What we do
Our mission is based on three fundamentals: Happiness, Health, and Hope. It’s with these in mind that we have created more than 20 different programs to support families in their brave and emotionally taxing fight.
To fuel their happiness, we provide children and their families with opportunities to step away from the white walls of the hospital and partake in joyous events that give them the strength to fight their disease. Families are able to embark on dream trips to Orlando, Los Angeles, or Eilat; attend summer camps with sporting activities, water park adventures, and exciting jeep tours. We enjoy holiday events like Purim, Sukkot, and Passover with a loving and supportive community that understands the challenges the families are facing.
To create a smooth path to health, we provide emotional support to children and their families through professional psychological care and support group sessions, financial assistance in purchasing critical medicine they cannot afford, and logistical support in navigating the bureaucracy of the health care system -- which, for many families, includes translating all documents and medical explanations to their native language.
In addition, we support children’s oncology wards in any way we can -- from financing innovative treatments, to providing the funds necessary to open more positions, and more.
To instill hope in the heart of every child, parent, and sibling affected by childhood cancer, we have built The Kindergarten of Dreams in central Israel that is equipped to provide a medically safe, socially enriching, and educational environment for the young children to grow and heal as their parents go to work. Through our public advocacy efforts, we are helping to build a brighter future for all families, by promoting government policy changes relating to health care costs, hospital conditions, and overall support for families with sick children.
Our Activity
Happiness
Dream Trips to Orlando and Los Angeles
Brief Description: Twice a year, groups of Israeli children with cancer are invited to embark
Family Healing Vacation in Eilat
Brief Description: Five times a year, we invite different families to enjoy four full days
Gam’ani Program
Brief Description: The Gam’ani program aims to bring together 9th-12th graders who are struggling with
Passover and Sukkot Events
Brief Description: Every year, Larger Than Life hosts two fun and inclusive community events to
Purim Carnival Smile Train
Brief Description: Every spring, our families are invited to a joyous Purim celebration held in
Returning to Life
Brief Description: Through comprehensive workshops and retreats, we provide long term support for young adults
Summer Camps for School Aged Children
Brief Description: Every summer, 200 children with cancer and their siblings ages 8-18 gather at
Summer Camps for Tiny Ones
Brief Description: Every summer, 50 toddlers and pre-kindergarten children with cancer and their families gather
Support and Empowerment Vacations for Parents
Brief Description: Parents of cancer-stricken children are invited to spend 3 invigorating days of relaxation,
Health
Assistance in Navigating Health Care Bureaucracy
Brief Description: Larger than Life hospital welfare coordinators provide necessary assistance to help families navigating
Emergency Comfort Kit
Brief Description: To help children and their families cope with a traumatic diagnosis, Larger Than
Funding Sheba Medical Center’s Pediatric Ward
Brief Description: Larger Than Life funds the research lab of Sheba Medical Center’s pediatric ward,
Health Care Fund
Brief Description: In an effort to ease the substantial financial burden childhood cancer can have
Humanitarian Economic Assistance Fund
Brief Description: As the costs of fighting childhood cancer can far exceed a family’s income,
Individual Support For Children and Their Families
Brief Description: During a child’s extended stay at the hospital for treatments and procedures, Larger
Psychological Treatment for Children and Their Families
Brief Description: Larger than Life has created a collaboration with Ash’har – a nationwide network
Support for Children Oncology Wards
Brief Description: We support the children’s oncology wards at hospitals around Israel so they can
Support Group for Parents
Brief Description: Larger than Life has partnered with Ash’har – a national network offering psychological
Transportation to the Hospital for Treatments
Brief Description: In an effort to make families facing childhood cancer more comfortable, we provide
Hope
The Kindergarten of Dreams
Brief Description: The Kindergarten of Dreams is the world’s first sterile educational and recovery center.
Advocating for Our Children
Brief Description: We’re working to boost the public awareness of the difficulties children with cancer