Overview

The Country Hope Trust provides family centred support programs to country children diagnosed with cancer and other life threatening illnesses.

Country Hope is dedicated to developing support programs and services, in response to the needs of country families.

We recognise that childhood cancer and other life threatening illnesses place incredible stress on the family. For this reason we are dedicated to developing support programs and services that address the needs of the entire family.

We provide:

• Positive, exciting programs for diagnosed children to assist in reducing the constant stress and maximise the benefits of medical care.
• Support programs for the brothers and sisters of a child diagnosed with cancer or similar life threatening illness.
• Emotional support by offering family members the opportunity to meet others in similar circumstances.
• Ongoing support to families who have lost a child with cancer or a related illness.
• Training and support to Country Hope Carers and volunteers.

Our Goals:

• To reduce the stresses that surround a family with a child diagnosed with cancer, by extending a caring hand of assistance.
• To educate the community in regards to childhood cancers and the needs of families, including the need to understand that the emotional stress on a family does not reduce when a child is in remission.
• To operate a country based, low overhead organisation that aims to achieve the most effective application of our supporters' contributions.