Pediatric Oncology Support Team Inc.

“Line 8b - governing body and management - no committee has the authority to act on behalf of the board of directors.”

“Financial information is collected by the bookkeeper and given to the cpa firm. The completed form 990 is reviewed by the ceo and the board treasurer, and made available to the board of directors before it is filed.”

“Each member of the board of directors is required to annually certify that they have no conflicts of interest. If a potential conflict of interest is revealed, that member will disclose to the board and be excused from discssions and voting involving that matter. The policy is regulary and consistently enforced.”

“A review was done of form 990's that have been filed for similar organizations in palm beach county and south florida to confirm that the compensation is in line.”

“A review was done of form 990's that have been filed for similar organizations to confirm that the compensation is in line.”

“Financial statements are posted on guidestar's website (www.guidestar.org). Financial statements and other documents were made available to banks and foundations. Governing documents and conflicts of interest policy are available upon request.”

“The mission of post is to help local children and their families courageously fight cancer by giving them compassionate emotional and financial support. Post's multidisciplinary team of dedicated, caring professionals provide free, high-quality, strength-based psychosocial services to children, teens and young adults in six florida counties. Post's services are family- centered because cancer doesn't happen to individuals, it happens to families. Every year, post helps between 150-200 local families through counseling, play therapy, medical play, educational advocacy, sibling support, support groups, social activities, end-of-life care and bereavement. Post's professional staff provides compassionate care to families during the darkest time of their lives. Supportive counseling is the cornerstone of these services, meeting clients wherever they are - in the hospital, clinic, heroes' headquarters (post young hero cancer resource center), school, home, or hospice. In addition, we partner with local hospitals and universities to provide the best possible evidence-based care. Services are available 24 hours a day on an as-needed basis. Post's mission is accomplished through services which fall into these major areas: (1)giving hope family support program - to help these brave families successfully navigate their cancer experience. Post provides full range of free psychosocial services to children with cancer including supportive counseling, individual and family therapy, medical play, support groups, case management, and educational advocacy. (2)giving help financial support program - not only must families cope with the overwhelming fear that they could lose their child, they also face major financial challenges of medical costs and lost income from caring for an ill child. Financial stress is one of the greatest challenges for a family to cope with. Through the "giving help" program, post provides financial assistance to families who need help paying for housing, transportation, medication, food and other daily living needs through funds made available from donations. Our case manager also helps families complete a budget, find, apply for, and secure assistance from local / national resources. This program includes our preventing homelessness & food insecurity for children battling cancer initiative. We have a food pantry for our clients. (3)our giving healing program provides social outings, support groups, expressive art projects, and coaching / mentoring, all of which are crucially important in helping families cope with the trauma of cancer. For example, post offers parent's nite out, cancer survivor day, and annual holiday party. Through this we create hope, essential to survival and important in sustaining a fighting spirit. We create opportunities for children with cancer and their families to meet other young cancer warriors to establish supportive relationships and create a sense of community to reduce isolation, increase healthy coping, improve treatment compliance, and decrease distress. (4)the post giving comfort palliative care program is provided for clients when the goal of treatment is not cure, but comfort and quality of life, not quantity of life. Post care team members are bedside during child's final hours. Post also helps families plan and pay for funeral and memorial expenses. This program includes the butterfly fund which has component of "memory making" with families who have child dying of cancer. In cooperation with trustbridge (hospice) and florida atlantic school of medicine, post trains physician fellows in pediatric palliative care to improve the overall care of dying children in this community. (5)save my seat - this program is an educational initiative to teach classroom peers about their classmate's cancer and related issues with the goal of creating a safe, accepting environment within the school for brave young patients battling cancer. This program serves to improve the academic success of our”

“The anguish and suffering of young patients and their families fighting cancer is profound. That's why post exists - so no family walks their child's cancer journey alone. Post's multidisciplinary team of dedicated, caring professionals provides free, high-quality, strenght-based psychosocial services to children, teens, and young adults in six south florida counties. Post's services are family centered because cancer doesn't happen to individuals, it happens to families. In 2023, post helped more than 120 families through counseling, play therapy, medical play, educational advocacy, sibling support, support groups, social activities, end of life care, and bereavement. Post's professional staff provides compassionate care to families during the darkest times of their lives. Supportative counseling is the cornerstone of these services, meeting clients wherever they are - in the hospital, clinc,post young hero resource center (called hero's headquarters), school, home, or hospice. In addition, we partner with many local hospitals and universities to provide the best possible evidence-based care. Therefore, with intervention, the anxiety and depression of children with cancer was decreased by 87% and healthy coping of families was improved by 75%.”

“Our giving help family financial stabilization ensures that families are able to pay for basic living needs so they can focus on what's really important - their child's life. Our bilingual case manager meets with every family who has a child with cancer. She completes a budget and links them with local/national/international resources to assist them in obtaining the help they need to maintain a stable household. In 2022, post client families were linked to almost 950,000 in financial help - not including funds paid directly by post on a family's behalf. Post directly paid 89,800 in housing, utilities, transportation, medication, gas cards, gift cards, and food expenses for 105 families, helping a total of 809 people. Our food pantry helped 134 families supplement their family budget (and/or food stamps), helping a total of 947 individuals.”

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