Isabel Helen Farnum Scholar · 2014 Kendra graduated from Salve Regina University, earned her Master of Social Work at Rhode Island College, and now works at the Brown University Health Cancer Institute. Kendra Cimaglia, 2014 IHF Scholarship recipient Isabel Helen Farnum Scholar · 2018 After three brain surgeries, Riley graduated with honors from Rhode Island College in Medical Imaging and works at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she was once a patient. Riley Magner, 2018 IHF Scholarship recipient Isabel Helen Farnum Scholar · 2018 After leukemia at three, a relapse, and a bone marrow transplant, Lauren earned her bachelor’s in social work at The Catholic University of America and her master’s from NYU. Today she is a Behavioral Health Specialist working with children and teenagers. Lauren Lake, 2018 IHF Scholarship recipient Isabel Helen Farnum Scholar · 2019 Alex earned a dual degree from Rhode Island College in three years and founded her own nonprofit, Conquer With Confidence Co. Alex Wilson, 2019 IHF Scholarship recipient Isabel Helen Farnum Scholar · 2025 Olivia fought leukemia twice, finished high school on her own terms, and enrolled at the College of Charleston. Olivia Falzone, 2025 IHF Scholarship recipient Isabel Helen Farnum Scholar · 2026 Sean earned URI’s Presidential Scholarship through Early Action, then faced six months of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for leukemia. Now in remission, he started at URI this fall to study Fashion Business. Sean Holzinger, 2026 IHF Scholarship recipient Since 2011, the National GRACE Foundation has counseled more than 3,300 young people impacted by pediatric cancer and helped secure over $4.9 million in scholarships.From patient to cancer care social worker.
Back at the hospital, this time on staff.
She was the kid in the hospital bed. She went back and pulled up a chair.
Three-time cancer fighter. College grad in three years.
“Cancer has shaped and changed me, but it does not define me.”
Diagnosed after Christmas. At URI this fall.
Helping Young People Impacted by Pediatric Cancer Reach College and Career
Expert college, career, and financial aid counseling for pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and their families, at no cost to families.
GRACE
Growing, Recovering, And Continuing Education
Years
Students Counseled
Scholarship Dollars Secured
“You never really know how much you need this help until you are going through cancer and the college process.”
It was so helpful to have the National GRACE Foundation’s experienced guidance. No one else understood where my daughter had come from and where she was determined to go. We are so grateful for the organization’s support
and assistance!
“The college admission and financial aid process can be overwhelming for many families.
For a family dealing with cancer it is paralyzing.”
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