About us
So the brothers and sisters who fight a quieter battle are seen.
A Sibling's Love Foundation is a family-led, volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit that brings comfort to the siblings and parents of children facing cancer, and funds research toward a cure.
Why we exist
Born from one family's journey
For five and a half years, our son Gavin fought stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma. His brother and sisters, Tyler, Emma, Grace, and Isabella, didn't have cancer, but their lives were forever changed: holidays in the hospital, time apart from their parents, and, most heartbreakingly, losing their brother.
During Gavin's journey, a few organizations gave small care packages to siblings, but we never found one dedicated entirely to them. So we started one, in Gavin's honor.
Who we serve
The whole family, at the hospital that became our second home
Siblings
Brothers and sisters of children in treatment receive care packages hand-picked around their own favorites.
Parents
Care packages are stocked at the hospital for parents in the first, hardest days after a diagnosis.
Families at Stead
We serve families at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, from our home base in Rock Island, IL.
What guides us
Our values
Siblings are seen
Brothers and sisters carry a quieter weight. Everything we do starts by noticing them.
Every detail matters
Each sibling package is hand-picked around a child's own favorites, because the little details are what make a child feel known.
Gavin Strong
The rallying cry a whole community carried for Gavin. We carry that strength forward for the next family.
Hope for a cure
Comfort for today, and research funding for a tomorrow where fewer families walk this road.
Our team
Family-led, volunteer-run
Every package, event, and reply comes from people who have walked this road or care deeply about the families who are walking it now.
For Gavin, for every sibling.
$25 goes a long way toward a sibling's care package.
Every package is hand-picked around one child's own favorites, so a brother or sister in the hardest season of their life knows they're seen, too.