4th Angel 866 520 3197 [email protected] Offers emotional support through email and telephone for caregivers. Breast Cancer Angels 714 898 8900 Assists breast cancer patients currently residing in certain counties in California with food, housing, clothes, medical co-pays, Cobra costs, … [Read more...] about Home Healthcare and Caregiving
Financial Assistance
Food
Caring Kitchen Project Ukiah, California The North Coast Opportunities (NCO) Caring Kitchen Project has provided over 2,500 meals to 38 individuals and families with a cancer diagnosis at a time when they are most in need of nutritious food and are least able to purchase and prepare it for … [Read more...] about Food
By Specific Populations
African Americans Asian Americans Children Latinas and Latinos LGBTQ Native Americans Teens and Young Adults … [Read more...] about By Specific Populations
Teens and Young Adults
Allyson Whitney Foundation, Inc Provides young adult cancer patients with ‘Life Interrupted Grants™' to ease their financial burdens so that they can concentrate their energy on healing. For U.S. citizens between the ages of 16 and 36 years of age who are currently undergoing treatment or recently … [Read more...] about Teens and Young Adults
Native Americans
American Indian Cancer Foundation The American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) is a national non-profit organization that was established to address the tremendous cancer inequities faced by Native communities. AICAF is Native-governed; its board members and employees have an array of experience … [Read more...] about Native Americans
LGBTQIA
Quick facts 1 million. The number of LGBTQ+ cancer survivors in the country today (National LGBT Cancer Network, 2020) 7 types of cancer disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people, including anal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, … [Read more...] about LGBTQIA
Latinas and Latinos
Circulo de Vida In the field of cancer, many of the inroads to increasing language-specific psychosocial support in the San Francisco Bay Area can be directly attributed to Círculo de Vida Cancer Support and Resource Center. Founded in 1992, Círculo de Vida is the first successful Spanish-language … [Read more...] about Latinas and Latinos
African Americans
Black people have higher mortality rates than white people across most diseases. Black people have the highest death rate for cancer overall. Black people are more likely than white people to be diagnosed with female breast, lung, and colorectal cancers at a late stage. Black men are more … [Read more...] about African Americans