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Hair Loss: Where to get wigs and hats
Hats, Scarves and More
A good selection of cute, unusual, and useful head coverings for girls and boys.
Komfy Kids
This site not only offers hats and wigs, but therapeutic dolls for kids who experience hair loss.
Men's Hair Club for Kids
Will provide wigs for children who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. The phone number is 212-818-1152 x24 The person who runs this non-profit charitable foundation is Amy Sperling and her assistant is Lisa Tavitian.
"Hip Hats"
Attractive "hair coming out of a hat" head coverings for girls who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. The Childhood Leukemia Foundation is offering Hip Hats to girls and young women to 21 years of age based on financial need. Orders are placed through the child's social worker. Ask your social worker to contact Christine Heinen at Hip Hat:
- Toll-free: 1-877-447-4287
- Web site: Hip Hat
You can also go through the Hair-a-Wear program of the Childhood Leukemia Foundation, a national non-profit that has been providing free wigs with hats for children with cancer for the last 5 years. As stated above, they utilize Hip Hats as our vendor and pay for over 750 wigs and hats per year at no cost to the child or family.
Locks of Love
A charity that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of eighteen with medical hair loss. NOTE: 9/01, cancer parents report that they do not give wigs for the temporary hair loss due to chemo and radiation. NOTE: Locks of Love accepts donated hair.
- 2400 E. Las Olas Blvd. Wuite 399, FT. Lauderdale, FL 33301, 888-896-1588
Wigs for Kids
"Wigs for Kids is a not for profit organization providing hair replacement solutions for children affected by hair loss due to chemotherapy, alopecia, burns and other medical conditions. We welcome donations of any kind, and continuously search for children we may assist in situations of hair loss. Our main purpose is to help children look themselves - alleviating additional stress due to lack of understanding among their peers."
- email at: wigforkids@aol.com
- phone: 440-333-4433
- snail mail: Wigs for Kids, Executive Club Bldg., 21330 Center Ridge Road Suite C, Rocky River, Ohio 44118
Bonnets for Babes
Cottonwood-Heirloom Quilts, click on "Bonnets for Babes"
Cute bonnets for children undergoing chemotherapy. Free at some hospitals, also for sale. They also offer garments for children in the hospital, click on Alicia's Closet.
Hats Off For Cancer
Hats Off for Cancer sponsors drives for hats and gives them to kids with cancer.
BeauBeau: Beautiful Scarves for Beautiful Heads
The BeauBeau – a fun, fashionable, and comfortable alternative to wearing a wig. Beautiful and unusual fabrics for women and children. Lots of styling options!
Happy Hats for Kids
Sheri Schrier
c/o Happy Hats
24 Dapplegray Ln.
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Phone: 310-326-8409
Fax: 310-539-1632
ChemoCare HeadWear
http://www.chemocareheadwear.com/
Has a section on children's hats (a commercial site).
I'm a Kid Foundation
http://www.imakidfoundation.org/
A nonprofit organization devoted to supporting children with medically related hair loss due to cancer, alopecia, or other ailments.
Heavenly Hats
A non-profit: "The Heavenly Hats Foundation collects and distributes brand new hats of all kinds to those heroes of all ages who lose their hair due to the treatment of cancer or the many other medical conditions which may cause hair loss."
Headcovers Unlimited
A company owned by a breast cancer survivor and her daughter. Wigs and hats in children's sizes. Recommended by a ped-onc member: "I found this site that has some great hats (and wigs) for the kids." Some of the kids hats were designed by an artist, and they are practical, comfortable, and something that children will probably like and want to wear.
Hats By Emmanuel
Hat designer Linda Finstad has designed a complete line of hats and sleep caps for children experiencing hair loss through chemotherapy. Prices range from $14.99 for the sleep caps to $35.00 for a trendy velvet creation.
Stylish Noggins
Stylish Noggins (children's hats section)
This commercial site, not cancer-specific, has a nice selection of soft, cute hats for kids. They also sell appliques that can be added to the hats.
Mad Capz
A commercial site with some hats just for kids.
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