The Cause
OUR MISSION: TO BE A TRUE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH HEART CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Did you know that in Quebec...
- 1 child out of 100 is born with a heart disease or malformation that will require medical follow-up.
- 900 new families have to face this diagnosis each year.
- Heart anomalies in children are 80 times more common than cancer and 26 times more than cystic fibrosis.
- 30% to 50% of children with heart conditions will need at least one major operation.
- 97% of heart surgeries are successful.
- Heart malformation is the malformation that causes the most deaths in children.
En Cœur in Numbers:
- 365 families assisted annually.
- 36,400 meal vouchers provided to families in the last 5 years.
- 20,400 nights paid for families in the last 5 years.
- $110,000: donations of small medical equipment for families.
- 5,600 parking days reimbursed to families in the last 6 years.
Services offered by the Foundation:
- Financial support.
- Accommodation.
- Meal vouchers.
- Reimbursement of travel expenses.
- Grocery card.
- Gas card.
- Hospital-based reception service.
- Loan and donation of specialized medical equipment to allow parents to do multiple follow-ups from home and thus avoid several trips to the hospital.
- Parent support group.
- Pensatout web assistant: accompanying young people in their transition to adulthood.
- Mobile pediatric clinic. Info-heart card. Publications and documentation for families.
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