The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer was recently awarded a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to assist with the many emotional and cognitive therapy services offered by its local pediatric cancer care center, Hatch’s House of Hope.
“Wells Fargo Advisors is pleased to be able to contribute to such a worthwhile cause,” says John Grzesiak, First Vice President and Chattanooga Branch Manager. “We are committed to making a positive difference in our community, and are confident that this grant will improve the quality of life for those served by the Austin Hatcher Foundation.”
The grant will be used for the purchase of tablet computers, which will augment the counseling, cognitive remediation, and other therapies received by the families served through Hatch’s. For children with cognitive deficits resulting from treatment, the tablets will allow for ongoing, computerized, attention-processing training. For families experiencing childhood behavioral problems, they will allow for real-time therapist observations and check-ins.
In addition to expanding care methods, the tablets will also be a tool with which to increase access to care for families who face challenges attending in-person therapy sessions, such as transportation costs, extended hospital stays, and work schedule conflicts. For these families, the tablets will allow for regular therapy through video conferencing.
“We are excited about how this grant will enable Hatch’s House of Hope to enhance and expand its therapy services and are very grateful to the Wells Fargo Foundation for their support of this new program,” said Amy Jo Osborn, President of the Austin Hatcher Foundation.
# # #
The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer’s mission is to erase the effects of pediatric cancer and optimize each child’s quality of life through essential specialized intervention beginning at the time of diagnosis and continuing throughout survivorship. The Foundation provides services to children with cancer, as well as their families, through its cancer care center, Hatch’s House of Hope. The Foundation provides all services at no cost to the families. Services are funded solely by the generous donations of supporters. For more information, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org
Hatch’s House of Hope is a landmark pediatric cancer care center providing children and their families with the tools needed to cope and thrive at the onset of pediatric cancer, as well as the skills essential to live meaningful and productive lives as cancer survivors. The comprehensive services offered at no cost to families by Hatch’s include: individual and group counseling, marital and family counseling, speech and occupational therapy, music and art therapy, cognitive skills remediation, academic coaching, financial counseling, and diversionary therapy events for family enrichment. Services are provided from diagnosis through treatment, during remission, and into adulthood. For more information, visit www.hatchshouse.org
About Wells Fargo Advisors
With $1.1 trillion in client assets as of September 30, 2011, Wells Fargo’s brokerage businesses comprise 15,188 full-service financial advisors and 3,590 licensed bankers. This vast network of advisors, one of the nation’s largest, serves clients through offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Wells Fargo Advisors is the trade name used by two separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company: Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (members SIPC). Statistics include other broker-dealers of Wells Fargo & Company. www.wellsfargoadvisors.com
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 23 on Fortune’s 2011 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.
