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Play Defeats Cancer

43 kids are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. every single day. The first thing taken from their lives is the opportunity to play.
 
Donations made by our monthly givers go directly to providing kids fighting cancer with backyard play structures. Learn more below.

When kids are fighting cancer, their immune systems are weakened by treatment and they cannot play on public playgrounds. Roc Solid Foundation provides backyard playsets to families fighting pediatric cancer so their kiddos have a safe, germ-free place to play, forget about cancer and just be a kid.

Learn more about our mission below, or if you are ready to support us monthly, your donations will make a direct impact on kids fighting cancer who have applied for our Play Program.

This is how play defeats cancer.

Who we are

Founded in 2009 by pediatric cancer survivor, Eric Newman, Roc Solid Foundation loves and serves the pediatric cancer community all around the United States. Our mission is to reach every child and family fighting childhood cancer with the message of hope and community.

Our Play Program

We are working hard to send our teams to more areas around the country to build playsets, but we want to build hope for kids fighting cancer everywhere. Our community of recurring givers helps us say “yes!” to kiddos in hard-to-reach areas. We won’t stop until every child fighting cancer has a safe place to play.

We currently provide play to over 300 families nationwide annually.

Our Impact

Hear from a family we’ve impacted:

“Elias wanted to say he got his playset and he loves it—thank you! He has been playing on it for the last week. He screamed when he saw it. Elias had the world’s biggest smile to have that surprise at the end of a long treatment journey. Thank you so, so much.”

We guarantee you will see what hope looks like

You can be sure your donation is making a real impact for families fighting pediatric cancer. As a monthly donor, you will receive stories and photos from the families your donation has helped provide a play structure for right to your inbox every month.