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<\/a><\/p>\nFalling through the cracks of Canada\u2019s government and insurance care are thousands of sick children from financially disadvantaged families across the prosperous nation of Canada.\u00a0 Each child has a unique need resulting from a mental or physical illness, oftentimes requiring financial support their families simply cannot afford.\u00a0 A Child\u2019s Voice Foundation works to fill these cracks through our Angel Hair for Kids<\/b> and Kids Life Line<\/b> programs, both of which assist sick kids and their families across the country.<\/p>\nAngel Hair for Kids \u2013 It\u2019s more than just hair<\/h2>\n
When a child loses his or her hair due to a mental or physical illness, it is an emotionally difficult time for both the child and his or her family.\u00a0 Not only is a child dealing with the reality of an illness such as cancer, the hair loss triggered by some treatments can diminish a child\u2019s confidence or self-esteem.\u00a0 For less well known conditions such as Alopecia, a condition which prevents one from growing their own hair, \u00a0or trichotillomania, a mental health condition that causes an individual \u00a0to compulsively pull out their own hair, children are often bullied at school. These children have to deal with both the reality of their medical illness, and the alienation that can follow.<\/p>\n
For ten years, A Child\u2019s Voice Foundation\u2019s Angel Hair for Kids program has provided financially disadvantaged children with wigs and\/or hair loss solutions free of charge.\u00a0 The program, unique to Canada, aims to reestablish the child\u2019s confidence and self-esteem during an extremely difficult time in their young lives.<\/p>\n
Every year Angel Hair for Kids receives more requests for assistance and requires more support from both its hair and financial donors.\u00a0 Hair donors are required to cut a minimum of 12 inches of untreated hair which is then used to manufacture a wig unique to its recipient.\u00a0 Growing hair long enough to donate is a big investment of time, and each wig uses between 10 and 12 ponytails and costs between $800.00 and $1000.00 to sponsor one Angel Hair for Kids child.<\/p>\n
With the generous hair and financial donations from people like Selina, a seven year old donor, Angel Hair for Kids has been able to assist over 500 children since the program began in 2004.\u00a0 Not only did the pint-sized philanthropist donate 13.5 inches of her hair for the program, she set a fundraising goal of $1000.00, the cost of one wig.\u00a0 Using a CanadaHelps GivingPage, Selina raised over $2700.00 \u2013 enough to sponsor almost three Angel Hair for Kids children!<\/p>\n