Our Partners
Adventure Camps
Base2Summit
Base2Summit is a free 6 day adventure in Northern Michigan for young adults. We mix up some kayaking, hiking, biking and exploring the Mitten with some down time on one of Michigan’s supreme lakes. Join us for a Base2Summit experience!
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Epic Experience
Cancer Survivorship is more than follow-up appointments, blood tests, and scans; it’s about living life to the fullest beyond cancer. Epic Experience empowers adult cancer survivors to do just that through free week-long adventures in the Colorado Rockies. We also have virtual exercise classes, our podcast Campfires Of Hope and our How To Cancer Series on the Epic Experience YouTube page. Our Mission – Epic Experience empowers adult cancer survivors and thrivers to live beyond cancer.
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First Descents
First Descents (FD) is a leader in adventure-based healing. Through outdoor adventure, community building, and lifestyle development, FD improves long-term survivorship and quality of life for young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. All services are fully-adaptive and free of charge.
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Next Step
At Next Step, we work with young people 16-29 years old who are living with both the immediate and long-term impact of cancer, HIV/AIDS or rare genetic disorders. We aim to shatter the perceived limitations these diagnoses can have such as isolation, stigma, and disempowerment. We strive to elevate the aspirations through community building, music therapy, and mentorship programs. We want our young people to find their “I believe in me” moment. All of our programs are free for young people and are currently virtual. You can join a program from anywhere with a good wifi signal!
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Project Koru
Project Koru enriches lives through community and the outdoors as a way to move forward after cancer. The Koru spiral is shaped like an unfurling fern frond. It symbolizes new life, growth, strength, and peace – the very channels of energy we aim to inspire for survivors at our camps. We envision a world of empowered young adult cancer survivors.
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Send It
Send It’ is an expression that inspires us to push boundaries, go big, and give it your all. The Send It Foundation provides free outdoor adventures for young adult cancer survivors creating the space to play, connect, and find healing in the outdoors. Multi-day adventures are designed around activities like skiing, surfing, mountain biking, and backpacking; cultivating a vital community through shared experience.
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True North Treks
At True North Treks, we help teens & young adults with cancer find direction through connection after the very dis-connecting experience cancer can bring. We fulfill our mission through implementing unique and supportive healthcare programs and services that are not available anywhere else. With a little help and guidance from the STARS, we do this through Skills Training, Advocacy, Resources and Support.
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Advocacy, Education, Research
A Kid Again
A Kid Again is here for your child, for your family, and we are here for you. We make life for families caring for a child with a life-threatening condition “normal” again by helping them gain back moments of positive, family-shared experiences and memories.
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ASCP Patient Champions
The ASCP Patient Champions program empowers patients, caregivers and advocates through education and awareness about diagnostics, lab tests, and follow-up care through the real-life stories of patients, our Patient Champions.
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Dean Paras Foundation
The Foundation’s dual purposes are to fund Neuroendocrine Cancer Research and to fund a Graduate Fellowship in BioMedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Constantine “Dean” Paras, was a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. While at Vanderbilt, Dean and his team had developed and produced a device for use in parathyroid and thyroid surgery that has been patented and is being produced for use in operating rooms.
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Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education
GRACE is a nonprofit organization that was developed as a means of improving the overall medical care for cancer patients by democratizing cutting edge information on optimal cancer management and providing it directly to patients. We recognized that while there is an overwhelming amount of new information available to physicians, actually more than they could integrate, patients and their families often have a deep interest in their own care and often have the time and motivation to ensure that they are receiving the best treatment possible.
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National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
NCCS’ mission is to advocate for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer. Founded by and for cancer survivors, NCCS created the widely accepted definition of survivorship and defines someone as a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life. The NCCS Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) is a program for survivors and caregivers to learn about pressing policy issues that affect quality cancer care in order to be engaged as advocates in public policy around the needs of cancer survivors. CPAT provides cancer survivors and caregivers with tools and training that build upon their personal experiences to become effective advocates to improve cancer care.
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Patient Empowerment Network
Patient Empowerment Network (PEN) is a nonprofit organization who’s mission is to fortify cancer patients and care partners with the knowledge and tools to boost their confidence, put them in control of their healthcare journey, and assist them in receiving the best, most personalized care available to ensure they have the best possible outcome. PEN takes patient education a step further through educating, then ACTIVATING cancer patients and their care partners to become shared-decision makers with their healthcare teams. With a wide array of content from leaders in oncology, PEN’s programs provide free informational and educational resources that are accessible online 24/7/365. PEN helps enhance patient health literacy to enable shared decision-making and resources to empower patients and care partners at every step of their cancer journey.
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Patient Power
Patient Power is devoted to supporting cancer patients, care partners and their loved ones through education and advocacy—empowering them to get the right treatment at the right time, while engaging the best healthcare team possible. Patient Power interviews top medical experts and researchers to offer the most current findings and information, as well as personal accounts from dedicated advocates and inspiring, knowledgeable patients. They are committed to helping each person approach their illness by fully understanding their individual diagnosis, to seeking the best care, to getting second or third opinions, or to consider a clinical trial.
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Rare Patient Voice
Why Sign up with Rare Patient Voice? Who knows better than you about your journey and experiences? We connect you with researchers who are developing products and services which can help you and others with your condition. These researchers need patient input so that they develop products and services that have a meaningful impact on patients’ lives. Over the past seven years, Rare Patient Voice has paid patients over $4.8 million dollars. How will I be paid? You will earn $100 per hour for participating in studies. We pay by check to ensure patients can use their compensation in any way they wish. Sign Up Today!
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Steven G. Cancer Foundation
The Steven G. Cancer Foundation’s mission is to build community and support for the AYA cancer community through wellness, storytelling, education, and research.
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Teen Cancer America
Formed by legendary rockers Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of the Who, Teen Cancer America’s (TCA) mission is to improve the experience, outcomes, and survival of teens and young adults with cancer by providing facilities and programs designed especially for them in hospitals throughout the USA. Through Teen Cancer America, we can HEAL, SUPPORT, and TRANSFORM lives. Together, we can EMPOWER THE FUTURE!
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The Ruth Cheatham Foundation
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation is an advocacy, non-profit organization established to honor and continue the work of a beautiful wife, mother, aunt, and friend Ruth Cheatham. Ruth had a passion for literature, education, and mentoring the youth of North Texas. We strive to continue with that mission by providing educational devices to those battling through treatment and much needed financial support that survivors need to complete their college education.
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Well Beings Studio
Well Beings Studio enhances the emotional well-being of families impacted by cancer through arts-based resources and workshops. Check out our Arts and Emotional-Well Being Events and Activities for children, teens and families during COVID-19: https://wellbeings.studio/blog/ . For families, find our downloadable resources at: www.littlegreenmonster.org.
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Beautification
Bee You Wigs
Bee You Wigs philosophy is simple. Here, you can create your own kind of beautiful. Pastel colored, pixie, mermaid, whatever hairstyle you’ve ever wanted we can make it specialized to you. Each and every wig is made by hand. If you have Alopecia, going through cancer treatments, thinning or are just wanting a new look. Whatever the reason, if you can think it, we can create it. For every ten wigs purchased we will be giving away a custom wig to someone in need.
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Thrive Causemetics
Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women.
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Walgreens Feel More Like You™
Our Feel More Like You™ service features pharmacists and beauty consultants who are specially trained to help people better manage internal and visible side effects from cancer treatments. When you’re going through treatment for any type of cancer, the side effects can impact not only how you feel on the inside, but how you see yourself in the mirror. When you look more like yourself, it can help boost your mood and confidence. The service is now available at select stores and its free-no appointment needed.
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Books and Blogs
Brave Like Mom
As one girl watches her mom battle illness, she sees Mom being strong, brave, and fierce on both good days and bad ones. Mom is fierce as she catches and wrestles a fish and brave as she endures needles from the doctor. The girl wants to be brave like Mom! As she worries about her mom’s health, the girl realizes that bravery comes in many forms and that she can be brave too. A poignant and sensitive story about a loved one living with a chronic illness, and an important lesson about how being brave doesn’t mean you aren’t scared.
Monica Acker is a writer and educator. She holds a BA in creative arts and a MAT degree in childhood education. Monica wrote Brave Like Mom to capture the strength and bravery of her sister-in-law and nieces as her sister-in-law underwent treatments for gastric cancer. Monica lives in Reading, Massachusetts, with her family.
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Cancer Actually F***ing Sucks Podcast
Get ready to laugh, cry, and find comfort in knowing you’re not alone in your cancer journey through Madison and Paige’s interviews with young fighters and survivors. As 26 and 24 year old cancer survivors, they will take a personal deep dive into their guests’ experiences with their diagnoses and how they cope with the trauma that comes with hearing the C word, while also finding laughter through this crazy experience. Madison is an integrative nutrition health coach guiding young survivors to take control of their health again, while Paige is also studying to be a holistic nutrition coach!
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Don’t Call it a Journey Podcast
If cancer has touched your life in some way, whether it be your own personal battle, or that of a loved one, you know that the road of cancer is a long one. If you are in this club that none of us asked to join, you probably know that people love to call fighting cancer a ‘journey’…but as a member of this club, you also know the real truth…that this so-called ‘journey’ of cancer really doesn’t end. Our lives are forever changed in many ways…some negative, but dare I say it, some positive, too. Join me as we talk about REAL topics around living with a cancer diagnosis as a young adult.
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J.L. Barker
JoAnna Barker is a 20- something who defeated cancer and wrote a book about it. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and then you’ll find multiple references to books and movies that she some how related to cancer. Don’t be fooled, if you don’t have cancer you’ll still love this book. It’s a great read for people with cancer, people who love people with cancer, and people who just want to know how to relate. We hope you enjoy this reading journey. Trust us, it’s not what you’ll expect!
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Life on Pause
Life On Pause is a podcast for and by young adults living with cancer. Each month, young adult cancer patients from Penn State Health share honestly about their cancer diagnosis, treatment and life afterwards. As cancer causes the group to reflect on issues both large and small, surprisingly relatable stories and themes emerge. From relationships to body functions, nothing is off the table. Contact [email protected] with questions or feedback. Available however you listen to podcasts.
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Mette de Fine Licht
Teenage cancer survivor, author, blogger and speaker Mette de Fine Licht has written 10 books, including the memoir, Willpower Girl — A Teenager’s Trek Through Cancer. The book is a rare insight into a teenage cancer patient’s mind with all the fear, doubt and longing for a normal teenage life.
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negative space
Inspired by the art concept of negative space, defined as the space around and between a subject, Allison Breininger’s site is dedicated to shining light on caregivers who are often unseen and underappreciated, but are essential components of the patients’ well-being. At thenegativespace.life she writes honestly and openly about the realities of caregiving and by doing so creates a safe community for caregivers to feel seen, heard, and appreciated.
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Our Cancer Journey Podcast
The Our Cancer Journey Podcast was launched by Bruce Watkins, a writer, multi-media creator, humanitarian, minimalist evangelist, and curious soul who became an unapologetic advocate of Life-Optimization for all. After surviving Stage-3 cancer and other life-changing experiences, Bruce walked away from his conventional life, gave away most of his possessions, left his home behind, and began traveling the world, exploring cultures, writing, volunteering, and giving-back. After years on the road speaking to countless forward-thinking people in the Cancer community, Bruce created the improbably positive, upbeat, engaging, and occasionally irreverent Our Cancer Journey Podcast. The program dives deeper into important topics with accomplished medical experts, inspirational cancer survivors, innovative leaders, and holistic / alternative health practitioners, all with the purpose of finding key takeaways that can help the show’s wildly diverse audience which includes many engaged young adults. With thousands of listeners in over 70 countries throughout the world, this fun and skillfully-produced program is more than a podcast about cancer, it’s about LIFE, and how we can make our lives BETTER. Hear all the episodes at www.ourcancerjourney.com or on all major podcast apps and platforms.
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Wife, Widow, Now What?
Wife, Widow, Now What?: How I Navigated the Cancer World and How You Can, Too. This is the first of its kind to be written in this hybrid style of a memoir and self-help by a cancer spouse/significant other for other spouses/significant others or those navigating the cancer process. In addition Rachel includes all the music she listened to during her journey, if you’d like to make a playlist for your reading pleasure.
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Career and Employment
Cancer and Careers
Cancer and Careers, founded in 2001, is a national nonprofit that empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace, by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events. Its free services include a comprehensive website and library of publications in English and Spanish; legal and insurance information; career coaching; resume review; professional development micro-grants; and national events and workshops for people with cancer and their healthcare providers, coworkers and employers.
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Childhood Cancer
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, supports the here and now needs of families impacted by childhood cancer. Founded in honor of Amanda Hope, a little girl battling cancer who had a special dream to help other children in her same situation. Her mother and our Founder, Lorraine Tallman, turned her wish into reality for thousands of children. Our mission is to bring dignity and comfort into the harsh world of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Today, Amanda Hope provides our Comfycozy’s for Chemo apparel throughout the world and Comfort and Care counseling, Major Distraction events and Financial Assistance to families all across Arizona.
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Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2)
Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) effectively advances a variety of childhood cancer causes by unifying the childhood cancer community through broad-based coordinated action and collaboration that leverages the strengths and expertise of its individual members and minimizes duplication of effort.
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Kids & Art
Kids & Art uses the power of the arts and creativity to mitigate stress, anxiety, and trauma induced from diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer and other critical medical conditions.
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Momcology
Momcology is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to extending the benefits of community by providing reciprocal (mutual giving and receiving) peer support models for childhood cancer families. We provide modern and intuitive national platforms for primary caregivers to connect with each other, support one another, seek current and timely information, and begin the long-term healing process after a childhood cancer diagnosis through a strong, resilient and educated peer support community.
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Soccer for the Future
Soccer for the Future is a nonprofit that provides soccer programming for pediatric cancer survivors, patients, and their siblings and we use the game of soccer to teach short term goal setting skills. Create a safe place for kids experiencing cancer to gain the confidence and skills to play soccer and succeed in their goal setting endeavors.
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Clinical Trials
Ancora.ai
Ancora.ai is a patient-first technology company that is revolutionizing clinical trials. Ancora.ai’s mission is to improve healthcare for all by accelerating innovation in medicine. They offer a free, online platform that seamlessly connects patients and physicians to clinical research. Using Ancora.ai, anyone can identify their set of relevant clinical trials in less than 5 minutes and access a variety of patient-friendly resources to learn more about trials.
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Disease Specific Resources
A Ballsy Sense of Tumor
Cracking the Nut on Testicular Cancer Awareness and Men’s Health Through Humor. A Ballsy Sense of Tumor has three primary goals: To promote conversation about men’s health in society through humor, awareness, and education, to portray an open and honest look at what it means to be a cancer survivor, and to provide a patient-friendly resource for the newly diagnosed, other testicular cancer patients/survivors, and their families.
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American Brain Tumor Association
The mission of the ABTA is to advance the understanding and treatment of brain tumors with the goal of improving the lives of those impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis. We do this through interactions and engagements with brain tumor patients and their families, collaborations with allied groups and organizations, and the funding of brain tumor research. Services include: telephone and email support for brain tumor information and resources, one-on-one peer mentoring program, online support community, educational brochures, monthly webinar series, in-person conferences and networking opportunities, and more.
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BMT Infonet
Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network (BMT InfoNet) is a leading advocacy organization for bone marrow transplant and CAR T-cell Therapy, patients. Founded in 1990, BMT InfoNet has pioneered a vast array of services and educational programs to help patients make critical decisions throughout their transplant journey.
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For the Breast of Us
For the Breast of Us is the first online inclusive community for women of color affected by breast cancer. Our mission is to empower women of color affected by breast cancer to make the rest of their lives the best of their lives through education, advocacy, and community.
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Handful
Handful is owned by women, powered by women, and united by a passion for encouraging all women to grab life by the handful. Handful’s year round charitable giving is focused on the 12.5% of women (the 1 in 8) who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the US each year.
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Melanoma Research Foundation
The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and the treatment of melanoma. The MRF is an active advocate for the melanoma community, helping to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. The MRF’s website is the premier source for melanoma information seekers.
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MIB Agents
MIB Agents is a nationwide leading pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit dedicated to Making It Better for our community of patients, caregivers, doctors, and researchers through programs, education, and research.
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National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
Supporting and informing people about their cancer diagnosis and the bone marrow/stem cell transplant process through personalized support is at the core of the mission of the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link. Since 1992, the nbmtLINK has been linking and caring, providing a large number of free services and resources (monthly Lunch & Learns, Marrow Masters podcasts, webinars, books, peer support and more) designed to meet the needs of the patient and caregiver community while partnering with healthcare professionals globally. Visit www.nbmtlink.org for more information or call 800-LINK-BMT (800-546-5268.) Questions: email us [email protected]
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Northwest Sarcoma Foundation
NO ONE SHOULD FACE SARCOMA ALONE. Our Mission: To provide hope, education, and support to Sarcoma patients and their families in the Pacific Northwest while investing in research to improve cure rates for Sarcomas. The Northwest Sarcoma Foundation seeks to ensure that everyone who faces Sarcoma in the Pacific Northwest has a care team behind them.
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StacheStrong
StacheStrong is a 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to raising funds and awareness for brain cancer research. Defeating brain cancer and improving the quality of patients’ lives is our daily focus. Our organization has become a beacon of hope for countless individuals and families afflicted by this disease and we serve as an ardent advocate for all those impacted by brain cancer. Net proceeds raised go towards brain cancer research initiatives and together we WILL flip the script on brain cancer.
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The Dragonfly Angel Society
We are a mother daughter team also known as the caregiver and survivor duo. Our story begins with a breast cancer diagnosis back in 2010. Finding amazing resources and meeting other survivors and caregivers showered light on the journey. The struggle to find survivorship and caregiver resources was almost more difficult than going through cancer treatment. From books, to websites, nutrition links, organizations, events and so much more, survivors can now find the details all in one place – The Dragonfly Angel Society.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The mission of LLS is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is dedicated to fighting the world’s toughest cancer. In our urgent mission to save lives, we attack pancreatic cancer on all fronts: research, clinical initiatives, patient services and advocacy. Our effort is amplified by a nationwide network of grassroots support. We are determined to dramatically improve patient outcomes.
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ThyTabono
ThyTabono is Survivorship. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of thyroid cancer
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survivors by providing them with the resources, motivation and support to thrive.
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA)
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA) promotes quality of life for people with ostomies and continent diversions through information, support, advocacy and collaboration. UOAA has 300+ Affiliated Support Groups in the United States which are organized for the benefit of people who have or will have intestinal or urinary diversions, and their caregivers. UOAA works toward a society where people with ostomies and continent diversions are universally accepted and supported socially, economically, medically, and psychologically.
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Financial and Legal
CancerCare®
Founded in 1944, CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer. Our comprehensive services include case management, counseling and support groups over the phone, online and in-person, educational workshops, publications and financial and co-payment assistance. All CancerCare services are provided by oncology social workers and world-leading cancer experts.
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Family Reach
Family Reach is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to removing the financial barriers standing between a cancer patient and their treatment. Loss of income, out-of-pocket expenses, and socioeconomic factors create disparities in the financial burdens families face. Family Reach delivers financial education, financial planning, resource navigation, and emergency relief funds to patients and caregivers facing a cancer diagnosis so no family has to choose between their health and their home.
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Triage Cancer
Triage Cancer provides education on legal and practical issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. Through free in-person and online educational events, materials, animated videos, and state-specific resources, Triage Cancer provides expert content on issues related to work, insurance, disability benefits, finances, estate planning, medical decision-making, and more. Triage Cancer also provides free one-on-one help to assist individuals understand their options and possible next steps through the Legal & Financial Navigation program, as well as CancerFinances.org, which helps people navigate finances after cancer. https://triagecancer.org
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Nutrition
Cook For Your LIFE
Since 2007, Cook for your LIFE has provided in-person and online healthy cooking classes in English and in Spanish free of charge. Our mission is to teach the wider cancer community of patients, caregivers and survivors how to live better, healthier lives through providing 101 education about healthy food, and by teaching the basic cooking skills needed to succeed in improving diet for better overall health outcomes. We really do teach healthy cooking to people touched by cancer.
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Project Angel Heart
Project Angel Heart was founded in 1991 to address a major challenge for Coloradans who are ill: getting the nutrition they need to get stronger, heal, and remain at home. Many are too sick to get to the grocery store or unable to cook for themselves. Others find they have to choose whether to buy food or medication to make ends meet.
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Peer Connection
Beads of Courage, Inc.
Beads of Courage, Inc. provides innovative arts-in-medicine programs to children and teens with serious illness, their families and the clinicians that care for them. We are also committed in supporting the unique needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer. The various programs available value tangible objects as symbols of courage, honor, and hope […]
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Cancer Hope Network
Cancer Hope Network provides free one-on-one emotional peer support to adult cancer patients and their loved ones. Each of CHN’s 400+ volunteers is at least one year post-treatment or successfully undergoing maintenance therapies. They have faced more than 80 cancer types and speak 15 languages. Our volunteers offer support from diagnosis, through treatment and into recovery. Cancer Hope Network serves cancer patients in the United States and Canada.
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CancerBuddy
CancerBuddy is the first social support network for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. It helps people affected by cancer find peers to share similar experiences, resources, emotional support and a new community of buddies. People connect by diagnosis, treatment, side effects, age, interests, hospital, geographical location and more filters. CancerBuddy also offers hospital systems and medical professionals a trusted platform to engage with their community of patients and share resources and support. Download the free app on the App Store.
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Imerman Angels
Sometimes the best therapy is just talking to someone who’s been there. Imerman Angels connects cancer fighters, survivors, caregivers, and those with cancer predisposition with “Mentor Angels” – volunteers who share the same, or similar, experiences. Mentor Angels provide a chance to ask personal questions and receive support from a peer who has been down the same road. The service is absolutely free and available for those touched by any cancer, at any age, living anywhere in the world!
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Pickles Group
Having a parent or guardian with cancer can be a lonely, isolating experience. Pickles Group provides free peer-to-peer support and resources to kids ages 6-18 affected by their parent or guardian’s cancer. Pickles kids strengthen resilience, have fun with friends who get them, and heal along the way.
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Resilientship
Resilientship is an online platform that brings together young women in a one-on-one model who are facing the unique challenges brought on by a cancer diagnosis. The process is simple. You share a few details about yourself with us, and we will work to find you a match. Once we put you in touch with your new friend, your Resilientship begins. By walking with those who are on the same journey as you, our hope is that your Resilientship serves as a unique source of strength and that you are empowered by knowing the fight together is stronger than the fight alone.
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Walk With Sally
Walk With Sally provides hope through our individualized mentoring and community support services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardian or sibling’s cancer journey.
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Self-Advocacy
Abridge
Why leave all the details behind when you leave the doctor’s office, or settle for a printed visit summary that only tells half the story? With the Abridge app, you record your health care as it happened, so you can take your doctor’s advice home with you. The app pulls out medically relevant concepts from the appointments so it’s easy to go back and review the information or share with your loved ones. We recommend it as a tool everyone should use to help manage their care.
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Support Groups
b-present Foundation
No young adult should have to face cancer alone. The b-present Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in memory of 20 year old Kirsten, who lost her battle with leukemia in 2016. b-present is focused on improving the experience of young adults with cancer by providing the tools and information that empower the social support […]
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Bright Spot Network
Bright Spot Network provides young cancer survivors who are parents of small children with a safe space for individual and familial healing, recovery, and reconnection.
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Cactus Cancer Society
The Cactus Cancer Society’s mission, formerly Lacuna Loft, is to provide a safe space where young adults facing cancer can breathe easier knowing that there are others here who understand what they are facing. Our community offers an escape from the harsh realities of cancer, and an opportunity to cope through creativity and expression, and continue to grow and thrive.
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Cancer Dudes
Empowering men to thrive after cancer. With a scarcity of resources geared specifically to men’s unique needs, Cancer Dudes was created to provide education and resources in order for men to successfully move past their cancer experience.
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Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation
Our mission at The Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation is to guide young adults managing a cancer diagnosis to social support programs and services that can help them manage their mental healing as well as their physical battle.
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Connecting Champions
Connecting Champions is a nonprofit that asks young adults and kids with cancer, “What are you passionate about?” and connects them with a local mentor for the cancer journey and into survivorship. Through our virtual and in-person programs, we’ve connected young adults and kids across the country with mentors from over 50 different career paths — robotics, social justice law, baking, ballet, video game design, and everything in between.
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Dan’s House of Hope
Dan’s House of Hope helps young adult cancer fighters heal through community, supportive programming, and home-away-from-home services that reduce isolation, decrease financial burdens, and nourish hope. DHOH is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We offer a variety of virtual and live programming activities as well as free B & B style temporary housing to young adult cancer patients during treatment and follow-up care at Houston’s renowned Texas Medical Center hospitals.
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Escape
Escape is a grassroots organization working and learning how to best serve adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Our goal is to provide equitable resources and support to those most overlooked in cancer care. We exist to highlight the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, plus (LGBTQIA+) folx and cultivate an environment that is safe for self expression within the cancer community.
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Gilda’s Club
Gilda’s Club provides a broad range of services to support those living with cancer. Members include adults and children; those who have a diagnosis of cancer, their loved ones, friends, and co-workers; survivors of cancer and family survivors.
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GRYT Health
GRYT Health is a digital oncology company that empowers people to be in charge of their own health through education, engagement and support. We offer a community free from judgment that focuses on humanity and the value each person brings. Our mission is to improve quality of life and increase survival for people facing cancer through the relentless focus on patient experience. We put patients first and work with healthcare organizations that do the same. We use the patient voice to enhance drug development and access; and together, we are helping to move healthcare forward. Visit grythealth.com to learn more.
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Hearts Need Art
Hearts Need Art’s mission is to create moments of joy, self-expression and connection for those facing life-altering health challenges through arts engagement, advocacy and innovation. We identify and train artists, musicians, and writers in the community that desire to serve people through their creativity. Our artists provide accessible arts activities for patients in healthcare settings and virtually. Virtual activities can be done one-on-one but patients are encouraged to invite their family and friends to join us using the link provided after the activity is scheduled.
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Humor Beats Cancer
Humor Beats Cancer is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for young adult cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers to share humorous and poignant stories from their cancer journeys and to get support and joy during this tough time. We also provide care packages to those going through cancer treatment to brighten their days; and host open mics and workshops in person and virtually. We also give two $1,000 grants annually to help cancer patients pay their cancer bills.
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Kits to Heart
Founded by a three-time cancer alumna, Kits to Heart is a nonprofit organization that gives thoughtfully designed, curated cancer care kits to patients and caregivers. Its mission is to bring smiles and solidarity to those affected by cancer.
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Lending Hearts
Living with cancer is hard enough, you don’t have to go it alone. We know the balance between treatment and wellness is vital. Be part of a community that supports you and your family’s whole health. The Lending Hearts Integrative Oncology Wellness Program is a free and comprehensive program for those in treatment and in recovery from cancer their entire family or caregiving network. Services are virtual and address the stresses and demands experienced by the mind, body and overall well-being of individuals. If scheduling prevents participating in live programs, Lending Hearts has an extensive offering of recorded content available on demand through our YouTube channel and specific playlists. To see all upcoming program offerings and more about Lending Hearts, please go to www.lendinghearts.org.
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Mighty + Bright
Mighty + Bright helps kids by relieving the uncertainty that comes with cancer treatment. Using fun picture books, kids learn the science of cancer in an honest, totally non-scary way, and how treatment — their own, or a parent’s — will affect their day-to-day life. The complementary magnetic calendar allows parents to show their kids what’s happening each day, from treatment appointments to low-key bonding activities that are easy enough to do from bed.
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Sites and Insights
Sites and Insights is a 501c3 nonprofit providing cancer patients, survivors and caregivers, a way to express their fear, anxiety and grief in an innovative way. Our Mindful Therapeutic Art Programs offer a unique way to help process this life-altering experience for anyone impacted by cancer. The SAI (Sites and Insights) copyrighted curriculums combines art, color, mindful techniques, sensory integration, and various complementary therapies. Our programs have proven to help with the emotional healing, transforming the cancer experience while generating hope and motivation to the survivors and caregivers. In-person and virtual programs are available. Visit our website to register and find out more about our various programs and events.
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Stupid Cancer
Stupid Cancer is a nonprofit organization with the mission to help empower everyone affected by adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer by ending isolation and building community. Our goal is to make cancer suck less by connecting AYAs to age-appropriate programs and resources, like CancerCon and our social Meetups. Head to stupidcancer.org to Get Busy Living.
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The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place is a cancer support center providing free programs and services for individuals and families coping with the impact of cancer in their lives. The Young Adult programs at The Gathering Place provide opportunities to: Connect with other YAs, Talk about concerns, Ask questions, Give and receive support, and Socialize. Programs are held at The Gathering Place in Beachwood and Westlake (Northeast Ohio) and in fun venues throughout the community.
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The Play It Back Music Program (PIB)
The Play It Back Music Program (PIB) powered by Teen Cancer America gives adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and survivors the opportunity to express themselves and heal through the power of making music. The process of putting their experiences to words and music gives them the satisfaction of creating art that can cross infinite emotional boundaries, help themselves release their visions into the world and inspire people from all walks of life. This program gives the artists the chance to meet others with shared experiences and passion for music. Their stories and coming together have created a unique community that provides support, purpose, peer mentorship and the fortitude to thrive as they move forward in the next steps of their life’s journey. Play It Back also connects AYA cancer survivors with industry professionals to create songs, meet artists, and explore music in a way never imagined.
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Ulman Foundation
We change lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer.
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Young Adult Survivors United
Young Adult Survivors United provides hybrid programming for young adult cancer survivors and their caregivers to get the mental health, social, and financial support needed through active treatment and beyond.
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Survivor and Caregiver Retreats
Dear Jack Foundation
Dear Jack Foundation’s Breathe Now wellness retreats are open to young adult cancer survivors and their partners who are one to three years removed from their last date of treatment. This thoughtfully designed four-day retreat program harnesses the transformational powers of yoga, meditation and psychosocial breakout sessions. The retreats are professionally guided and designed to help each couple renew, learn, and grow as they live their lives together post cancer.
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Wellness
Yoga 4 Cancer
yoga4cancer (y4c) is a specialized yoga methodology that is tailored to address the specific physical and emotional needs left by the cancer & its treatments. This unique evidence-based approach is not just gentle or restorative yoga but focuses on how to stimulate the immune system through movement, improve flexibility & strength along with reduced anxiety and boost overall well-being.
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