Our central teams work on the broad areas that relate to every St. Judes centre while our city teams undertake the responsibility of setting up a centre and oversee its efficient functioning. These team members then build a team and recruit support staff whose commitment and vision is in line with us, thus ensuring the seamless replication of the St. Judes model across India.
St. Judes provides free accommodation and holistic support to children travelling with their parents for treatment of cancer from villages and small town to cities.
Sorry, but St. Judes does not provide financial support for cancer treatment. We provide free of cost accommodation and holistic care to underprivileged children undergoing cancer treatment.
St. Judes has made ‘The Guide to Childhood Cancer’ that is a great resource for anyone who has a child undergoing treatment. In addition to this downloadable booklet available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Odia and Bengali, we also have a series of videos that will tell you more about childhood cancer, the side effects of the treatment, and the need for good nutrition and hygiene.
No, children and their families are referred to us by social workers at the treatment hospitals. The social workers explain the St. Judes model and ensure the family is prepared for their stay at St. Judes, and then we are able to admit the child, provided we have a unit available.
No, we have no affiliation to this organization, and we cannot be of any help in getting you an appointment.
No, St. Judes is not affiliated with any religion. St. Judes is a secular organization that has been named after St. Jude – the patron saint of lost causes. Families from every background are welcomed at our centres.
Cancer treatment takes several months, where the child receives chemotherapy once or twice a month as an outpatient or inpatient but is not admitted to hospital the remainder of the days. Usually families spend 6-8 months to complete their child’s treatment but depending on the case sometimes they can stay as long as two years. The duration of stay is decided by the treating doctors.
While we welcome visitors, visits are by prior appointment only. Our children’s safety, security and well-being is our first priority. You can schedule an appointment through the website or send an email to contact@stjudechild.org to let us know the date, time and purpose of your visit. Someone will reach out to you and help fix the visit.
We have a list of recommended items that you could donate. We request you to send an email to contact@stjudechild.org with details of where you live. Our city centre manager will reach out to you with details of our current requirement.
Thank you for your support. To make a secure online donation, if you are an Indian citizen paying taxes in India and holding a PAN card, please click here</p><p>If you are not an Indian citizen and do not pay taxes in India, our trusted partner, GiveIndia can accept your online donation. If you wish to make a donation via cheque or direct bank transfer please write to contact@stjudechild.org with your name and phone number and we will send you the relevant information.
Yes, if you are an Indian citizen paying taxes in India, your donation is exempted under 80G. If you are a US or UK resident and wish to know about tax benefits or Gift Aid please write to contact@stjudechild.org
St. Judes welcomes committed volunteers who wish to engage over the long term. Areas in which we could use assistance are activity sessions or storytelling for our children, and imparting specific skills to our parents for example basic financial literacy, income generation skills like knitting and embroidery, and adult literacy. Please send an email to contact@stjudechild.org with details of where you live, and how you’d like to help.
Please visit our careers page for more information on open positions
Please write to contact@stjudechild.org for more information. We welcome interns who can commit 4-6 weeks working with us in our central office on communications, data management, and photo banks or at our centres imparting a specific activity to our children, like music, dance, or arts & craft.
