Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: JoyRx
Legal Name (if Different): Children’s Cancer Association
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 823 Congress Ave, Suite 300
City: Austin
State: TX
Postal Code: 78701
Main Phone: 503-244-3141
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.joyrx.org
Employer ID Number: 93-1181662
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c)3 non-profit organizatio

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 31, 2023
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: JoyRx Music
Project Description:

More than 1,700 children and adolescents younger than 20 years of age are diagnosed with cancer every year in Texas. It is the most common cause of disease-related mortality for Texans 0-19 years of age. Our mission at JoyRx, the mission delivery arm of Children’s Cancer Association, is to treat cancer and serious illnesses with more than medicine. When a child is facing life’s most challenging moments, they also need emotional healing.

Through JoyRx’s flagship program, JoyRx Music, music programs empower kids and teens to shift their emotional states during stressful and painful experiences related to life-threatening illnesses. By utilizing music’s universal appeal to buoy spirits and energize, JoyRx Music helps young patients feel Joy during stressful and painful experiences associated with prolonged hospitalizations and life-threatening illnesses. Trained JoyRx Music Specialists engage hospitalized kids of all ages and diagnoses by offering them a choice of "music medicine" experiences tailored to their current emotional state. No-cost bedside and virtual program options are available and tailored for one-on-one or group music experiences. Young patients can choose to watch a live music session, request a song, sing along, engage in music lessons, and even grab an instrument to join the band—whatever feels right and brings Joy to them in the moment.

Over two decades ago, Children’s Cancer Association began delivering the healing power of music to children and teens facing cancer and other serious illnesses. Today, JoyRx Music’s patient experience includes bedside service as restrictions allow, in-hospital concerts, and digital programs designed to relieve stress, anxiety, and perception of pain. Our programs "prescribe Joy" to positively shift moods and relieve the sadness, anxiety, and isolation experienced during lengthy hospitalizations.

Our goal is to serve over 300 patients this year and engage kids and teens, and their families, in 2,000 Joy-based interactions. With four full-time staff in Austin, JoyRx is well-positioned to continue expanding these services into the future.

Total Project Budget: 544,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: · Donald D. Hammill Foundation · Clifford Antone Foundation · Gibson Gives Foundation · Tito’s Handmade Vodka · NFP Insurance Brokerage and Consulting Potential: · Blue Cross Blue Shield – Blue Impact Grant · Michael and Susan Dell Foundation · Austin Community Foundation · Golf Fights Cancer · Georgetown Health Foundatio

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: Austin, Texas
Age Group To Be Served: 0-19

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Kari
Contact Last Name: Dolan
Contact Title: Grant Writer
Contact Phone: 409-679-5973
Contact Email: kdolan@joyrx.org