Supporting families during a child's illness or injury
Fred's Footsteps provides financial relief to working families in the Philadelphia region who find themselves in a crisis due to the costs associated with caring for a seriously ill, injured, or disabled child.
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Meaningful support that changes lives

Each family we connect with and each dollar you donate is done with one purpose and one goal: to provide substantial, real-life, practical support to struggling families so their child's health can be their only worry.

2062+
Families helped
11.4M+
Distributed to families over 20 years
19
Counties in PA, SJ, and DE served
275
Hospital social workers partnering with us
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Families
we've
helped
Meet The Scotts
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Meet Kyle

A decade after tragedy changed everything, Kyle and his family look back on the journey that brought them from survival to hope.

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Meet Kelsey

The White Family of Cumberland County, NJ, savored the holiday season with support from Fred's.

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Meet Milana

Meet the Marino Family and their ten-year-old daughter, Milana, of Turnersville, New Jersey. See how Fred’s Footsteps helped renovate this family’s home to safely care for Milana.

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Meet Kellen

Kellen of Newark, DE, lives with a rare disease that made shower time a struggle for the family.

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Meet Robbi Marie

Rob and Tonya’s precious baby girl, Robbi Marie, is a true miracle. This family spent the first 361 days of her life in the hospital, but the journey of caring for their medically-complex child in their Pennsauken, NJ, home was just beginning.

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Meet Grace

The Wallace Family of Delaware County was getting ready to welcome their second child when her premature birth led to a financial crisis they could have never seen coming.

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Helping families when they need it most

Our mission is to help working families stay on their feet through the most trying times of their lives. When a child is sick or is facing a difficult medical condition, a parent's world stops, yet life goes on around them. They may miss work for doctor's appointments, exhaust their FMLA time, or go through most of their savings just to be there for their children, both sick and well.

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Helping families
when they need
it most
Our mission is to help working families stay on their feet through the most trying times of their lives. When a child is sick or is facing a difficult medical condition, a parent's world stops, yet life goes on around them. They may miss work for doctor's appointments, exhaust their FMLA time, or go through most of their savings just to be there for their children, both sick and well.
Funds to
help families
focus
Fred's Footsteps helps these families by providing direct financial assistance for non-medical expenses tailored to the family's unique needs. We cover a wide variety of expenses from household bills to one-time extraordinary expenses like medical equipment or home modifications. All so that a child's care can be a parent's only worry.
Support that
sustains
We know that there are no quick fixes, and many families need continued support, not just momentary help, as they go through the ups and downs of their child's illness. That's why we are the only program in the region to offer a life-changing bridge - spanning the course of up to one year with a monetary value of up to $10,000 - to families during their time of need.
Encouragement
for the road
ahead
Beyond the financial, Fred’s Footsteps also acts as an advocate for our families, supporting their journey and linking them to other organizations and families in similar situations that may be able to provide further assistance. All of this is following in the footsteps of the late G. Fred DiBona, Jr. and his legacy of championing children in the healthcare industry.
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