Kesem at Cornell University

04/29/2025

Will you help us bring to our community here at Cornell this summer?

We're joining a nationwide movement to support the delivery of our empowering programs to children facing a parent's cancer. You can help us ensure that kids in the Ithaca area get to experience the adventure, friendship, and community that awaits here at .

Spread the word on social media, create a fundraiser, or make a gift - no matter how you choose to join us, we are grateful to have your support.

Donate to change a life today: https://donate.kesem.org/team/608273 💙

04/24/2025

This year, a record-breaking 2 million more people will be diagnosed with cancer. �1 in 5 of those people will be the parent or guardian of children. Altogether, 5 million children—that’s 1 in 15—are currently navigating the challenges of a parent's cancer diagnosis.

While there are many avenues of support for cancer patients, the children of those with cancer do not have the same support. That's why Kesem is here to help.

We provide children facing a parent's cancer with an empowering, comforting, and inspirational community. If you know Kesem, you already know: Kesem isn’t a place; it’s a feeling.

You can help us reach generations of children with transformative and life-changing support. . Beginning April 28. 💚

We can't do this without you.

02/11/2025

GO BIG RED❤️🏒 We are excited to share that the Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Team () is continuing their Big Red Blocks for Healing Campaign!!! Last year their efforts raised an incredible $30,000, and they are hoping to surpass that total this year.

By joining the team, you can pledge an amount of money (minimum $0.10) per blocked shot throughout this season. At the end of the season, the money raised will be split and donated equally to both our organization and Kids with Courage (.with.courage), an organization dedicated to supporting children and young people battling Type 1 Diabetes.

Check out https://bigredblocksforhealing.weebly.com/ to join the team!

02/05/2025

Paging all Kesem supporters, we're joining our nationwide community in the search for extra-special nurses and mental health professionals to serve as members of our Health & Wellness Teams.

With your help, we hope to welcome an incredible mental health professional to ensure the safety and well-being of all staff, student leaders, and campers at our summer camp programs, and experience the life-changing magic of Kesem.

Register to join us this summer, recommend a friend or co-worker, and learn more about you can get involved at https://www.kesem.org/get-involved/staff-roles-at-camp-kesem.

02/02/2025

12/03/2024

this and help us reach more children impacted by a parent's cancer than ever before. 💚

With the support of our fundraisers, donors, and Kesem chapter community, we're aiming to raise more than $7,500 in just 24 hours so that 30 get to experience the life-changing adventure, connection, friendship, and transformational magic of Kesem in 2025.

Share a message on social media, create your own fundraiser, or make a donation, and make more happen now at https://donate.kesem.org/team/608273.

12/03/2024

To is to believe that no child should have to face a parent's cancer alone, no matter what.

Whether you become a fundraiser, make a donation, spread the word on social media, text a friend about Kesem, buy limited-edition merchandise, or anything in between this —your support makes a difference, and we are so grateful for you.

Visit donate.kesem.org/givingtuesday2024 to learn more and join us today. 💙

Donate to support Kesem at Cornell here: https://donate.kesem.org/team/608273

12/03/2024

Kesem at Cornell University is committed to creating supportive communities and transformative experiences for children who have a parent with cancer or have lost a parent to cancer. 💙

While we can’t take away cancer, and we can’t know the outcome of a parent’s cancer journey, we can bring children who uniquely understand each other together for life-changing experiences at our virtual, day, and overnight summer camp programs, experiences that help them rediscover the joys of their childhood and be their best selves.

But we can't do it without you. This , you can help us...

Give kids understanding.
Give kids adventure.
Give kids connection.
Give kids hope.

. Make a gift now: https://donate.kesem.org/team/608273

11/20/2024

Mark your calendars: Tuesday, December 3, we're coming together to —a gift that brings belonging, connection, joy, and hope to children impacted by a parent’s cancer.

This , we're counting on you to help us . We can't do it without you. ✨

Learn more, pledge your support, and join us on December 3 at donate.kesem.org/GivingTuesday24.

09/09/2024

Hey Kesem Fam, we’re excited to welcome you all to our first g-body of the semester! We’ll be going over some general Kesem info and getting to know each other. Can’t wait to see you all at 122 Rockefeller Hall on Thursday 9/12 at 5:30pm! 🐛 (Some sweet treats might be waiting)

07/28/2024

Calling all healthcare workers! We are urgently seeking one Nurse or EMT licensed in NY for their camp session August 4-9. Travel reimbursement and stipend are available. Please reach out to [email protected] if you're interested or have any suggestions for people to reach out to!

05/16/2024

Kesem’s support for children grows, adapts, and endures - at diagnosis, during treatment, in remission, after a recurrence, and beyond - showing children that they don’t have to go through these experiences alone, no matter who they are and no matter what happens. 💚

We know that this type of peer-to-peer support can be powerful and transformative for a child, not only in how they cope with a parent’s cancer but in how they view themselves and how they navigate the world. Parents and children report positive mental health outcomes after Kesem, like enhanced communication skills, improved self-confidence, stronger coping skills, and more.

Help us create a world where every child navigating a parent's cancer can find hope and resilience and rediscover the joys of their youth through and beyond a parent's cancer. Make a gift now: https://donate.kesem.org/team/526398 ✨