LinkedIn helps people find our services, is an opportunity to recruit new volunteers and, of course, is an opportunity for our volunteers of all types to celebrate their work to make sure no one faces cancer alone.
This Volunteer Appreciation Week, we celebrate the heroic cancer survivors and caregivers who serve as volunteers. Our superheroes don’t wear capes or have flaming arrows. But they do wield a mean phone to create hope.
Earlier this month, we trained an incredible group of new volunteers – including several cancer caregivers. The need for caregiver peer support continues to grow and we are grateful to this group of survivors and caregivers who have stepped up to help.
Nine years after chemo and her ostomy, Teres is helping others fight the stigma, depression and fear surrounding colorectal cancer.
While medical bills alone can be tremendous, another monstrous cost of treatment is travel expenses, especially when treatment is offered far from home.
Our three new cancer survivor and caregiver volunteers come from all over the US, from San Francisco to Wyoming to New Jersey! They also bring with them a vast array of experiences and expertise.
One year cancer free, the 28-year old is sharing her inspiring outlook and raising money to support Cancer Hope Network
Peer support mentor Gayle shares wisdom and helps others navigating cancer survivorship
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Ovarian cancer survivor trained as peer mentor volunteer as part of pilot program with Stanford Health Care.
Our communities of support have made a challenging year better, creating hope for cancer patients and the people who love them.
There’s power in numbers and comfort in details – while many aspects of a cancer journey are shared, each survivor or caregiver’s individual journey is uniquely their own.
Neither rain nor cancelled events can stop hope.
Navigating the ups, downs and new-normal of the holiday season can be challenging for people facing cancer. Our survivor volunteers have tips.
In 1980, there were no social service agencies or nonprofits providing one-on-one peer support for cancer patients. Since those early days, the organization has provided support for more than 50,000 patients, caregivers, and survivors in search of hope.
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