Valley Children's gets $70K grant for childhood cancer survivors

MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A assistance from the Taco Bell Foundation has been awarded to Madera County's Valley Children's Healthcare to enactment childcare for crab survivors.

Valley Children's received $70,000 successful a assemblage assistance from the Taco Bell Foundation to enactment the Fresno Truck Center Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program.

The Fresno Truck Center Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program was established successful 2009. It provides long-term, broad follow-up attraction to much than 1,800 puerility crab survivors.

According to Valley Children's, the backing volition assistance grow acquisition and wellness resources for pediatric crab survivors crossed Central California.

“This assistance allows america to scope much young survivors with the tools and guidance they request to physique a healthy, palmy future,” said Dr. John Gates, Valley Children's pediatric hematologist/oncologist and manager of The Fresno Truck Center Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program.

Valley Children's was nominated for the assistance by section Taco Bell franchisees.