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Facts

 

Globally, childhood cancer looks like this:*

400,000

children diagnosed annually

9 in 10

diagnosed children live
in low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs)

<30%

of children with cancer in
LMICs survive, compared to
≥80% in high-income countries

*World Health Organization (Updated annually)

Service areas

Get your club involved in one of these childhood cancer service areas and see how your service will help achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Ensure patients and their families are adequately supported, and address the most common barriers to obtaining necessary treatment. 

ORGANIZATION OR FACILITY SUPPORT

Identify needs and opportunities to serve childhood cancer organizations or facilities to make a difference by expanding accessibility to treatment and services. 

CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY

Raise awareness of the impact of childhood cancer, educate your community members and create positive change. 

LCIF grants

Several types of foundation grants are available to support childhood cancer service throughout the world.

CHILDHOOD CANCER GRANT

LCIF Childhood Cancer grants empower Lions to improve the quality of life for children receiving treatment and their families.

MATCHING GRANT

LCIF Matching grants provide equipment and construction for large-scale projects that address unmet humanitarian needs.

DISTRICT & CLUB COMMUNITY IMPACT (DCG) GRANT

Through the DCG program, 15 percent of unrestricted contributions to LCIF are transformed into grants that fund local projects on a club and/or district level.

Recent childhood cancer grants

 

From July 2024 to August 2024, LCIF has awarded 5 childhood cancer-related grants totaling US$138,879. View the report.

Partners

Global HOPE

LCIF has partnered with Global HOPE (a program of Texas Children’s Hospital) to help address the huge discrepancies in outcomes from childhood cancer in developing countries compared to developed countries.

Stories

Wishing big for childhood cancer

Thanks to the care his daughter, Finley Holland, received at the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic in Peoria, Illinois, Lion Tony Holland wanted to give back to the hospital. That’s why he turned to LCIF to help him “wish big” and make a difference for more than 5,000 kids living with cancer and their families.

Resources
 

Educate your club

Use these helpful tools to learn more about childhood cancer, educate your community, or plan your next childhood cancer service project.

With LCIF support

Lions always answer

LCIF is the only foundation to empower the compassionate service of Lions across the globe. With 100% of donations benefitting grants and programs, your continued support of LCIF magnifies hope for a world in need.