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  • Support for Families

    When a baby is born with a heart defect, the entire family is affected. The Children’s Heart Network offers support and hope to families.

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  • Resources for Parents

    One in 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect. Half will need life-saving surgery as babies.

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  • Summer Camps for Kids and Teens

    The Children’s Heart Network offers summer camp, an unforgettable and empowering experience for kids with congenital heart disease.

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CHN Wine Gala Success!

Thank you to everyone who made CHN’s 18th annual Wine Gala & Dinner a success! Together, we were able to raise over $98,000 to support children, youth, and families living with congenital heart disease.

Read more May 10, 2022 at 7:02 pm
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Volunteers Needed FRIDAY Night for CHN Wine Gala & Dinner

We need five heart parents FRIDAY night! Come and support CHN while being a part of a truly fun evening!

Read more April 27, 2022 at 1:51 pm
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Confident Parents: Thriving Kids

Confident Parents: Thriving Kids is a phone-based skill-building program designed to help parents and caregivers support children aged 3–12 who experience mild to moderate anxiety or behaviour challenges.

Read more April 21, 2022 at 8:35 am
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Heart Heroes: Sophie Montalbano

Last September, one of our North Vancouver heart warriors, Sophie Montalbano, decided to host her first lemonade stand, and she donated all the proceeds to the Children’s Heart Network. Sophie is eight years old...

Read more March 29, 2022 at 11:26 am
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Books for Heart Parents

“Books for Heart Parents” is from our winter 2022 newsletter, Heart Matters. See our Newsletters page for more stories and to subscribe.

Read more March 23, 2022 at 9:26 am
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Understanding and Managing Medical Traumatic Stress in Children, Youth, and Families

As you may all know from personal experiences, a child’s heart condition can impact the entire family in profound ways. In this article, I will discuss ways for children, youth, and families to cope...

Read more March 11, 2022 at 10:53 am
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18th Annual Wine Gala & Dinner

You are cordially invited to the Children’s Heart Network’s 18th Annual Wine Gala & Dinner on Friday, April 29. The event that always sells out! Don’t miss the early bird price.

Read more March 8, 2022 at 8:36 am
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Fontan Education Day

Canadian Fontan is hosting a virtual Fontan Education Day on Sunday, April 24.

Read more March 3, 2022 at 5:07 pm
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course for Parents and Caregivers

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program was originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979 to help people learn to better cope and live with stress.

Read more March 1, 2022 at 2:11 pm
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Our Heart Story

Having children and a family of our own was a dream and huge priority for my husband and me. Unfortunately, we dealt with fertility issues for many years, and our first son, Quinn, was...

Read more February 24, 2022 at 9:35 am
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