Chai Lifeline Canada is a not for profit organization that helps Canadian children suffering from serious illness as well as their family members. They address the full spectrum of needs, from logistical to social, recreational to psychological. Chai Lifeline Canada reaches out not only to patients, but also to parents, siblings, classmates, school faculty, and the community as well.

Case Management, Emotional Support: Immediate help, information, emotional and psychosocial support, and immediate access to all of Chai Lifeline Canada's programs and services.

Crisis Intervention: Chai teams assist families, schools, camps, synagogues and other community institutions during the first days and weeks following the diagnosis of serious illness, or the death of a child or young parent. Sparks of Strength Lending Library offers tapes on issues surrounding bereavement.

Chizuk Retreats: Focused, day-long doses of peer, professional and spiritual support in a family-friendly environment that permits parents and children to spend time together in relaxed settings.

Education : Children's magazines, volunteers' manual, information for educators and HeartBeats, Chai Lifeline's news publications keep parents, supporters, friends and the medical and educational communities updated on Chai Lifeline programs and activities, and their impact on the lives of our chidren and their families.

Respite: The Stella K. Abraham Family Center Located on the Jack & Moishe Horn Campus, Glen Spey, NY, Mini-vacations to the centre filled with rest, relaxation, and recuperation for parents and children. The Family Center is open from September to June whenever there are no Chai Lifeline programs in residence.

OUT SIBS, Emotional Support: Social and recreational activities give brothers and sisters the opportunity to befriend other siblings and receive the extra attention they need to thrive in a difficult environment.

Counselling: Individual, group and family counseling for sick children, siblings and parents.

Hospital Services, Transportation: Transportation assistance, meals for patients and caregivers, and personal entertainment systems for children ease the stress of a child's hospitalization.

Please see Chai's website for more information about ongoing support and programs.