Virginia Beach mom raises money to honor late son with CHKD playroom for pediatric cancer patients

Benjamin Goldberg died in Dec. 2016 at 8 years old from neuroblastoma. His mother, Wendy Goldberg, started the Benjamin Goldberg Foundation in 2018 to empower and support children and their families on their medical journey.

The Virginian-Pilot, May 2024

Social Prescribing Revolutionizing Healthcare in Hampton Roads

The future of healthcare is about to get a lot more holistic, thanks to the Benjamin Goldberg Foundation. On September 25, 2024, key leaders across Hampton Roads will gather for an exclusive, invite-only roundtable event to discuss the revolutionary concept of social prescribing.

Innovate757, September 2024

Treating Anxiety with Art: Inside the Emerging Field of Social Prescribing

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social prescribing as “a means of connecting patients to a range of nonclinical services in a community to improve their health and social wellbeing.”


Inside Philanthropy, November 2024

Benjamin Goldberg Playroom Brings Music & Light To CHKD’s New Hematology and Oncology Unit

Benjamin Goldberg was a boy who loved music, dancing, and life. He also had a rare type of cancer, which he died of in 2016 when he was 8 years old.
Thanks to a foundation his mother, Wendy Goldberg, created in his honor, the Virginia Beach boy’s spirit lives on.

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters,
January 2021

5-year-old with cancer gets a thrill at ODU game

Benjamin Goldberg is a huge Michael Jackson fan. After two months of chemotherapy, which took all of Benjamin’s hair and most of his stamina, he was treated like a rock star Saturday at Old Dominion University‘s football game with Campbell University.


The Virginian-Pilot, November 2013

New playroom brings light and healing to children with cancer at CHKD

“I think his spirit is still alive and well and comes through this foundation in ways that sometimes even shocks me,” said his mother, Wendy Goldberg. She started the Benjamin Goldberg Foundation in his honor.

WAVY, January 2021