Providing relief and support to help children with devastating medically complex, neurological conditions and their families in the St. Louis area and beyond.

Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Navigating Neurological Conditions
Watch, read, or listen to JJMF’s latest NNC Webinar: Taking care of yourself while caring for your child, featuring licensed counselor, Katherine Aravamudan. And, download the helpful self-care tools shared in the episode.

On the Blog
“It is powerful to sit in a room with someone when they don’t try to stop your tears; she allowed them.” Read Genny’s latest essay, “Therapy Helped Me, and I Think It Will Help You, Too” on the blog.

Impact
From adapting programming to furthering financial assistance, amazing impact was made possible through resilience in a difficult year. View our 2020 Impact Snapshot.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsors have an enormous impact on our ability to serve more children and families in the St. Louis region and beyond. Learn more or reach out via email.

Bookmarked
“Like watching an organizing show and adapting those tools and tricks to my life, I learned lessons from each character’s time in therapy and applied them to my own life.” ReadGenny’s reflection on Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Gottlieb, L., 2019).   

Virtual Events
There’s something for everyone this Spring! Join us on Saturday mornings for singing and dancing in Music Therapy. Renew and restore with Trauma-Informed Yoga and join the community for a Coffee Talk.

Resource Spotlight: Therapy
Find our curated list of local and national therapy resources – OT, PT, Speech, and more – on JJMF’s website. 

Board Spotlight
Dr. Liu Lin Thio, MD, Ph.D. serves in the role of medical advisor on JJMF’s board. As the primary pediatric neurologist that cared for our beloved June, Dr. Thio lends his professional expertise to guide the organization’s initiatives.