What is Kids Konnected?
Kids Konnected provides compassion, support, friendship, and learning for kids, ages 5-18, whose lives are touched by a parent or caregiver with cancer. Kids Konnected is a free program offered by the Hult Center for Health Education and is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Peoria Memorial Affiliate.
Why Kids Konnected?
- Kids with a parent or caregiver with cancer may feel very isolated.
- A support program with kids going through similar things is a great comfort.
- Members have discovered that Kids Konnected provides them with fun, friendship, support and cancer education.
WHO:
Anyone age 5 – 18 whose lives are touched by a parent or caregiver with cancer. We will meet in three age groups: 5 - 8 years old, 9 - 12 years old, 13 - 18 years old.
WHAT:
A support program meeting under the leadership of professionals to provide support, friendship, and education to children whose parents or caregivers have or have had cancer.
TIME:
Complimentary food at 6:00 p.m. Sign-in begins at 6:00 p.m. Group meetings run from 6:30 p.m.– 7:30 p.m. and there is a parent support group from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. To sign up call (309) 692-6650 or email Kids Konnected.
WHERE:
Hult Center for Health Education, 5215 N. Knoxville Ave. Hult is the green cinderblock building, with a big red apple on the south wall.
WHY:
Nationally there have been very few programs focused on the on-going needs of the children of cancer patients. We feel this is an exciting, positive step to meet their needs.
MEETING DATES:
FIRST THURSDAY AND 3RD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. Join us for the upcoming meetings! Please call or email to register. Meetings are FREE of CHARGE.
For more information call: (309) 692-6650 or email Kids Konnected
2012 Meeting Dates:
January 12 (at Fired Up) & January 16
February 2 (Blanket Making) & February 20
March 1 & March 19
April 5 & April 16
May 3 & May 21
June 1 & June 18
July 5 & July 16
August 2 & August 20
September 6 & September 17
October 4 & October 18
November 1 & November 15
December 6 & December 17
Facilitators
Sharon Mindock, M.S., LSW, LCPC
Eugenia Murphy, M.L.S., R.N.
Joyce Quinn, M.S., LCSW
Cancer Center for Healthy Living
