Families Fighting Flu is a non-profit, volunteer-based corporation established in 2004 that is made up of families and healthcare practitioners. Each family has experienced first-hand the death of a child due to the flu or has had a child experience severe medical complications from the flu. We are dedicated to educating people about the severity of influenza and the importance of vaccinating children against the flu every year. Through education and advocacy, we hope to improve the rates of childhood flu vaccinations and help reduce the number of childhood illnesses and deaths caused by the flu each year.

Whether it is the difficulty of walking past a now-empty bedroom, or the sadness in never seeing a young niece or nephew celebrate another birthday, losing a loved one has left an incredible emptiness in our lives. This site is a way for individuals to realize that they are not alone in this fight against the flu and to channel their grief into helping to save others by encouraging annual flu vaccination for all children in the U.S.


Every year, children die in the U.S. from influenza and its complications. In fact, influenza kills nearly 100 American children under five years of age every year. These are unnecessary losses that impact not only us, but everyone in our community - including siblings, grandparents, and schoolmates.

The families and friends of these children have been left shocked and devastated. Looking for comfort and wanting to increase awareness about the importance of vaccinating children against the flu every year, we have united to form Families Fighting Flu.


Families Fighting Flu operates solely on donations from organizations and people like you that support our mission and share our goals. Our policies and activities are determined by the families and medical experts that make up our Board of Directors. We do not advocate on behalf of any flu manufacturers or endorse any specific flu vaccine.