When Jaimi first reached out to JoyRx, her request was simple: a song for her four-year-old son, James. Located in Alaska, James wasn’t receiving his treatment at a JoyRx-served healthcare partner facility, but Jaimi heard about JoyRx though an online support group and hoped for a connection through our Digital Live offering.

Is there music played in hospitals? That’s a resounding yes! JoyRx celebrated the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with a concert just for Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas.   

We’re thrilled to announce our newest hospital partner for 2023. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, joined the JoyRx family in February, bringing our total hospital partners to 33.   

International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.  

Every February, JoyRx, the mission delivery of Children’s Cancer Association, partners with local Joy Maker businesses to celebrate Joy all month long. This year, we partnered with KATU News, iHeart Radio, other local businesses, and members of the community to raise critical funds for our JoyRx Music, Mentorship, and Nature programs.

Every February, Unitus supports JoyRx and the kids and families to whom it brings the healing power of Joy. The delight and warmth that JoyRx inspires cannot be measured, but it can be felt. You can feel it when you support the JoyRx mission and through the Joy that you bring to kids like 11-year-old Xavier Waldow.

Are you looking for a way to volunteer in your community and have a direct impact on families in the hospital setting?

International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors, and their families.

Today, on February 4, we at JoyRx, the mission delivery of Children’s Cancer Association, are observing World Cancer Day.

As the impact of JoyRx reigns in Texas, we are thrilled to introduce an extension of our homegrown Oregon leadership with the new Austin Leadership Council, formed by a group of local professionals who believe in the healing power of music.

For a fourth year, more than 100 Black Rock Coffee Bar stores around the United States are contributing 100% of the sales from its purple-themed drink — the Blue Raspberry & Strawberry Fuel® – to JoyRx, the mission delivery of Children’s Cancer Association. And you can help support them!

The holiday season can be a source of great Joy for families — and one mother is dedicated to giving back to the community by hosting an annual toy drive for JoyRx Mentorship.

JoyRx is thrilled to join hundreds of nonprofits for participation in Amplify Austin on March 1, 2023. Amplify Austin is a 24-hour day of giving for Austin area nonprofits, hosted by I Live Here I Give Here.

When Rosa’s son, Lian, was born at 36 weeks following a difficult c-section, she and her husband learned that Lian had Down Syndrome. They learned that he had a heart defect. They learned that he would need many surgeries.   

Here at JoyRx, the mission delivery of Children’s Cancer Association, we’re reflecting on our 2022 year — a year of exponential growth and inspiring expansion across the country.

Thirteen-year-old Evan Goldstein is a young author with a heart of gold and a mission to bring more Joy to kids in need. Evan celebrated his bar mitzvah at the end of October and is supporting JoyRx, the mission delivery of Children’s Cancer Association, as part of his service project.

On Friday, December 16, JoyRx celebrated the holidays with the Oregon Symphony Musicians for a special holiday music event. Comprised of six strings and percussionist volunteers from the Oregon Symphony, the livestream concert delivered festive holiday cheer to families across the country.

At Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, kids received a Joyful treat in the form of live, bedside JoyRx music. Grammy-nominated artist SaulPaul performed an hour-long outdoor music set for the children, families, and healthcare workers in attendance — and then brought the music indoors to kids who were unable to venture outside.  

The past year brought many enhancements to JoyRx Nature’s Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin to ensure as many families as possible can experience the serene ambiance nature can provide during a trying time. We’re thrilled to highlight these changes — and how they impact families in need of emotional healing.  

The impact our community makes in the lives of the JoyRx children and families served is significant. That’s why we’re so excited to share this year’s Community Investment Report.