John Quadrino Foundation

The John Quadrino Foundation was established in 1985 in memory of John Quadrino, who died at age 7 after fighting cancer for three years. During those years, John underwent surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and a bone marrow transplant. John's exuberant love of life, his positive attitude throughout his treatment, and his compassion for other children with cancer were the inspiration to his family and friends to begin assisting children with cancer. The Foundation is a volunteer organization: people helping others. Families with a child who has cancer live life intensely and often need extra help in facing the uncertainties and complications of treatment. Tasks like finding money to accompany a child to another city for a bone marrow transplant or to pay for health insurance before the policy is cancelled can be overwhelming. They are even more difficult because they occur quickly and unexpectedly. The Foundation, by responding rapidly to help cover these expenses, helps the child by bolstering the family.

Assistance is available nationwide but priority is given to families in Virginia.