Niko Pepaj for St. Judes Childrens Hospital

“It makes me feel good when I help others in need because we have all been there at one point in our lives.” – Niko Pepaj

Actor, Niko Pepaj is Being Accomplished at Selfless Tasks And Righteous Deeds by donating the proceeds raised from the sale of his fanzine to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. St Jude is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children’s catastrophic diseases. When not volunteering at St. Jude’s by donating and spending time with the children he helps to feed the homeless in Downtown, Los Angeles, whether it’s by volunteering at the shelter or buying 30 cheeseburgers and handing them out to the homeless while he drives.

Our mission

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.

Seeking treatment?

Our approach makes us different from most children’s hospitals. Learn more about seeking treatment for your child at St. Jude.

Our history

Founder and entertainer Danny Thomas opened the doors to St. Jude in 1962 with the dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life.”

Why support us?

Unlike any other hospital, the majority of our funding comes from individual contributions. And thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude.

Cost to family: $0

Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

Our goal: 100% survival

Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.