Programs

The Walk With Sally programs and services are dedicated to helping children successfully cope with the emotional trauma of a parent's or sibling's cancer. 

The following programs and services are entirely free and available to all children between the ages of 7-17.

Mentoring Program
Walk With Sally is dedicated to creating meaningful mentoring relationships ("Friendships") between children and adults impacted by their parent's or sibling's cancer.

Who: A child (mentee) and an adult (mentor) are paired together forming a mentoring relationship.
Children are between the ages of 7-17 years old.
Children who lived with, lost or living with a parent or sibling with cancer.
Children do not pay to participate in the mentoring program.
Adults are over the age of 18 years old.
Adults who lived with, lost or living with a parent or sibling with cancer.
Adults must complete and pass the application process, interviews, medical checks, DMV checks, background checks and mentor training. Adults do not pay to participate in the mentoring program.

What: A mentoring relationship shares 6-8 hours per month for a minimum of 1 year.

Where: Friendships share, care, support, listen, help and love through play time, reading, eating, recitals, homework, sports, day at the beach or park -- all the activities that friends share together! Walk With Sally friendship also participate in quarterly "Friendship activities" with other Friendships such as Whale Watching, Disneyland, Horse Riding Lessons, Lakers game, Ice Skating or day at the park etc....

Why: It's simple, friendships HEAL! Walk With Sally exist is to provide every child impacted by a parent's cancer with a loving AND FUN mentor.

Temporary Family Support Program
Walk With Sally provides financial support to WWS families experiencing economic hardship for 3 consecutive months.  For more information about the application and criteria, email Walk With Sally at info@walkwithsally.org

Molly's Corner Book Program

Mentee Scholarship Program

Friendship Activity Program
A Friendship activity is a group event for the mentees, mentors and often times, their families. All the Walk With Sally Friendships gather together as a group to (1) learn something new, (2) have fun and (3) interact with other kids and mentors. The single most important priority at these group activities is to create family, community and support.