I've had the honor of serving as a board member for Angels Among Us (www.myangelsamongus.org) for multiple years now. The thing that first drew me to the organization was that it was truly a grassroots organization which grew out of someones personal experience, that knew the financial hardships families with children being treated for cancer face.
At the time I joined the board, Angels was helping 4 families. Since that time the organization has grown, become more financially stable and now helps approximately 30 families at any one time. The ability to ease their financial burden a little bit and focus their minds and hearts on their children is priceless. Unfortunately the need for our help never goes away and we always have a waiting list of families to assist.