Leucan
Record #:
QBC1544
Last Full Update:
03 Sep 2024
Organization Information
| Alternate name | Association pour les enfants atteints de cancer, Leucan |
Description and Services
| Description | To help cancer-stricken children and their families believe in a brighter future Head office in Montreal and eight regional offices (Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Eastern Townships, Laurentides-Lanaudière, Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec, Montérégie, Outaouais, Quebec, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean) Leucan looks after its families at each phase of the illness by providing specific and adapted services: * Welcome, emotional assistance and support services * Financial assistance * Massage therapy to children, parents and siblings: at the hospital and at home * Hosting and support services in playrooms (at Sainte-Justine UHC, Centre mère-enfant du CHU de Québec, and CHUS, and as part of different workshops in other playrooms at Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) * Socio-recreational activities (regional, interregional and provincial) * School life (support and awareness) * End-of-life and bereavement follow-up services Support to Quebec's four pediatric oncology centres |
Address, Telephone, E-mail, Website, Location
| Address | 550 avenue Beaumont, Suite 300 Montréal, QC H3N 1V1 |
| Office phone | 514-731-3696 |
| Toll free phone | 1-800-361-9643 |
| info@leucan.qc.ca | |
| Social Media | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leucanpageprovinciale Flickr: www.flickr.com/people/tetesrasees/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leucan/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1115189 Twitter: https://twitter.com/leucan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/associationleucan |
| Website | www.leucan.qc.ca |
Contact Information
| Primary executive | Pascale Bouchard, Chief executive officer |
| Volunteer coordinator | Ginette Trudel; Email: ginette.trudel@leucan.qc.ca |
Additional Information
| Heading Web | Material Aid ; Physical Health |
| Accessibility | Fully accessible |
| Languages | French ; English |
| Areas served | Québec (Province) |
| Eligibility | Ages: 18 year(s) and under |
| Application | By phone or mail |
| Fees | Membership ; Free |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm |
Subjects
| Categories | Bereaved Parent Support Groups ~ Cancer ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Cancer ; General Recreational Activities/Sports ~ Children ~ Cancer ; Massage Therapy ~ Children ~ Cancer ; Medical Information Services ~ Cancer ; Program Development Funds ~ Cancer ; Specialized Information and Referral ~ Cancer |
| Subjects | Bereavement ; Cancer ; Children ; Family support ; Financial assistance ; Massage therapy ; Pediatricians ; Self help groups |