When the Village Shows Up: What Happens When SupportNow Meets CBTF

What do Marvel superheroes, Taylor Swift concerts, and family dinners have in common?

They all remind us that community—real, messy, show-up-when-it-matters community—is what gets us through.

Now, imagine you’re a parent who just heard the words, “Your child has a brain tumor.” Time doesn’t slow down. It disappears. Appointments, medications, questions, side effects—it hits all at once. Friends want to help but don’t know how. You want to scream, cry, sleep, maybe all at once—but the dishes still need doing.

This is where the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) has always stepped in. Since 1988, they’ve walked with families through the unimaginable—offering care kits, trained mentors, retreats, and emotional lifelines. They’ve stood by parents and siblings, held the hands of survivors, and carried the memories of those gone too soon. They are more than a foundation. They are a family.

Now they’re doing something radical. They’re making it even easier to get help when you’re too overwhelmed to ask.

We’re thrilled to announce that CBTF has officially partnered with SupportNow—the only all-in-one support platform designed to help families organize real, boots-on-the-ground help during life’s toughest moments.

If CBTF is the warm voice on the other end of the phone, SupportNow is the megaphone for the whole neighborhood.

The Partnership: What It Means

SupportNow is not just another website. It’s the difference between “Let me know how I can help” and actual help arriving at your doorstep.

Families can now create a SupportNow page in minutes, rallying their community to:

  • Schedule meal trains so parents don’t live on cold pizza and guilt 
  • Coordinate household tasks—think lawn mowing, pet sitting, and childcare 
  • Sign up volunteers for rides to treatment, errands, or prayer circles 
  • Raise financial support with a registry that lets families keep more of what’s donated than any other platform 
  • Browse a grant database with up-to-date resources for medical bills, therapy equipment, and more 

“CBTF has always been about connection—this just makes it tangible,” says Jordan Arogeti, CEO of SupportNow. “When you’re in crisis, what you need isn’t more texts. You need a way to turn ‘I’m here for you’ into actual help. That’s what we do.”

Why This Matters Right Now

Let’s face it—life isn’t getting simpler. And neither is navigating a medical diagnosis. Pediatric brain tumors are now the leading cause of cancer death in children under 14. The emotional toll is enormous, but the practical load? It’s invisible, and it’s crushing.

Think about it: a single mom trying to get to her child’s radiation appointment with a toddler in tow and no paid time off. A teenager who survives a tumor but loses friends who don’t know what to say. A dad who hasn’t cooked in years suddenly Googling “chicken recipes for picky eaters.”

This partnership means these families don’t have to hold it all alone.

They get to have a village.

A Little More Heart, A Lot Less Hustle

You know the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”? True. But what we forget is—it takes a village to support the parents, too.

CBTF and SupportNow are making that village easier to find.

  • No more juggling multiple apps to organize help 
  • No more awkward group texts or half-finished GoFundMe pages 
  • No more wondering if your donation is making a real difference 

Just one link, one dashboard, one community—rallied.

How You Can Help

If you’re a family currently connected with CBTF, you’ll now have access to this powerful platform at no cost. Set up your family’s SupportNow page, share it with your community, and let people show up in the way you actually need.

If you’re a friend, a relative, or a neighbor—don’t wait for the “let me know.” Go to SupportNow.org, start a page for someone you love, or support a family already there.

If you’re a human being reading this—don’t scroll past. This is your invitation to be part of the village.

Because when we show up for each other—not just in theory, but in action—we don’t just support families.

We change the story.