August 2024

Cassie Connects: Back to School Caregiver Q&A Night

By |August 7th, 2024|

Feeling nervous for your child's first/next year at school, especially when it comes to supporting their health needs? What about gym class or sports? Wondering how to manage the transition into older grades or even post-secondary? Looking for tips from experienced parents/caregivers? We've got you covered! On August 22nd, you're invited to tap into [...]

October 2023

Lily’s Journey to Diagnosis, Methotrexate, and Finding A Community of Support

By |October 19th, 2023|Injection, JIA, Medication, Methotrexate, Newly Diagnosed, School, School Toolkit, TMJ|

Meet Lily. One morning, at the young age of 2, our daughter Lily woke up limping and her left knee looked slightly swollen. She didn't seem to show that she was in pain, but was refraining from putting weight on her left leg. We had no idea what happened and didn't recall any [...]

February 2019

Puppet show helps BC Interior parents fight loss of children’s arthritis care

By |February 11th, 2019|Advocacy, Elementary, News, School Toolkit, Stories|

Last month, Cassie and Friends' Juvenile Arthritis at School Puppet Show hit the road to bring juvenile arthritis education to the Okanagan! The special puppet show, which was offered free-of-charge to schools by Cassie and Friends with support from a $10,000 grant from the Telus Friendly Futures Foundation, tells the story of Cassie - a [...]

January 2019

School Toolkit: Gym class with JIA

By |January 17th, 2019|Advice, Elementary, High School, School, School Toolkit|

For many children with JIA or other rheumatic diseases, physical challenges at school can be huge barriers, particularly when it comes to gym class. In a recent study, researchers found that 38% of kids with JIA were unable to participate in gym with their peers. Paired with misunderstanding and lack of knowledge on the [...]

November 2018

June 2018

Westland Insurance Group & Northbridge Insurance: Champions for Kids

By |June 18th, 2018|Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

We are excited to announce that our longtime "Champion for Kids" partner, Mardon Insurance, now part of Westland Insurance Group has donated an incredible $10,000 to Team Cassie and Friends in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. This generous donation will go directly towards transforming the lives of kids and families affected by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic [...]

April 2018

Charity variety show at St. Pius X Elementary raises funds for Cassie and Friends Society

By |April 19th, 2018|Advocacy, High School, News, YLN|

Each year students at St. Pius X (SPX) Elementary School in North Vancouver put their talents on display at their annual variety show to raise funds for a local charity. This year, thanks to SPX alum and C+F volunteer Alison Legge, those funds will go to help kids and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis [...]

Graduating student leaves legacy of juvenile arthritis awareness

By |April 12th, 2018|News|

We are excited to share this amazing coverage in the March 23rd issue of the Jewish Independent newspaper on our work to spread Juvenile Arthritis (JA) awareness in schools. The article highlighted our Kids on the Block (KOB) puppet show program, which has now been seen by well over 25,000 kids and educators all over [...]

May 2017

Andrea’s Tips on Managing Medications, School and Opening Up…

By |May 23rd, 2017|Injection, News|

Teens Taking Charge: Andrea’s JIA After being diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at the age of two, Andrea’s childhood and teen years were much different than those of her peers. Her experiences with doctors’ visits and medications from such a young age forced her to mature faster and understand things her friends could not. In [...]

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