From Sore to Soar

Cancer

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear” - unknown

Lifelines, Helplines & Hotlines

Advocacy & Resources

  • Adolescent and Young Adult program (AYA) at Children’s Mercy Kansas City

    • Website: Multiple hospitals and Cancer Centers

    • Description: Support patients 13-21 receiving cancer or blood disorders by offering training support and social work by training child-life professionals, nutrition, and fertility, receive full support transitioning into adulthood

  • Amanda’s Hope - Comfy Cozy for Chemo

  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    • Website: https://www.aacr.org

    • Description: A cancer research organization dedicated to accelerating the conquest of cancer

  • American Cancer Society - Extended Stay America Program

    • Website: https://www.cancer.org

    • description: A supportive cancer organization providing information on cancer, community outreach, and recovery programs, provides lodging assistance for individuals with cancer

  • American Children’s Cancer Benevolence Fund (ACCBF) Amanda’s Hope - Comfy Cozy for Chemo

    • Phone: 813-550-8999

    • Description: Grants of financial support

  • American Life Fund

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

  • ALSAC - American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

    • Website: https://www.stjude.org

    • Description: The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  • $ Angela Andrade Foundation

    • Website: http://angelaandradefoundation.blogspot.com/

    • Description: 4 grants available in 2023 in the amount of $1800 used for financial assistance to metastatic breast cancer patients receiving treatment for outstanding medical bills, mortgage payments, tuition assistance, financial assistance for vacation

  • Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer

    • Website: https://www.hatcherfoundation.org

    • Description: Erase effects of pediatric cancer, optimize quality of life through specialized interventions at time of diagnosis through survivorship

  • The BstronG Forever Foundation

    • Website: unknown

    • Description: Provides financial assistance through charitable giving to families of children diagnosed with life threatening illnesses, supporting St. Jude Children’s Research hospital

  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation

    • Website: www.bcrf.org

    • Description: Prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing research

  • Cancer Research Institute

    • Website: https://www.cancerresearch.org

    • Description: Leading the field with support for immunotherapy research and clinical trials, funding revolutionary breakthroughs to cure all types of cancer.

  • Cancer Relief Macmillian Fund

  • Cancer Care Organization

    • Website: https://www.cancercare.org

    • Description: Provides counseling, case management, financial assistance, support groups, and community programs for patients, survivors, caregivers, loved ones, and healthcare professionals

  • Children’s Cancer Research Fund

    • Website: http://www.childrenscancer.org

    • Description: dedicated to finding more effective treatments and cures for kids with cancer and also fund resources and programs that help families who are fighting cancer stay strong, find community, and take care of themselves

  • Cancer Support Community - Gilda’s Club

  • Cities Cancer Challenge

  • City of Hope

    • Website: https://www.cityofhope.org

    • Description: research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases in California, advancing research and treatment protocols.

    • Location: California

  • Conquer Cancer - The ASCO Foundation             

    • Website: unknown

    • Description: founded by cancer doctors to advance prevention, treatment and cues of all types of cancer

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Dragonfly Foundation

    • Website: https://dragonfly.org

    • Description: Helps young cancer and bone marrow transplant patients and families find strength, courage and joy

  • Family Reach

    • Website: https://familyreach.org

    • Description: Emergency financial relief to ensure they can meet daily living expenses during treatment

  • Good Wishes

  • Grind for Life

    • Website: https://www.grindforlife.or

    • Description: Financial assistance to cancer patients traveling long distances to doctors and hospitals.

  • Hope has Arrived

  • Hope Help Live

    • Website: https://helphopelive.org

    • Description: Financial support for medical and indirect bills (transportation, lodging, lost wages care, rehabilitation, etc.) for cancer patients.

  • i-Spy

  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer Tissue Bank

  • Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services

    • Website: https://www.jacobsheart.org

    • Description: provides California family-centered care team that addresses the emotional, practical, and financial struggles for families of children and teens during treatment, families experiencing anticipatory grief, and those who are bereaved

  • Lemieux Family Center

  • Less Cancer

  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

    • Website: https://www.lls.org

    • Description: Started as the Robert Roesler de Villiers Foundation, dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other blood cancers, Provides funds to eligible patients with assistance for non-medical expenses

  • Live Like Bella

    • Website: https://livelikebella.org

    • Description: Assisting pediatric families undergoing treatment, assists with medical co-pays and basic needs

  • Living Beyond Breast Cancer Fund

    • Website: https://www.lbbc.org

    • Description: financial assistance used for living expenses only such as rent, mortgage, car payment, car insurance, phone, internet, cable, electricity/gas, funds are not given directly to the applicant

  • Livestrong Foundation

  • Love Hope Strength Foundation (USA) Luke Neuhedel Foundation

  • Luke Neuhedel Foundation

    • Website: http://www.lukefund.org

    • Description: Gifts, grants, support, and entertainment to children undergoing or have gone through pediatric cancer

  • Lungevity Foundation

  • Magee-Women’s Research the Institute & Foundation

  • Marie Curie Charity

  • Mario Lemieux Foundation for Cancer Research

  • McCabe Center for Law & Cancer

  • Miracle for Kids

    • Website: https://miraclesforkids.org

    • Description: Financial help for families with children who have cancer, ensuring basic needs are met, assistance with paying bill, providing house payment assistance, meeting basic needs, and more

  • Myositis Support and Understanding (MSU)

    • Website: https://understandingmyositis.org

    • Description: $2000 yearly assistance for medical bills, housing expenses, medical bills, mobility devices bills for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, muscle, skin biopsy, imaging, EMG, bloodwork

  • NCD Alliance

    • Website: https://ncdalliance.org

    • Description: unite civil society and drive action on noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention and care

  • National Breast Cancer Coalition

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI):

    • Website: www.cancer.gov

    • Description Guide to cancer basics, diagnosis and treatment

  • National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

  • Pan Foundation

  • The Pink Fund

    • Website: https://pinkfund.org

    • Description: short-term financial aid for basic living experiences on the behavior of breast cancer patients who have lost all or part of their treatment during active treatment

  • Ovarian Cancer Patient Charity Project (OCPCP)

    • Website: https://ovariancancerpatientcharityproject.yolasite.com

    • Description: helping patients, spreading awareness and financial assistance for gynecological and breast cancer patients with no or limited coverage, to be used for treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, medication, household bills, car payments, daycare, food, medical bills, and mention the amount requesting

  • Remember Betty Foundation

  • Ronald McDonald House

    • Website: https://rmhc.org

    • Description: Travel expenses for cancer, hotel stays, designated housing near hospitals

  • Samfund - Grants for Cancer Survivors

  • Share Cancer Support Organization:

  • Sisters Network, Inc.

    • Website: https://www.sistersnetworkinc.org

    • Description: Assists breast cancer survivors facing financial challenges while undergoing treatment, Karen E Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program

  • Stand Up to Cancer

  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure

  • This is Living with Cancer

  • Understand Cancer together

  • Union for International Cancer Control’s (UICC)

  • William K Bowes, Jr Foundation

  • Woman’s Cancer Pavilion

  • World Cancer Congress

  • Y-Me - Breast Cancer Network of Strength

    • Website: unknown

    • Description: National breast cancer organization with chapters

  • Yuri’s Night & Cosmic Odyssey Scholarship

    • Website: https://yurisnight.net

    • Description: Cancer patients or survivors can apply to attend summer camp at the Huntsville US Space & Rocket Center Museum at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center complete with travel, tuition, lodging, food, certificate, space camp wings, and awesome space swag

Campaigns

  • Avon Foundation for Women - Breast Cancer Fund

  • Give Cancer the boot

  • Light Up the Night

  • No One Fights Alone

$ Glance at Funding Opportunities

  • The BstronG Forever Foundation (see above) - Financial Assistance Scholarships for children

  • Angela Andrade Foundation - Financial Assistance ~ 1800

  • American Children’s Cancer Benevolence Fund (ACCBF) - Financial Assistance

  • Cancer Care Organization - Financial Assistance

  • Children’s Cancer Research Fund (see above) - Research

  • Grind for Life (see above) - Financial Assistance

  • Family Reach (see above) - Financial Assistance

  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Nonmedical Financial Assistance

  • Live Like Bella (see above) - Financial Assistance for children

  • Living Beyond Breast Cancer Fund (see above) -Financial Assistance

  • Love Hope Strength Foundation (USA) (see above) - Financial Assistance

  • Luke Neuhedel Foundation (see above) - Grants for children

  • Myositis Support and Understanding (see above) - Financial Assistance

  • Ovarian Cancer Patient Charity Project (OCPCP) (see above) - Financial Assistance

  • The Pink Fundshort (see above) - Financial Assistance for basic living experiences

  • Remember Betty Foundation (see above) - Financial Assistance

  • Ronald McDonald House (see above) - Housing and Transportation Assistance

  • Samfund (see above) - Grants for Cancer Survivors age 21-30

  • Sisters Network, Inc. (see above) - Karen E Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program

  • Yuri’s Night & Cosmic Odyssey (see above) - Camp Scholarship

* Toolkits & More

  • Amanda’s Hope - Comfy Cozy Clothes for Chemo

  • Good Wishes (see above) - hair scarves

  • Woman’s Cancer Pavilion (see above) - wig products

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References

Perlmutter, J., Bell, S. K., Darien, G. (2013). Cancer Research Advocacy: Past, Present, and Future. American Association for Cancer Research.