Let's Take Courage to New Heights!

Beads of Courage is grateful for the opportunity to support children and teens coping with serious illness, their families, and the clinicians who care for them with our arts in medicine programs. We can't do it without your generous support!

As we celebrate our 20th anniversary of pioneering a new way to honor courage through the artform of beads, we also reflect on the "Stepping Stones" who are the caring clinicians who help our Beads of Courage members, like Ethan, overcome their obstacles during treatment but also people like YOU, who without your generosity, our non-profit organization could not sustain the programs are needed by the kids, teens, families and clinicians who receive encouragement through Beads of Courage.

"Beads of courage brings Ethan and his family comfort - being able to record his life journey - showing the trials, accomplishments, and strengths. Ethan’s siblings have been included throughout his journey participating in the sibling bead program. Ethan’s beads are a symbol of what he has endured in his life. He has been part of Beads of Courage since he was born in 2014- Ethan continues to collect his own beads each step of his medical journey while participating with his family in the Carry a Bead Program to provide encouragement to other kids. Beads of Courage continues to bring inspiration, courage, hope, and joy while positively impacting our entire family and our hearts. We love Beads of Courage!" - Mom

Be a "Stepping Stone" for courage! Your donation helps to fill our distribution center with the beads we need to send to our partner hospitals or to kids and teens who are waiting almost a year to receive Beads in the Mail because their hospital doesn't have the Beads of Courage program yet. Funds also support our clinical staff dedicated to ensuring that our programs are standard of care for psychosocial and emotional support along with staffing our distribution center to ensure kids and teens get the beads they need to tell their stories of courage.

"Liljana has participated in the Beads of Courage program for just over 5 years. This program helped her overcome a lot of fears and anxieties with treatments after years of being poked and prodded. She is proud to share her story with others by using her beads." - Mom

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About the Beads of Courage® Program The Beads of Courage® Program is a resilience-based intervention designed to support and strengthen children and families coping with serious illness. Through the program, children and their families tell their stories using colorful beads as meaningful symbols of courage that they receive to honor and acknowledge each step of their treatment journey. The program has been designed to honor everything a child goes through while coping with a serious illness or lifelong condition. Each bead is a visual and tangible reminder of their courage during their fight for life.

Outcomes-Every bead tells a story of courage, honor, and hope Ongoing evaluation of the Beads of Courage® program indicates the support helps to decrease illness-related distress, increase the use of positive coping strategies, helps members and families find meaning in illness, and restore the sense of self in those coping with serious illness. The program also provides something tangible the member and their families can use to tell about their experiences endured when coping with cardiac conditions.

About Beads of Courage, Inc. Beads of Courage, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization committed to strengthening resilience and promoting the well-being of children coping with serious illness, their families, and the clinicians who care for them. Beads of Courage, Inc. achieves its mission through the development and implementation of innovative Arts-in-Medicine programs. www.beadsofcourage.org