BETHEL — Team Hailey Hugs’ grant award of $3,000 from the Maine Cancer Foundation will support Maine families who have children with cancer when financial difficulties compound the crisis of their child’s illness. Funds from this grant will directly benefit Maine families to help with their most immediate need with Go Gold Family Grants, Travel Support, in the form of gas cards, and will help to ensure program delivery. Our goal is to improve the well-being of children in Maine who are suffering from the traumatic effects of childhood cancer by helping their families to maintain stability in the home and by providing increased access to medical care.

Maine Cancer Foundation’s grant is offered as part of their ongoing efforts to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Maine. They have invested over $15 million since 2015 in support of cancer prevention, early detection and screening, and access to care for all Mainers. To learn more about Maine Cancer Foundation, visit www.mainecancer.org , or contact Katelyn Michaud, [email protected] , 207.773.2533.

Team Hailey Hugs is an all-volunteer nonprofit based in Bethel, and it originated when 5-year-old Hailey Steward was diagnosed with cancer. During Hailey’s 5-year fight against cancer, she wanted to help the other children and their families raise awareness of childhood cancer, and more than anything, she wanted to find a cure. Her motto was “Go Gold Maine for Childhood Cancer!” Team Hailey Hugs’s many volunteers are inspired by Hailey and her call to “Do Something! Just Do It!”

To find out more about Team Hailey Hugs, how you can help Maine children who have cancer, or make a donation, please visit our website www.HaileyHugs.org, our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/teamhaileyhugs/, or contact Tabaitha Steward, [email protected] , 281.917.5331.