# Wigs for Kids

Source: https://onco.cc/collections/wigs-for-kids/  
OnCo record `wigs-for-kids` (Collection). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)"; commercial use needs a licence.

## TL;DR

Wigs for Kids gives children in the US who lose their hair to cancer treatment a free custom-made hairpiece.

## Summary

Wigs for Kids has made hair replacements for children since 1981. Each is custom-fitted from donated hair so that a child can swim and play in it, and it is provided free to families of children under 18 with hair loss from any medical cause, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Applications are made through the website with a doctor's note.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-17
- Tags: free; patient-org
- URL: https://www.wigsforkids.org/
- Holds: Free custom hair replacements for children under 18 in the United States who have lost their hair through chemotherapy, radiotherapy, alopecia, burns or other causes, made from donated hair.

## Sources

- Wigs for Kids: https://www.wigsforkids.org/

## Connected records

- collections: [Knitted Knockers](https://onco.cc/collections/knitted-knockers/), [The Little Princess Trust](https://onco.cc/collections/little-princess-trust/)
- technologies: [Wigs, cranial prostheses and head coverings](https://onco.cc/technologies/wigs-cranial-prosthesis/)

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