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Connecting Champions asks kids & young adults with cancer, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and connects them with a mentor for the cancer journey.
Through our in-person and virtual friendship programs, now in eight cities across the U.S., we’ve paired children & young adults with mentors from over 50 different career paths, such as fashion design, robotics, zoology, and ghost hunting.

Our mentors visit on a weekly to monthly basis during treatment and into survivorship. 

Amidst severe isolation and sickness, we give kids & young adults the agency to explore professions, rebuild their identity, and envision their life after cancer.
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Our data-based, outcomes-driven friendships help children and young adults better survive the cancer journey developmentally, socially, and emotionally. 98% of teens & parents have reported we make the child healthier mentally, socially, or physically.



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“In my personal opinion, Connecting Champions saved my life. Without their presence in my life during treatment I don't think I would have had the will to keep going. I credit them with being a big part of who I have become as a person.”   
-Katie, alum & teen cancer survivor
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Connecting Champions
6101 Penn Ave, Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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  • Blog
  • About Us
    • What We Do
    • Our Story
    • Our Team
    • Recognition
    • News
    • FAQs
  • Events
    • Pittsburgh Marathon Charity Team
    • Night of Inspiration
    • JLM Masquerade Ball
    • Toast to 250 – The next chapter
    • March to Friendship
    • Holiday Toy Drive
  • Ways to Help
    • Refer a Child or Young Adult
    • Newsletter
    • Volunteering
  • Contact
  • -Give-
    • Make a Donation >
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