Any gift of any size counts as one of the 66. $5. $10. $20. It all counts the same.

Give today at the link below and share this with one person who might give too. We are so close because of you!

Donate here: https://picklesgroup.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/picklesgroup/donation.jsp?campaign=1

06/17/2026

3 days left. Just 89 donors to go. 🧡📖

Our Pickles community has already raised $46,388, fully funding our first-ever “How to Talk to Kids About Advanced Cancer” support kit for families facing a parent’s advanced diagnosis.

Now we need 89 more donors by Friday, June 19 to unlock a $12,500 matching gift from the Grossman Charitable Trust. That match funds the Spanish language support kit release this fall.

Any gift of any size, even $5, counts as one of the 89.

🔗 in bio to be part of this win for families by Friday.

06/17/2026

We are in the final stretch of our 250 Giving Families the Words for Advanced Cancer campaign, and your help makes a major impact.

161 donors have already raised $46,388, fully funding our first-ever "How to Talk to Kids About Advanced Cancer" support kit. That is huge, and we're grateful!

Now we need 89 more donors by this Friday, June 19 to unlock a $12,500 matching gift from the Grossman Charitable Trust, which will fund the Spanish language release of the kit this fall.

Any gift of any amount counts toward the 89.

Your $5, $10, or $20 all help unlock $12,500.

There are just three days left to be part of this win for kids and families!

Make your gift here by Friday, June 19: https://picklesgroup.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/picklesgroup/donation.jsp?campaign=1

06/16/2026

Only two weeks left – don’t miss out.

Our Summer Youth Program REGISTRATION CLOSES next Friday, June 26. For kids ages 6-18. All programs are FREE.

Our summer programs start in July, and run through August, bridging a critical gap for kids and teens during the summer months when support systems like school, clubs, and sports aren’t as readily available. As kids and teens get ready for a big school year, Pickles Group offers a space where they can find connection and support.

Research shows that kids whose parents have cancer benefit most from three things: honest, age-appropriate information about cancer, coping skills, and peer-to-peer support.

Connect Over Cancer I 5-Week Program I kids & teens with parents who have ongoing, complex or advanced cancer

Pickles Jars I Monthly School Year Support I kids & teens with parents who have ongoing, complex or advanced cancer or who have lost a parent to cancer (Save your spot now for fall!)

Learn more and enroll at www.picklesgroup.org/youth-programs

Photos from Pickles Group's post 06/14/2026

We may not have had any Minions with us, but we had plenty of smiles!

Last Sunday, Pickles families gathered at the Wilmette Theatre for a special end-of-school-year celebration featuring Despicable Me. It was a wonderful time filled with laughter, connection, popcorn, and community.

Thank you to the 20+ amazing Pickles families who joined us to celebrate another school year together.

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