The Tyler Foundation currently has four major programs underway. Please click on each Shine On! program name for more information.
- Shine On! Counseling and Support Program
Goal - To maximize quality of life for pediatric oncology patients and their families throughout the entire cancer treatment process - Shine On! House
Goal - To create a complete support facility for families of children with cancer. - Shine On! Therapy Dog Program
Goal - To improve treatment outcome and improve children’s approach to cancer treatment/therapy through Japan’s first, full time Animal Assisted Therapy program at a children’s hospital. - Shine On! Beads of Courage Program
Goal - To decrease illness-related distress, increase the use of positive coping strategies, enable children to find meaning in illness, and restore sense of self in children coping with serious illness.
(ref: http://www.beadsofcourage.net)