Calendars to coordinate help - Sara's Smiles Foundation

Calendars To Coordinate Help

CareCalendar allows individuals to set up a community calendar so that family members and friends can provide meals and fulfill requests for assistance with errands, transportation, and other needs.
Details such as food sensitivities, diet restrictions, how many people will be eating, etc. can be specified.
The CareCalendar is color-coded to identify open needs, filled needs, and other information such as birthdays and important occasions.
CareCalendar sends out emails notifications to remind friends and family members of upcoming commitments and unfilled needs for the day.
The contact information for both the recipient and the care coordinator as well as maps and directions are available on the CareCalendar.
Individuals can use CareCalendar to keep family and friends updated, share photographs, and receive messages of encouragement and support.
CareCalendar features links to gift registries at major retailers.
Friends and family members can send greeting cards and gift cards for various stores and restaurants through the online CareCalendar Gift Shop.
Articles, books, and information related to health, wellness, and caregiving are posted on the CareCalendar.

Individuals can create a personalized CareCommunity to keep family and friends updated, share photographs, and receive messages of encouragement and support.
CareFlash offers a library of 3D animations for understanding conditions, diseases, and changes related to health and wellness.
CareFlash features an iHelp calendar to help coordinate meal deliveries, transportation, errands, and other scheduling needs.
CareFlash hosts discussion forums relating to different health-related topics.

CaringBridge features a personalized journal, guestbook, and photo gallery to help individuals stay connected to family and friends.

Individuals can create a personalized Know Cancer Community to keep family and friends updated, share photographs, and receive messages of encouragement and support.
Individuals can also read about other members in the community, consult oncology experts, and find out the latest information about prevention, fighting, and surviving cancer.
Know Cancer features a Cancer Resource Directory, an extensive directory for finding anything from Cancer Camps and Retreats to Wellness and Nutrition.
Know Cancer offers education about types of cancer, symptoms, stages, treatments and therapies, and more.
Know Cancer hosts discussion forums relating to different cancer-related topics.

Lotsa Helping Hands is a virtual community that allows members to share information, coordinate care and assistance, access resources, as well as view photo and documents. Confidential information such as medical and legal records can also be shared among designated family members and friends.
Volunteers can fulfill needs such as meal deliveries, transportation, and babysitting through an interactive color-coded calendar. Details of each task are specified.
Reminders are automatically generated so that volunteers are notified of upcoming commitments.
Additional customized sections such as bulletin boards, memory books, and recipes can also be created.
Lotsa Helping Hands is partnered with several non-profit organizations.

MealBaby allows users three ways to participate: 1) Provide meals for someone in need; 2) Purchase a restaurant gift card in lieu of a home-made meal; 3) Make a donation to Feed the Children, a non-profit organization that supports children and families in need of food.
Food preferences, allergies, and the number of people (children and adults) eating that meal are also detailed on the calendar.
Calendars are color-coded to indicate needs, open needs, filled needs, and commitments to fulfilling needs.
Contact information, maps, and directions are also embedded in the site.

A meal delivery schedule (“meal train”) is designed using specifications such as the named organizer, recipient, occasion, drop off information, special instructions, number of people eating, food preferences, allergies, and diet restrictions.

Individuals can create a personalized MyLifeLine website to keep family and friends updated, post words of inspiration and “medicinal laughter,” share photographs, and receive messages of encouragement and support.
MyLifeLine features a “Helping Calendar.” Activities, schedules, and requests for help can be posted so that family members and friends can offer assistance.
MyLifeline provides cancer-related resources for cancer patients, caregivers, family, and friends.

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