Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant To Hospice of the Western Reserve

CLEVELAND, Jan. 30, 2012 Hospice of the Western Reserve (www.hospicewr.org) is one of five organizations nationwide to receive a grant from Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation (www.jeffgordonfoundation.org), a non-profit organization in Charlotte, N.C., founded by four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon. Presented in conjunction with The Promise Circle, the $10,000 grant funds palliative end-of-life care, caregiver support, and bereavement services for Northern Ohio pediatric cancer patients.  

A close alignment of missions was instrumental in awarding the grant.  Hospice of the Western Reserve's program complements other treatments, including curative care.  The Promise Circle believes families coping with childhood cancers should never be forced to make the choice between comfort and cure.

"We are committed to providing pediatric cancer care regardless of ability to pay, even though our pediatric palliative care program will cost us more than $400,000 in unreimbursed expenses in 2012 alone," said Bill Finn, chief executive officer.

On any given day, the agency cares for approximately 50 pediatric patients. The team includes a physician, nurses, social workers, spiritual care coordinators, expressive therapists, and bereavement specialists.  The team works with the child's pediatrician or oncologist to ensure issues are addressed efficiently. 

About Hospice of the Western Reserve
Hospice of the Western Reserve is a non-profit agency providing comfort and emotional support to patients and their families. The agency cares for people in a variety of settings including the home, hospital, long-term care facility, at David Simpson Hospice House overlooking Lake Erie or opening soon, the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake, Ohio. For more information, visit hospicewr.org or call 800.707.8922.

About the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation
The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1999 by the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. The Foundation supports children battling cancer by funding programs improving patients' quality of life, treatment programs increasing survivorship, and pediatric medical research dedicated to finding a cure.  The Foundation also supports the Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital in Concord, N.C.

About The Promise Circle
The Promise Circle is a volunteer group comprised of women dedicated to maximizing outcomes for patient support programs funded or administered by the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation. It works on behalf of the foundation to advocate for children with cancer and their families.

SOURCE Hospice of the Western Reserve