Kids Wish Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
The charity was founded in 1997 by Shelley and Mark Breiner after the loss of Shelley's father to cancer, and was inspired by the many youth cancer patients Shelley met during her father's chemotherapy treatments. Kids Wish Network operates out of a single office in Holiday, Florida.
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