This article is part of our 30 on 30 series, commemorating 30 years of Children’s Cancer Association in 2025. This month, we're looking to the future — and the many ways that this wonderful community can continue to support the incredible children and families that we serve.

In August 2022, Alan was what he would describe as a typical 17-year-old — enjoying his summer, looking forward to his senior year of high school, and spending time with his friends.  

But by the end of the summer, he’d be grappling with a cancer diagnosis. Thankfully, there was a new friend on the horizon to help make his hospital visits easier.

This article is part of our 30 on 30 series, commemorating 30 years of Children’s Cancer Association in 2025. This month, we welcome a guest blog from JoyRx Music Senior Manager Elke Downer as she highlights the importance of JoyRx Music Digital Live.

Last hosted in the spring of 2024 to great attendance and celebration, Austin’s Golf for Joy Tournament, presented by NFP, returned for its third year as a two-day event on November 9-10, 2025. And what a joyful event it was!

Since opening, more than 700 families have found comfort at the Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin, but much of its 24 wooded acres remained difficult to access. That changed thanks to the vision of our co-founder and site manager, Cliff Ellis, who dreamed of a peaceful, accessible trail circling the lake.

This article is part of our 30 on 30 series, commemorating 30 years of Children’s Cancer Association in 2025. This month, we celebrate the amazing individuals of the JoyRx Team.

Texas Children’s Hospital welcomed JoyRx Music on Friday, October 10, for a fun event for families and staff to enjoy the power of music!

Children’s Cancer Association welcomed dear friends and champions to the Portland Art Museum on October 4, 2025, for our 30th Anniversary gala, Live From the Heart.

Another fiscal year has come and gone, and Children’s Cancer Association is pleased to share the Community Investment Report for our FY25 (May 2024 – April 2025) fiscal year.

Join us each day in September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, as we honor the individuals who helped Children’s Cancer Association in our first 30 years.

In recognition of our thirtieth anniversary, we are thrilled to showcase, celebrate, and highlight the JoyRx Luminaries who light this path.

This article is part of our 30 on 30 series, commemorating 30 years of Children’s Cancer Association in 2025. This month, we’re highlighting 30 stories of impact from JoyRx Music.

This special blog was guest-written by Vonara, a JoyRx-served teen and incredible young person. It has been edited for clarity and grammar.  

From Vonara’s own words, this is her experience with JoyRx Music.

Thirty years. Three decades.

On our official birthday, July 25, we reflect on the impact thirty years has made on the lives of children nationwide. How do you measure 30 years?

This article is appearing as part of our 30 on 30 series, honoring 30 years of JoyRx programs in 2025. This month, we’re celebrating the stories of two people we’ve served in the past to check in on what they’re up to today!

This article is part of our anniversary series, commemorating 30 years of JoyRx programs in 2025. This month, we’re highlighting 30 messages from families served at the Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin.

There were plenty of reasons to celebrate at this year’s Golf for Joy. In its fifteenth year of running, we welcomed new golfers, new supporters, long-time champions, and familiar faces to this world-renowned tournament at the beautiful Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near Portland, Oregon.  

This article is part of our anniversary series, commemorating 30 years of JoyRx programs in 2025. This month, in honor of Father’s Day, we celebrate the steadfast work of Cliff Ellis, our co-founder and the loving father to Alexandra Ellis. 

Even before they joined our organization, JoyRx Music Specialists Chrissy and Monica have always loved music. It’s no surprise, then, that they make for excellent music advocates as part of JoyRx Music. Working together, they’re a force of musical joy, visiting our Austin hospital partners and performing live music for kids.  

On April 17, 2025, we celebrated our fifth annual Live From the Heart, presented by Wells Fargo. There was festivity throughout the night in the beautiful Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas, with our community banding together to raise funds for JoyRx Music.  

Every year, music fills the streets of Austin during SXSW, a festival that unites people through their love of music. And JoyRx Music is right there, too — bringing concert performances especially for hospitalized children at the local hospital to enjoy.