Support Services
Cancer Care Network Foundation works closely with the below organizations and centers mainly through donations and collaboration to further our mission of providing services to cancer patients and their loved ones. Click on each organization for more information on their unique services. Please feel free to contact them or us directly for more details.
Cancer Support Community
Cancer Support Community is a great place to find out more information for patients and loved ones living with cancer, whether newly diagnosed or a survivor.
Camp Kesem
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. They are the only national organization dedicated to this very unique population. They support children with innovative, fun-filled programs that foster a lasting community.
http://campkesem.org/
Helen's Room
Visit Helen's Room to receive free, private and confidential consultations with specially trained volunteers in a warm and inviting environment to help you improve your appearance and lift your spirits. Helen’s Room offers a variety of services and products for low-income, uninsured women. All cancer patients are welcome.
Hats, scarves, turbans and wigs
Breast prostheses, mastectomy bras
Educational books and videos
Community resources
Support groups
All products and services are free of charge.
Children's Music Fund
Children's Music Fund brings musical instruments and provides music therapy to children and young adults who suffer from chronic conditions and life-altering illnesses.
Valley Breast Cancer Foundation
The Valley Breast Cancer Foundation is a non-profit part of Valley Breast Care and Women's Health Center. Their mission is to stop the premature and preventable deaths of women from breast cancer. The center seeks to provide timely access to breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment for under-insured and uninsured women.
Patient Access Network Foundation
The Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation is an organization dedicated to providing assistance and hope to people with chronic or life-threatening illnesses for whom cost limits access to critical medical treatments.
http://www.panfoundation.org/
Good Days
Good Days helps to improve the quality of life and health of patients with chronic disease, cancer, or other life-altering conditions. The cost of medications to treat chronic disease can be staggering, which can add to the despair and suffering of these patients. At Good Days, their mission is to ensure that no one has to choose between getting the medication they need and affording the necessities of everyday living.
https://www.gooddaysfromcdf.org/
Patient Advocate Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation's Patient Services provides patients with arbitration, mediation and negotiation to settle issues with access to care, medical debt, and job retention related to their illness.
http://www.patientadvocate.org/
Health Well Foundation
When health insurance isn't enough, HealthWell fills the gap. They assist patients living with chronic and life-altering illnesses in paying their share of prescription drug co-payments, deductibles, and health insurance premiums. By reducing this financial stress, the people they serve can focus on what's most important, their health.
http://www.healthwellfoundation.org/
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission is to work towards curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.
http://www.lls.org/
Cancer Care Copay
Cancer Care Copay helps people afford insurance co-payments to cover the cost of chemotherapy and cancer medications.
http://cancercarecopay.org/
NeedyMeds
NeedyMeds is a national non-profit organization that maintains a website of free information on programs to help people who can't afford medications and healthcare costs. More than 1.3 million patients, family members, healthcare professionals, social workers, and patient advocates use the NeedyMeds website each year. They regularly update data on over 5,000 assistance programs, 14,000 free/low-cost/sliding scale clinics, and nearly 1,500 drug discount coupons. They also publish information about resources for specific diseases. All their information is accessible online, at no charge and without registration.
http://www.needymeds.org/