Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF)

Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) is a Social Service Agency with a mission to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well-being. Founded in 1992, CCF provides children with cancer and their families the much needed support in their battle against the life threatening illness. Over the years, CCF has helped more than 3,700 children and their families at different stages of the illness.

Services offered to children with cancer and their families include:

Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP)

The BMDP manages Singapore’s only register of volunteer bone marrow donors. With just a 1 in 20,000 chance of finding a matching donor, BMDP is committed to growing the local donor register in order to help more children and patients suffering from terminal blood-related diseases like leukaemia to find a match that could give them that chance of survival.

Singapore Cord Blood Bank (SCBB)

The SCBB is Singapore’s only non-profit public cord blood bank. SCBB was set up in response to a demand for unrelated donor umbilical cord blood for transplantation therapy by haematologists and paediatricians in Singapore. SCBB’s mission is to provide cord blood units of high safety and quality, through the practice of internationally accredited techniques of collection, processing, and banking, in order to support cord blood transplantation in Singapore and around the world.

Place for Academic Learning and Support (PALS)

PALS, which is CCF’s learning centre, is set up to prepare children recovering from cancer for a smooth transition back to mainstream school for Singaporeans and PRs. Located in the VIVA-CCF Hub, the PALS school allows children to study and play in an infection-controlled environment.

Arc Children’s Centre (Arc)

Arc supports children between the ages of 3-18 years with cancer and other life-threatening conditions. Arc accepts all children regardless of religion, race or culture. Arc aims to provide a sanctuary for the children’s continuing education, safety and bonding. Arc’s care also extends to the family and siblings as well, creating a haven of respite, comfort and support for affected families.

Brain Tumour Society (Singapore) (BTSS)

Newly formed in 2014, BTSS helps brain tumour patients, their families and caregivers through care groups, awareness raising, fund raising, and education for patients and their families.

Club Rainbow

Club Rainbow is a charity committed to providing comprehensive help to children who are suffering from a range of chronic and life-threatening illnesses and their families.