Within 24 hours, the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation helps with urgent expenses to allow single parents to stay at their child's bedside during catastrophic illness.
Within 24 hours, the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation helps with urgent expenses to allow single parents to stay at their child's bedside during catastrophic illness.
The André Sobel River of Life Foundation is seeking submissions for the ninth annual André Sobel Award, an essay contest for survivors of pediatric cancer or other serious illnesses.
A $5,000 cash award will be presented to the first place winner, with additional prizes going to second and third place winners. Participants must be between the ages of 12 and 21. This year, participants are asked to respond to the topic:
“Things I’ve needed to tell you: My experience facing illness and…
Fourteen days driving across the country. Six weeks in a small hotel room.
One mother’s mission:
To get to the bottom of her daughter Madicyn’s excruciating and debilitating pain caused by Crohn’s Disease, an inherited condition that she has struggled with for six years and that took her father’s life.
Lynda
Sadly, Lynda’s story is not atypical. When she contacted ASRL in October 2009, Lynda was desperate. After 25 years in sales, she had lost her job, her savings were depleted…
Watch how we made the holidays bright for single mom Kristi Drabick and her two young sons. Kristi lost her waitressing job because she lived at the hospital with her two year old when he battled cancer. Then ASRL stepped in. Check out this clip from The Tyra Banks Show’s Holiday Extravaganza that aired nationally on December 18, 2009.
We received a cry for help on May 28, 2009, from a father in south Florida.
His words were:
“We are asking for help in desperation to save our daughter’s life, and we are running out of time. Our beautiful 22 year old daughter, a college student, big sister to four younger siblings, and loving girlfriend, is dying, and we have nowhere else to turn.”
Twenty-two year old C. and her family have faced the unimaginable. She was diagnosed with cancer at the…
Welcome to a quiet space where you can light a candle and calm your spirit.
The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation (a 501(c)(3) public charity) provides emergency assistance within 24 hours to single caregivers of children with catastrophic or life threatening illnesses who are in financial crises. Working in partnership with 12 pediatric hospitals nationally, we have helped over 7,000 family members in the past nine years. Without ASRL’s support, many children with life threatening illnesses would be facing pain, treatments, fear, and at times, even their death, without a parent by their side.
The André Sobel River of Life Foundation is seeking submissions for the ninth annual André Sobel Award, an essay contest…
Fourteen days driving across the country. Six weeks in a small hotel room.
One mother’s mission:
To get to the…
Watch how we made the holidays bright for single mom Kristi Drabick and her two young sons. Kristi lost her…
This year on Martin Luther King Day, a national day of service, help families with seriously ill children in need…
Los Angeles, CA, January 12, 2010 - Valerie Sobel, Founder and President of the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation has…
Provide a bag of groceries or supplement a family’s rent for a month.
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Provide cell phone minutes to keep parents connected with other family from their child’s bedside.
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Preserve the memory of friends, family and others who have been impacted by the loss of a terminally ill child.
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We work with volunteers of all ages and are interested in a variety of skills and talents that a volunteer can offer. Learn More
The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation (a 501(c)(3) public charity) provides emergency assistance within 24 hours to single caregivers of children with catastrophic or life threatening illnesses who are in financial crises. Working in partnership with 12 pediatric hospitals nationally, we have helped over 7,000 family members in the past nine years. Without ASRL’s support, many children with life threatening illnesses would be facing pain, treatments, fear, and at times, even their death, without a parent by their side.
