Mikeys Way Foundation
Mikeys Way Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
OUR MISSION AT MIKEY'S WAY FOUNDATION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES. THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO CREATE CONNECTION AND DIVERSION TO HELP CHILDREN FACE THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HARDSHIPS OF LONG-TERM, DEBILITATING TREATMENT.
About
MIKEY'S WAY DAY: A MIKEY'S WAY DAY IS WHEN WE VISIT SELECT HOSPITALS TO DISTRIBUTE WI-FI READY, PORTABLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO CHILDREN UNDERGOING LONG-TERM TREATMENT FOR CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES. WE GO ROOM TO ROOM WITH OUR "CONNECTION CART", MEETING EACH CHILD FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ONE ON ONE EXPERIENCE. THE CHILDREN THEN PICK THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM. THE GIFT IS THEIRS TO KEEP. WE ARE INSPIRED BY OUR FOUNDER'S VISION TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF HOPE, EXCITEMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY STRUGGLE THROUGH THE MISERY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT.BY KEEPING YOUNG MINDS ACTIVE IN SOMETHING THEY ENJOY AND CONNECTED TO FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES, PATIENTS ARE BETTER ABLE TO TOLERATE THE PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF LONG-TREATMENT. INTERNET-READY ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVE BECOME A VITAL TOOL TO HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS COPE, BY PROVIDING BOTH DIVERSION AND CONNECTION. DEVICES DISTRIBUTED INCLUDE LAPTOP COMPUTERS, TABLETS, IPOD TOUCH, ETC. THESE DEVICES CAN ALSO SERVE AS COUNSELING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOSPITAL PERSONNEL AS WELL AS A MEANS TO DIRECT CARE-GIVERS TO ACCURATE POST-PROCEDURE CARE. THE NATURE OF THE ELECTRONICS WE DISTRIBUTE ALLOW OUR MIKEY'S WAY DAYS TO HAVE A LASTING IMPACT NOT ONLY ON THE PATIENTS BUT ON THE CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AS WELL.AN ADDED BENEFIT OF A MIKEY'S WAY DAY IS THE SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT IT PROVIDES TO THE PATIENT. A RECENT ABSTRACT FROM THE US NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE SHOWS THAT PATIENT EMPOWERMENT IS A CORE PRINCIPLE OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO POSITIVELY AFFECT HIS OR HER OWN HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH STATUS AT A TIME WHEN SO MANY OTHER PARTS OF THEIR LIVES ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR CONTROL CAN HELP IMPROVE OUTCOMES. THE ABSTRACT CONFIRMS THAT EMPOWERMENT INTERVENTIONS MAY ENHANCE PATIENTS' INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL, RESILIENCE, COPING SKILLS, AND SELF-MANAGEMENT OF SYMPTOMS. A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF A MIKEY'S WAY DAY IS ALLOWING THE CHILD TO CHOOSE THE DEVICE WHICH THEY FEEL WILL BEST PROVIDE DIVERSION AND CONNECTION. THIS EMPOWERMENT, COUPLED WITH THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSION AND CONNECTION, POSITIVELY IMPACTS HIS/HER ABILITY TO COPE AT A TIME WHEN THE CHILD AND FAMILY ARE MOST IN NEED.THE EXPERIENCE OF A MIKEY'S WAY DAY IS ALWAYS THERAPEUTIC AND OFTEN TRANSFORMATIONAL!
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “To enrich the lives of children suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. the foundation strives to create connection and diversion to help children face the emotional and physical hardships of long-term, debilitating treatment.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “Our mission at mikey's way foundation is to enrich the lives of children suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. the foundation strives to create connection and diversion to help children face the emotional and physical hardships of long-term, debilitating treatment.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is CT.
- The address of the non-profit for 2020 according to the filing is 2228 BLACK ROCK TURNPIKE NO 311, FAIRFIELD, CT, 06825.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2020 is 3.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$8,534.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2005.
- The organization pays $169,095 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $21,697 in fundraising expenses.
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