Barry and Elaine Taylor started The Taylor Family Foundation (TTFF) to help kids in the Pediatric HIV/AIDS program at Children’s Hospital, Oakland (CHO). Besides providing financial support to CHO, the foundation organized social activities, Christmas parties, and other fun events during the year to give kids a break from the daily challenges of living with HIV/AIDS. But that’s not all. Through what we now call the “Urgent Need Fund” (UNF), TTFF has partnered with local hospitals to provide financial assistance to families for items such as food, gas, prescriptions and treatments that insurance won’t cover. We understand that a medical crisis can throw a family into financial disarray and our goal is to help ease some of the burden, so parents are able to concentrate on their children.

Team KC

The synergy between TTFF’s UNF and Team KC’s mission to support pediatric cancer patients made bringing Team KC in under our wing easy. Team KC was established in 2008 in memory of Korrine Croghan, who passed away at 14 from a rare form of ovarian cancer. It had been her wish to help other kids suffering from cancer at Kaiser Oakland, where she had received care. Through TTFF, Team KC ensures funds raised are dedicated to meet the immediate needs of Kaiser Oakland Pediatric Oncology patients.

Over the years, money raised has purchased art supplies, video games, school supplies and more for children in oncology and has helped parents who bear the financial burden of caring for a child with cancer. To learn more about Team KC, click here.