A baseball heart-to-heart

Two baseball players had a video chat over the internet. One was Randy Dobnak, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. The second was Brody, a 12-year-old patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Keeping a focus on childhood cancer

For all the worry and hardship COVID-19 brings, and it’s impossible to underestimate its impact, we can’t lose sight of a somber fact: cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease of children in the U.S.

The real meaning of 'give and take'

The free pantry is in front of the Post Office in Loachapoka, Alabama. Loachapoka is a low-income area where more than 90 percent of the students in the school system are on free or reduced-price lunch.

Quincy's Song

St. Jude patient Quincy collaborates with award-winning singer-songwriter Pastor Donnie McClurkin on an original song for the annual St. Jude Celebration of Hope Songwriter's Dinner.

Let’s hear it for the heroes

It’s happened all over the world, in large cities and small towns. People are taking to their windows, balconies, porches and sidewalks to cheer and clap and ring bells. Also to sing, bang on pots and pans, even set off fireworks. All to say thank you.

Isabella celebrates ‘no more chemo’ in style befitting the times

It’s one of the most joyous days at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — the last day of chemotherapy. It’s a party — a “No More Chemo” party, with cheering and confetti and hospital staff gathering to sing. But that would just be the beginning of the celebration for 4-year-old Isabella.

The MAJOR. power of positivity

It makes sense that MAJOR. was one of the first to rise to the occasion of Tyler Perry's #HesGotTheWholeWorldChallenge. MAJOR., the R&B singer-songwriter and actor who calls his community "beautiful people" on the regular, is known as being a hugely positive player in the urban radio landscape.

Stay home and stay safe. That’s what worked for our family.

As the parent of a child with cancer, Kacie shares her reality of raising a daughter with a compromised immune system, and what the novel coronavirus has meant for her family.

Inspired Questions: MAJOR.

Mega-positive recording artist MAJOR. spills the tea on his upcoming wedding and talks about giving back to his village.

Practicing radical compassion in the time of social distancing

March 27, 2020

At our best as humans, we look out for each other, especially the most vulnerable among us. We do a stranger a kind turn. We lead with our hearts. It’s how we’ll get through this coronavirus crisis — with the uplift of untold acts of human generosity, large and small.

Teachers rise to this teachable moment

March 27, 2020

The St. Jude Educator Ambassador Network is made up of six social media influencers with an education focus. The network has donated free downloadable resources so that we can offer them to our educator and parent supporters in this time of need.

A little love, and a lot of soul, from the Mighty Electric St. Jude Band

March 30, 2020

The members of the Mighty Electric St. Jude Band have a mission to inspire, after all. You can keep them apart, but you can’t keep them down. So they got together — remotely, of course — to perform “Give a Little Love,” an upbeat, horn-driven Tom Jones number sure to bring a little joy in these days of the coronavirus.

Look down: there's a message here about who we are

March 27, 2020

People in communities across the nation have lately been looking down for inspiration. At their neighborhood sidewalks. Sidewalk chalk has become a way to express ourselves, with colorful drawings, messages of hope, and even messages of defiance against the new coronavirus.

Alive and Singing

January 18, 2020

Singing with country music superstar Brad Paisley has put St. Jude survivor Addie on a national stage. She’s using it as a platform to help others.