About Us

Because kids can’t fight cancer alone !

We offer our support and services to every family without regard to income, race, religion, or choices of physician(s) and healthcare facilities. We dedicate ourselves to enriching the lives of children who have cancer by providing hope, support, encouragement, advocacy, and education to those children, their families, and the community at large.

Our agency offers emergency financial assistance, transportation, scholarships, caregiver workshops, counseling, summer oncology camps, equine assisted therapy and many other psycho-social services and therapeutic activities for our children and their families. Financial support is provided for as long as a child is in treatment.

Our goal is to help children restore their loss of control and help them develop physically and socially, as we know that this is an important part of the healing process.

Meet Our Team 

Melissa Atkins Wardy

Chief Executive Officer

Roberto Escobedo

Family Services Director

Norma Reyes

Executive Assistant and Special Projects Manager

Toni Garcia

Family Services Coordinator

Hayley Lynch

Grant Writer

Lorena Fierro

Communications & Brand Coordinator

Maria Aguirre

Business Office Coordinator

Ray De La Fuente

Bookkeeper and Donation Center Manager

Chiquita

Assistant to the Manager

Our Board

  • President - Judy Peinado - Community Volunteer
  • Secretary - Kelly Cortez - Destination El Paso
  • Treasurer - Gabe Peña - Online Transport
  • Linda Alvarado - WestStar Bank
  • Natalie Eckberg - Hospice of El Paso
  • PJ Ferris - La Nube STEAM Discovery Center
  • Amanda French, DNP - El Paso Children's Hospital
  • Andrew Gomez - Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union
  • Andrea Macias - United Way of El Paso County
  • Barbara Powell - Mt. Franklin Foods
  • Gaby Rodriguez - El Paso University Medical Center
  • Aley Valdespino - El Paso Children's Hospital
  • Tony Walker - First Light Credit Union