Breast Cancer Resources
Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks is an organization that provides hope, information, and emotional support to women and men affected by breast cancer. Services include educational scholarships, counseling, support groups, yoga for young survivors, support and resources for Spanish speaking women, and financial aid for survivors.
Contact information:
Website: www.bcssberks.org
Telephone: (610) 478-1447
Address: 529 Reading Avenue Suite C, West Reading, PA 19611
Breast Intentions Our goal is to encourage young women to take an active stance on their health, learn about the risks for breast cancer and perform a self breast exam each month.
Contact Information
Website: www.breastintentions.org
Address: P.O. Box 926 Middletown, NJ 07748
The Brem Foundation’s mission is to maximizes women’s chances of finding curable breast cancer through expert education about early detection, access to diagnostic tests for women in need, and physician training. Their Re-Bra Initiative is a unique, unprecedented, and easy way for women – including those who have undergone breast surgery – to donate their bras to women who cannot afford bras of their own. Every donated bra is dry-cleaned and tagged with the Brem Breast Health Bill of Rights, providing the recipients with valuable breast health education. This program is offered to women nationally.
Contact Information:
Website: www.bremfoundation.org
Telephone: (202) 505-1104
Email: info@bremfoundation.org
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE)’s mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers by creating awareness, supplying information and support to our community. FORCE is the only national non-profit dedicated to women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Contact information:
Website: www.facingourrisk.org
Telephone: 866-288-RISK (7475)
Email: info@facingourrisk.org
Address: 16057 Tampa Palms Blvd. W, PMG #373, Tampa, FL 33647
Friends in Pink is committed to raising funds for those who have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the Roxborough Manayunk Community. Our mission is to assist with unexpected medical costs, copays, activities of daily living, transportation costs, and other unexpected expenses that people have to deal with when coping with this diagnosis.
Contact information:
Website: www.friendsinpink.org
Telephone: (215) 483-0592
Email: news@friendsinpink.org
Address:P.O. Box 4618, Philadelphia, PA 19127
Helen’s Angels is a nonprofit organization with the sole purpose of providing support and needed assistance to individuals and families throughout the Greater Philadelphia area who have been impacted by and/or recovering from breast cancer.
Contact information:
Website: www.helensangels.org
Email: info@helensangels.org
Address: P.O. Box 15953 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to create a world that understands there is more than one way to have breast cancer. To fulfill our mission of providing trusted information and a community of support to those impacted by the disease, Living Beyond Breast Cancer offers in-person experiences and on-demand emotional, practical and evidence-based content that is meaningful to those newly diagnosed, in-treatment, post-treatment and living with metastatic disease. They offer educational programs, a helpline, and financial support to men and women with breast cancer.
Contact information:
Website: www.lbbc.org
Telephone: (855) 807-6386
Address: 40 Monument Rd. Suite 104 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
The Nationa
l Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) mission is to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services. NBCF offers free, innovative programs that other organizations aren’t providing to women facing breast cancer.
Contact Information
Website: www.nationalbreastcancer.org
Address: PO Box 678572, Dallas, TX 75267-8572
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition represents, supports and serves breast cancer survivors and their families in Pennsylvania through educational programming, legislative advocacy and breast cancer research grants. The PBCC is a statewide non-profit organization that creates the hope of a brighter tomorrow by providing action and information to women with breast cancer today.
Contact Information:
Website: www.pabreastcancer.org
Telephone: (800) 377-8828
Email: info@pabreastcancer.org
Address: 2397 Quentin Road, Suite B Lebanon, PA 17042
At The Pink Daisy Project, our goals are simple: to help young women cope with the hardships of breast cancer treatment by providing care and comfort.
Contact information:
Website: www.pinkdaisyproject.com
Email: info@pinkdaisyproject.com
Address: 15600 NE 8th St. Suite B1 #632 Bellevue, WA 98008
The Pink Fund is a non-profit breast cancer organization that provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses to breast cancer patients in active treatment, so they can focus on healing, raising their families, and returning to the workplace.
Contact information:
Website: www.pinkfund.org
Telephone: (877) 234-PINK (7465)
Email: info@thepinkfund.org
Address: P.O. Box 603, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
Pockets of Hope provides mastectomy hoodies for women during their recovery, free of charge. Mastectomy hoodies have pockets on the inside to help hold drainage tubes that are put in place during recovery, and provide a sense of comfort.
Contact information:
Website: www.pocketsofhope.com
The mission of the Shirley Mae Breast Cancer Assistance Fund is to support patients in Southeastern New Jersey* who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Shirley Mae Fund seeks to assist those who demonstrate a financial need by offering relief for the unanticipated financial burden of purchasing prescribed breast cancer medications that exceed insurance coverage, breast prostheses, wigs, and other related items.
Contact information:
Website: www.shirleymaefund.org
Telephone: (609) 822-7172
Address: P.O. Box 3265 Margate, NJ 08402
Susan G. Komen Northeastern Pennsylvania’s mission is to provide funding for breast health services, breast cancer education and outreach in their 19 -county region. Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit, while providing real-time help to those facing the disease.
Contact information:
Website: www.komennepa.org
Telephone: (412) 342-0500
Email: info@komengreaterpa.org
Address: 1133 South Braddock Avenue Pittsburgh, PA, 15218
The Tyanna Fou
ndation honors a mother’s life, love, and living legacy. Tyanna Barre O’Brien lost her battle with breast cancer in 1990 at the tender age of 48. Her legacy continues today through the work of her daughters Anne, Bridget, Megan, Sara & Kate O’Brien, the founders of BreastFest. The Tyanna Foundation has worked tirelessly increasing awareness and generating money for breast cancer research, services, education, treatment and patient care for local breast cancer patients and survivors.
Contact Information:
Website: www.tyanna.org
Address: PO Box 2993 Annapolis, MD 21404
Unite For Her’s mission is to enrich the health and well being of those diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancers – for life – by funding and delivering integrative therapies. The organization offers wellness programs and therapies, as well as financial grants.
Contact information:
Website: www.uniteforher.org
Telephone: (610) 883-1177
Email: info@uniteforher.org
Address: 127 E. Chestnut St. First Floor West Chester, PA 19380
Childhood Cancer Resources
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s (ALSF) mission is to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.
Contact Information:
Website: www.alexslemonade.org
Telephone: (610) 649-3034
Address: 111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 203, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation’s (ARVF) mission is to provide strength and support for hospitalized children by way of providing Teen Lounges, Social Activities, Events, and other various programming to enhance the quality of life for adolescents with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
Contact Information:
Website: www.victoriousfoundation.org
Telephone: (856) 784-0615
Email: info@arvf.org
Address: 2115 Voorhees Town Center Voorhees, NJ 08043
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation’s is to fund less toxic therapies for children with cancer so they can have a better quality of life as they battle the disease and to give families hope by bridging the funding gap and making available potentially life-saving clinical trials that would otherwise not be available. Through its many programs, Arms Wide Open also helps families throughout the United States both financially and emotionally who are suffering hardship due to their child’s diagnosis of cancer, providing them with support during the most difficult time of their lives.
Contact Information:
Website: www.awoccf.org
Telephone: (732) 904-2799
Email: info@awoccf.org
Address: P.O. Box 258 Marlboro, NJ 07746
The B+ Foundation’s mission has four areas of focus: financial assistance, cancer research, awareness and positivity. The B+ Foundation is about Kids Helping Kids Fight Cancer — raising money through dance marathons, 5Ks, T-shirt sales and more, to provide financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer nationwide. The B+ Foundation also funds critical, cutting-edge childhood cancer research.
Contact information:
Website: www.bepositive.org
Telephone: (302) 563-8389
Email: Joe@BePositive.org or Carly@BePositive.org
Address: 101 Rockland Circle Wilmington, DE 19803
Beads of Courage provides innovative Arts in Medicine programs for children coping with serious illness, their families, and the clinicians who care for them. Their programs empower children to tell their own stories of courage through colorful beads that represent their treatment journey.
Contact Information:
Website: www.beadsofcourage.org
Telephone: (520) 344-7668
Email: info@beadsofcourage.org
Address: 3230 N Dodge Blvd., Suite J
Tucson, AZ 85716
Crush Childhood Cancer’s mission is to financially and emotionally support families who have children with cancer. What started as a high school class project has grown into an ongoing effort to provide these families with as much support as possible as they battle cancer on a daily basis.
Contact information:
Website: www.crushchildhoodcancer.org
Telephone: (610) 992-0456
Email: crushchildhoodcancer@gmail.com
Address: 230 Colmar Dr. King of Prussia, PA 19406
The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides New Jersey families with children who have a cancer diagnosis a place to turn for comfort and relief through free, supportive services, uniquely tailored to meet the needs of each family. Professional in-home counseling is available even after business hours, and includes advocacy help with insurance companies, medical providers, landlords, etc.. ECF also provides material support such as food, clothing, toys, household items, birthday and holiday gifts, as well as emergency financial assistance for urgent needs.
Contact information:
Website: www.emmanuelcancer.org
Telephone: (908) 322-4323
Email: info@emmanuelcancer.org
Address: 77 Brant Ave., Suite 304 Clark, NJ 07066
Fred’s Footsteps helps working families stay on their feet through a child’s illness or injury. We provide direct financial assistance for non-medical expenses, such as household bills, to make up for gaps in income as well as one-time extraordinary expenses, like medical equipment or home modifications. We are the only program in the region that provides this type of bridge—not just momentary help—to families during their time of need.
Contact Information:
Website: www.fredsfootsteps.org
Telephone: (484) 368-3602
Email: info@fredsfootsteps.org
Address: 940 Haverford Road Suite LL-1 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
The Jackstrong Foundation is an organization that works to raise awareness and bring smiles to families who are facing a childhood cancer diagnosis. Through a variety of programs, the organization aims to bring light and support to local families in need. Aside from direct family support, The Jackstrong Foundation also works to provide funding toward childhood cancer research.
Contact Information:
Website: www.thejackstrongfoundation.org
Email: thejackstrongfoundation22@gmail.com
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund’s mission is to help families caring for children with serious illnesses, disabilities, and injuries. The Fund provides financial assistance for needs not covered by insurance, respite programs, and non-cash items to families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and advocates for and provides information to families nationwide.
Contact information:
Website: www.dolanfund.org
Telephone: (215) 643-0763
Address: 580 Virginia Drive, Suite 110 Fort Washington, PA 19034
The Pinky Swear Foundation supports families during different times throughout their cancer journey with various types of assistance. The goal is the same: provide financial support for housing, food, and transportation to families battling childhood cancer.
Contact information:
Website: www.pinkyswear.org
Telephone: (952) 974-9600
Email: info@pinkyswear.org
Address: 5555 W 78th St., Suite E
Edina, MN 55439
Ronald McDonald Camp’s mission is to provide a true, week-long overnight camp experience for children who have been treated and are being treated for cancer as well as their siblings, ages 7-17. Our camper-centered program is designed to foster independence, friendship, and community among campers who share a common experience with cancer. The ultimate goal is to be a place where kids can enjoy being kids.
Contact information:
Chestnut Street
Website: www.philarmh.org/camp
Telephone: (215) 387-8406
Address: 3925 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact information:
Front and Eerie
Website: www.philarmh.org/camp
Telephone: (215) 291-0907
Address: 100 E. Erie Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of the Philadelphia Region supports families of seriously ill children by creating a community of comfort and hope. The two Ronald McDonald House programs provide temporary lodging, transportation, meals, and social services to families who travel to Philadelphia for pediatric care.
Contact information:
Chestnut Street
Website: www.philarmh.org
Telephone: (215) 387-8406
Address: 3925 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact information:
Front and Eerie
Website: www.philarmh.org
Telephone: (215) 291-0907
Address: 100 E. Erie Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134
Ryan’s Case for Smiles is one the few volunteer organizations solely dedicated to helping kids feel better to heal better. While other great organizations focus on research and finding a cure, we work to improve the quality of life of children and their families as they undergo treatment. Programs have expanded to include the children’s entire families so they can better navigate and cope with a very difficult experience and avoid long term emotional trauma.
Contact information:
Website: www.caseforsmiles.org
Email: Melissa@caseforsmiles.org
Address: 295 E. Swedesford Road, #396 Wayne, PA 19087
CopingSpace is an online resource and support site offering coping strategies and tips related to a child’s life-changing illness or injury.
Contact information:
Website: www.copingspace.org
Email: Melissa@caseforsmiles.org
Address: 295 E. Swedesford Road, #396 Wayne, PA 19087
JustSibs, (formerly named SibSpace) is a program within Ryan’s Case for Smiles dedicated to helping siblings of those with a cancer diagnosis navigate life during many challenges and difficult emotions. JustSibs provides a variety of resources, including an interactive, digital SibXperience, to assist children and teens on the journey from a sibling’s diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
Contact Information:
Website: www.justsibs.org
Email: info@caseforsmiles.org
Address: 295 E. Swedesford Rd., #396 Wayne, PA 19087
Wit You Against Childhood Cancer provides opportunities for the Philadelphia community to show support and love to families among us who are battling childhood cancer — and to give those families hope, financial, and nutritional support to help them beat cancer.
Contact Information:
Website: www.wityou.org
Transportation Resources
Angel Flight East provides free air transportation to qualified patients and their families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas, and reuniting families during desperate times.
Contact information:
Website: www.angelflighteast.org
Telephone: (215) 358-1900
Address:1501 Narcissa Road Blue Bell, PA 19422
Angel Flight Northeast is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that coordinates free air and ground transportation for patients whose financial resources would not otherwise enable them to receive treatment or diagnosis, or who may live in rural areas without access to commercial airlines.
Contact information:
Website: www.angelflightne.org
Telephone: (978) 794-6868
Email: angelflight@angelflightne.org
Address: 492 Sutton Street North Andover, MA 01845
Hearts and Hands lets you post your ride requests to their entire network of volunteer drivers. Drivers can then assign themselves to your ride based on their availability. The majority of rides are used for medical needs, but rides are available for your more everyday errands, as well. Only applies to those in the Western New York area.
Contact Information:
Website: Hearts and Hands
Email: Eugene Abrahamson
eugene@heartsandhandsfia.org
Phone Number: 716-406-8311 x102
The National Volunteer Transportation Center relies upon the help of about 1,000 volunteers throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico to provide seniors with valuable transportation services. Even better, if you need a helping hand, you have the option to choose from door-to-door, door-through-door or stay-at-destination assistance for your ride.
Contact Information:
Website: https://ctaa.org/about-nvtc/
Email: dickson@ctaa.org
Phone number: 800-891-0590 x708
Road to Recovery provides transportation to and from treatment for people with cancer who do not have a ride or are unable to drive themselves. *Due to COVID-19, advised resource may be temporarily suspended.*
Contact information:
Website: www.cancer.org
Telephone: (800) 227-2345
Address: 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303
General Resources
ACLAMO provides educational programs, social services, and access to health and wellness programs to Latinos and other community members to empower them to fully achieve their life potential.
Contact information:
Website: www.aclamo.org
Telephone: (610) 277-2570
Address: 512 West Marshall Street Norristown, PA 19401
A Haven helps children grieve through family centered support. Their mission is to partner with grieving families by providing support, outreach to our community, education and hope.
Contact information:
Website: www.ahaven.org
Telephone: (484) 716-1807
Address: 623 North Pottstown Pike, Exton PA 19341
A Second Set of Hands is a group formed by Radnor High School students who offer services that assist local families fighting cancer within 10 miles of the Radnor High school community.
Services Include:
- Yard/Housework
- Homework Help
- Grocery Delivery/Meal Prep
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Companionship/Big Sibling Project
Contact information:
Website: https://radnorssoh.wixsite.com
Overview: SSoH Informational and Contact Sheet
Interest Form: Radnor A Second Set of Hands Interest Form
The American Cancer Society has many resources that help support people with cancer and their loved ones. And best of all, their help is free. They can connect you with these resources, whether you are a cancer patient, caregiver of a person with cancer, community leader or volunteer, health care professional, or someone who wants to know about programs and services. They can also help you find other free or low-cost resources available in your area.
Contact information:
Website: www.cancer.org
Telephone: (800) 227-2345
Address: 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303
Asbestos.com has served as an advocacy center that provides hope and delivers quality resources and information for patients and loved ones coping with mesothelioma. Their vision is a world where everyone with mesothelioma has free access to information, services and support to overcome this disease and live longer, healthier lives alongside their loved ones.
Contact information:
Website: www.asbestos.com
Telephone: (855) 416-7437
Email: patientadvocates@asbestos.com
Address: 1 S. Orange Ave., Suite 301, Orlando, FL 32801
The Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care’s mission is to alleviate the overwhelming financial and emotional strains that cancer treatments place on families.We also seek to help families through extremely difficult times with emotional support. We provide help during the holidays for those who are too ill or are unable to afford to have them.
Website: https://www.beautyfoundationnj.com/
Email: info@beautyfoundationnj.com
Phone Number: 1.732.719.9909
Address: 788 Shrewsbury Avenue, #2197 Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
Bebashi’s mission is to empower people to enhance the quality of their health and overall well-being by providing access to culturally sensitive high quality healthcare, HIV/AIDS services, health education, and social services. It remains as one of Philadelphia’s largest community-based minority providers of HIV/AIDS education and services for the urban community.
Contact information:
Website: www.bebashi.org
Telephone: (215) 769-3561
Address: 1235 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA 19123
For the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. Over the past 30 years Be The Match ® , operated by the National Marrow Donor Program ® (NMDP), has managed the most diverse marrow registry in the world. We work every day to save lives through transplant.
Contact Information:
Website: www.bethematch.org
Telephone: 1 (888) 999-6743 or (763) 406-3410
Email: patientinfo@nmdp.org
Address: National Marrow Donor Program 500 N 5th St. Minneapolis, MN 55401-1206
The Breathing Room Foundation’s mission is to provide care and support to families affected by cancer. They recognize that a cancer diagnosis affects every aspect of a family’s life; emotional, physical, spiritual and financial. The foundation strives to provide a family with whatever it is that will allow them a bit of “breathing room” from their daily struggle against cancer. It is their hope that this will allow them to concentrate all of their efforts towards regaining their physical health.
Contact information:
Website: www.breathingroomfoundation.org
Telephone: (215) 277-1006
Email: Maryellen@breathingroomfoundation.org
Address: 600 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046
CancerCare is the leading national organization dedicated to providing free, professional support services including case management, counseling, support groups, educational workshops, publications and financial assistance to anyone affected by cancer. All CancerCare services are provided by oncology social workers and world-leading cancer experts.
Contact information:
Website: www.cancercare.org
Telephone: (800) 813‑HOPE (4673)
Email: info@cancercare.org
Address: 275 Seventh Avenue New York, NY10001
CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCPAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to removing insurance barriers by helping qualified patients afford the co-payments, coinsurance and deductibles for prescribed cancer treatments. They offer easy-to-access, same-day approval over the phone and online.
Contact information:
Website: www.CancerCareCopay.org
Telephone: (866) 552-6729
Email: information@cancercarecopay.org
Address: 275 Seventh Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10001
Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia offers more than 150 programs each month — all provided free of charge — for men, women, and children whose lives have been affected by cancer.
Contact information:
The Suzanne Morgan Center at Ridgeland
Website: www.cancersupportphiladelphia.org
Telephone: (215) 879-7733
Address: 4100 Chamounix Drive Philadelphia, PA 19131
Gilda’s Club
Website: www.cancersupportphiladelphia.org
Telephone: (215) 441-3290
Address: 200 Kirk Road Warminster, PA 18974
Center for Families and Relationships builds strength and resiliency in families through individual, family, and couples counseling services. Therapists at CFAR are specifically trained in providing family therapy and working to understand and strengthen relationships within the family system.
Contact Information:
Website: www.cfarcounseling.org
Telephone: (215) 537-5367
Email: cfar@cfarcounseling.org
Address: 7901 Bustleton Avenue, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19152
CLAP (Cancer Legacy in Action Projects) is a nonprofit organization committed to helping newly bereaved families carry out meaningful legacy projects to honor a loved one they have lost to cancer and extend their legacy.
Contact Information:
Website: www.clap-usa.org
Email: information@clap-usa.org
Address: 453 Reginald Ln. Collegeville, PA 19426
Cleaning for a Reason provides free home cleaning to patients battling cancer. When cancer makes life at home difficult, Cleaning for a Reason’s trusted network of residential cleaners, cleaning industry volunteers, and community volunteers come together to support cancer patients and their families.
Contact Information:
Website: www.cleaningforareason.org
Email: info@cleaningforareason.org
Address: PO Box 146 Lewisville, TX 75067
Clips of Kindness is a meaningful way for Great Clips to contribute to the fight against cancer. All Great Clips salons in the U.S. and Canada provide complimentary clipper cuts to customers facing hair loss due to cancer treatments. It’s a small gesture in the big fight against cancer and it’s our way of trying to make things just a little better for customers and their loved ones.
Contact information:
Website: www.greatclips.com
Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA): Through the Buddy Program, the CCA matches new patients with a buddy who has been through the colorectal cancer journey before. The CCA’s certified Patient & Family Support Navigators are here to connect you with a vetted Buddy who has been through a similar diagnosis to offer meaningful and useful advice that helped them get through colorectal cancer.
Contact information:
Website: www.ccalliance.org
Telephone: (202) 628-0123
Address: 1025 Vermont Ave NW Suite 1066 Washington, DC 20005
Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s mission is to empower a nation of allies who work with them to provide support for patients and families, caregivers, and survivors; to raise awareness of preventive measures; and inspire efforts to fund critical research. They empower a nation of allies who work with them to provide genuine support for patients and families, caregivers, and survivors; to raise awareness of preventive measures; and inspire efforts to fund critical research. United in our fierce determination to dramatically impact the way society sees this devastating disease, we exist to end colorectal cancer in our lifetime.
Contact information:
Website: www.ccalliance.org
Telephone: (202) 628-0123
Address: 1025 Vermont Ave NW Suite 1066 Washington, DC 20005
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. is a human services organization with a mission to enable individuals and families in predominantly Latino neighborhoods to achieve economic self-sufficiency and wellbeing.
Contact Information:
Website: www.congreso.net
Telephone: (215) 763-8870
Email: info@congreso.net
Address: 216 W. Somerset St. Philadelphia PA 19133
Connect Thru Cancer is a non-profit organization providing a variety of free cancer support services and resources to individuals and families living with a cancer diagnosis, giving respite to the cancer patient in treatment, and supporting their unique journey.
Contact information:
Website: www.connectthrucancer.org
Telephone: (484) 301-3047
Email: info@connectthrucancer.org
Address: 20 W. Miner Street West Chester, PA 19382
Continuous Home Care, Inc. was founded in 1995 with the focus of providing high quality, cost effective, and personalized care to those in need of medical services in the home setting. The services provided by Continuous Home Care include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathologists, medical social workers, and home health aides. The organization currently offers service in the following counties in PA: Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Philadelphia.
Contact information:
Website: www.chchomecare.com
Telephone: (610) 853-6798
Email: info@chchomecare.com
Address: 28 W Eagle Rd #201, Havertown, PA 19083
Cousins for Carol is a 100% volunteer-based 501(c)3 non-profit charity that provides financial support to patients and families affected by cancer in the greater Philadelphia area. Medical and support costs can be overwhelming during such trying times, and Cousins for Carol aims to help lift some of the financial burden.
Contact information:
Website: www.cousinsforcarol.org
Email: cousinsforcarol@gmail.com
Address: Doylestown, PA
Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school and at play. We supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities.
Contact information:
Website: www.cradlestocrayons.org
Boston
Telephone: (617) 779-4700
Address: 281 Newtonville Avenue Newtonville, MA 02460
Philadelphia
Telephone: (215) 836-0958
Address: 4700 Wissahickon Avenue, Suite 142 Philadelphia, PA 19144
Chicago
Telephone: (312) 767-1008
Address: 4141 W. George Street Chicago, IL 60641
The Darren Daulton Foundation is committed to providing financial assistance to those who suffer from malignant primary brain tumors.
Contact information:
Website: www.darrendaultonfoundation.org
Email: darrendaultonfoundation@gmail.com
Address: 1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19107
Attn: Brett Datto, Esq / Weir Partners
David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit that provides HOPE through financial assistance, wellness resources, and patient support to families affected by a cancer diagnosis.
Contact information:
Website: www.davidsdreamandbelieve.org
Telephone: (609) 489-0011
Address: 102 East Bay Ave., Suite A Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Dollar For is a national nonprofit that crushes medical bills by helping patients access charity care. We empower patients and advocate on their behalf. Dollar For crushes medical bills by making charity care known, easy, and fair.
Website: www.dollarfor.org
Address: 104 W 9th Street, Suite 205, Vancouver WA 98660
Eldernet of Lower Merion and Narberth is a nonprofit organization serves adults of all ages, especially frail older or younger disabled persons by helping them remain independent and providing a variety of free, practical services so they have access to healthcare, food security, and an improved quality of life. ElderNet also provides information to individuals who need assistance with housing, nursing care, or other necessities.
Contact information:
Website: www.eldernetonline.org
Telephone: (610) 525-0706
Address: 9 S Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE)’s mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers by creating awareness, supplying information and support to the community, advocating for and supporting research and working with the research and medical communities to help people dealing with hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers.
Contact information:
Website: www.facingourrisk.org
Telephone: (866) 288-RISK (7475)
Email: info@facingourrisk.org
Address: 16057 Tampa Palms Blvd. W, PMB #373 Tampa, FL 33647
Family Reach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides non-medical financial support to families facing cancer. Services include financial assistance to cover everyday expenses like food, housing, and utilities, resource navigation to provide personalized referrals to local and federal support programs, and a guidebook and tip sheets to equip patients with important financial information.
Contact information:
Website: www.familyreach.org
Telephone: (857) 233-2764
Address: Mailing: 142 Berkeley Street, Suite 310, Boston, MA 02116
Visiting: 209 Columbus Ave, Suite 310, Boston, MA 02116
The Emergency Rent and Utilities (ERU) Program through Family Services of Montgomery County is designed to provide housing stability to low- and moderate-income Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, residents at risk of eviction and/or homelessness as a result of COVID-19. This program is an expansion of services offered through Your Way Home, a public-private partnership that has helped end and prevent homelessness for Montgomery County residents since 2014.
Contact information:
Website: www.fsmontco.org
Telephone: (610) 630-2111 ext. 235
Email: ERU@fsmontco.org
Address: Eagleville Office – 3125 Ridge Pike Eagleville, PA 19403
Pottstown Office – 1976 East High Street Pottstown, PA 19464
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.
Contact information:
Website: www.fcc.gov
Telephone: 1 (888) 225-5322
Address: Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554
FindHelp is a database that helps families in need identify and connect with local support services. Financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help can be found through the FindHelp portal.
Contact information:
Website: www.findhelp.org
Telephone: (512) 717-0518
Address: 3429 Executive Center Dr. Austin, TX 78731
For P
ete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting respite experiences. Their Cancer Respite Program includes two forms, the Travel Respite and the Staycation Respite. Both experiences are transformative and address the emotional, psychosocial, financial, physical and spiritual traumas that families confront with a cancer diagnosis.
Contact information:
Website: www.takeabreakfromcancer.org
Telephone: (267) 708-0510
Email: info@takeabreakfromcancer.org
Address: 620 West Germantown Pike, Suite 250 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Gilda’s Club South Jersey, located outside of Atlantic City, provides more than 100 free programs per month of social and emotional support, education and hope for people with cancer and their families. The goal of GCSJ is to provide psychosocial support through a variety of support and networking groups, healthy lifestyle workshops, educational lectures and social activities for people touched by cancer in any way.
Contact information:
Website: www.gildasclubsouthjersey.org
Telephone: (609) 926-2699
Address: 700 New Road Linwood, NJ 08221-1237
Good Works Inc. is a Christian nonprofit organization whose mission is: Transforming lives by repairing homes for low-income families and sharing the hope found in Jesus Christ. Services are currently offered to homeowners in central & northern Chester County, PA. Repairs are provided at no cost to the homeowners and volunteers do most of the work.
Contact information:
Website: www.goodworksinc.org
Telephone: (610) 383-6311
Address: PO Box 1441 Coatesville, PA 19320
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger strives to build a community where all people have the food they need to lead healthy lives. The Coalition connects people with food assistance programs and nutrition education; provides resources to a network of food pantries; and educates the public and policymakers about responsible solutions that prevent people from going hungry.
Contact information:
Website: www.hungercoalition.org
Telephone: (215) 430-0555
Email: info@hungercoalition.org
Address: 123 Chestnut St. Suite 401 Philadelphia, PA 19106
HEADstrong Foundation offers financial, residential, and emotional support to families affected by cancer. The foundation works relentlessly to provide resources for patients and their families who are receiving specialized cancer care throughout the country.
Contact information:
Website: www.headstrong.org
Telephone: (610) 461-5987
Address: 232 Green Ave, Holmes, PA 19043
Help Hope Live supports community-based fundraising for people with unmet medical expenses and related costs due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses. Since 1983, the organization has helped thousands of people raise millions of dollars for Help Hope Live to pay a wide range of expenses, including out-of-pocket costs for: medications, durable medical equipment, home health care, wheelchair-accessibility modifications, physical therapy, innovative treatments, medical travel and temporary relocation, even emergency living assistance.
Contact information:
Website: www.helphopelive.org
Telephone: (800)642-8399
Email: sshensky@helphopelive.org
Address: 2 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road Radnor, PA 19087
Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city. Not having to worry about where to stay or how to pay for lodging allows guests to focus on getting better. Hope Lodge provides a nurturing, home-like environment where guests can retreat to private rooms or connect with others. Every Hope Lodge also offers a variety of resources and information about cancer and how best to fight the disease.*Due to COVID-19, advised resource may be temporarily suspended.*
Contact information:
Website: www.cancer.org
Telephone: (800) 227-2345
Address: 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303
HOSTS for HOSPITALS is providing lodging and caring support to meet the housing needs of patients and their families coming to Greater Philadelphia for specialized medical care. The lodging is provided by volunteer Hosts who welcome into their homes patient-families in need.
Contact information:
Website: www.hostsforhospitals.org
Telephone: (484) 380-2999
Email: lodging@hostsforhospitals.org
Address: 326 Conshohocken St. Rd. #2 Gladwyne, PA 19035
Kelly’s Dream is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation that focuses on easing the financial and emotional strain of cancer, raising awareness to reduce the incidence of melanoma and other forms of skin cancer, and spreading the gift of hope. The foundation provides financial assistance to cancer patients residing in the state of Maryland.
Contact information:
Website: www.kellysdream.org
Telephone: (410) 256-7017
Email: kelly@kellysdream.org
Address: P.O. Box 36 Perry Hall, MD 21128
The Kevin Cain Memorial Foundation is committed to providing cancer patients and their families compassion, respect, and ultimately, hope. By working closely with oncology staff and social workers who have insight into the hardship each person is facing, the foundation provides what is most helpful to each person. Their unique approach provides assistance in a way that is respectful of the dignity of each individual. *Due to COVID-19, advised resource may be temporarily suspended.*
Contact information:
Website: www.kevincain.org
Email: kcmf.mmd5k@gmail.com
Address: P.O. Box 536 Havertown, PA 19083
The Kin Wellness & Support Center is a facility located in Furlong, PA, that offers an array of free holistic support services to individuals with cancer. Kin provides a space for emotional, social, physical and lifestyle needs to be met throughout an individual’s journey through treatment, recovery and beyond.
Contact information:
Website: www.welcometokin.org
Telephone: (267) 544-5981
Email: hello@welcometokin.org
Address: 2325 Heritage Center, Suite 113 Furlong, PA 18925
Lasagna Love is a national non-profit that matches families in need of some extra love and kindness with those who would like to provide them with a home-cooked meal.
Contact information:
Website: www.lasagnalove.org
Legacy of Hope believes that no family should lose their home or go without food because a loved one is fighting cancer, and no promising cancer research should go unfunded. Legacy of Hope provides support services to families with cancer living in Philadelphia.
Contact information:
Website: www.legacyofhope.life
Email: contact@legacyofhope.life
Lisa’s Army is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing comfort to courageous individuals currently undergoing cancer treatments. The organization supplies personalized Comfort Care Packages to individuals currently battling any type of cancer. The care packages are filled with an inspirational card, personal care items, an Apple iPad or BEATs Headphones, iTunes gift card, journals, pens and other items to make the patient’s treatment as comfortable as possible.
Contact information:
Website: www.lisasarmy.org
Telephone: (267) 549-4798
Email: info@lisasarmy.org
Address: 2048A Fairmount Avenue Philadelphia, PA. 19130
Little Hearts of Hope is a Christian based program dedicated to supporting children affected by a cancer diagnosis in their family. Each month, we mail an activity pack directly to the hurting child to help them process their feelings and filter their emotions through the Word of God. These no cost monthly mailings provide much-needed hope during a difficult journey.
Contact Information:
Website: littleheartsofhope.org
Livestrong’s mission is to provide support for people affected by cancer and help cancer survivors and their loved ones achieve the best solutions with what they need. Livestrong believes in putting the survivor first, and that is why they have created tools and resources to help ease the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
Contact information:
Website: www.livestrong.org
Telephone: (877) 236-8820
Email: livestrong@livestrong.org
Address: 623 W 38th St. Ste. 300 Austin, TX 78705
MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) is a leader in evidence-based nutrition services, bringing together dietitians, chefs, drivers, and thousands of volunteers to cook and deliver nutritious, medically appropriate meals and provide nutrition counseling to neighbors who are battling life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, renal disease, and HIV/AIDS.
Contact information:
Website: www.mannapa.org
Telephone: (215) 496-2662
Email: info@mannapa.org
Address: 420 North 20th Street Philadelphia, PA 19130
Meals on Wheels is an organization dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million staff and volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity.
Contact information:
Website: www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org
Telephone: (888) 998-6325
Email: info@mealsonwheelsamerica.org
Address: 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite 1004 Arlington, Virginia 22202
Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center provides useful guides about mesothelioma, with information on the disease, treatment options, and supplemental resources.
Contact information:
Website: www.maacenter.org
Telephone: (866) 823-4516
Address: 333 W. Washington St., Ste. 140 Syracuse, NY, 13202
Mesothelioma.com has been dedicated to providing the latest medical information on mesothelioma, spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and helping victims connect with legal resources.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesothelioma.com
Telephone: (203) 265-2424
Email: webmaster@mesothelioma.com
Address: 35 Thorpe Avenue, Suite 101 Wallingford, CT 06492
Mesothelioma Fund help patients and families get compensation through asbestos and mesothelioma trust funds.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesotheliomafund.com
Telephone: (800) 215-9896
Email: contact@mesotheliomafund.com
Mesothelioma Guide is an advocacy organization dedicated to helping patients diagnosed with asbestos illnesses. Their services and resources are 100% free to patients and family members. They also have a veteran and nurse on staff that can answer all questions many seniors and former veterans have concerning asbestos.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesotheliomaguide.com
Telephone: (888) 385-2024
Email: webmaster@mesotheliomaguide.com
Address: 496 Delaney Ave. Suite 500 Orlando, FL 32801
Mesothelioma Group is a small team of healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and communication specialists who have one goal: to lead the way in supporting and encouraging mesothelioma patients and their families.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesotheliomagroup.com
Telephone: (866) 500-3162
Email: help@mesotheliomagroup.com
The Mesothelioma Justice Network fights on behalf of victims of asbestos exposure, demanding justice from negligent asbestos companies. Know your legal rights and take action today. Information on treatment options and legal options can be found below.
Contact information:
Website: www.asbestos.net
Telephone: 855-942-0281
Email: contact@asbestos.net
Address: 1330 Boylston Street, Suite 400 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Mesothelioma.net’s mission is to provide mesothelioma cancer victims and their families with top quality free information and resources via their website, as well as the best medical and financial assistance to those who request their help.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesothelioma.net
Telephone: (800) 692-8608
Email: info@mesothelioma.net
Address: 5430 LBJ Freeway Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas 75240
Mesothelioma Lawyer Center’s mission is to put people diagnosed with mesothelioma and their families in touch with a highly experienced mesothelioma attorney in their area so they have access to their best possible financial compensation.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesotheliomalawyercenter.org
Telephone: (800) 793-4540
Email: PaulDanziger@MesotheliomaLawyerCenter.org
Address: 1225 North Loop West Houston, Texas 77008
Mesothelioma Veterans Center provides information about treatment, clinical trials, and VA benefits to veterans suffering from asbestos-related illnesses. They continue to help hundreds of veterans pursue compensation after developing mesothelioma or asbestos-related lung cancer from their asbestos exposure in the military.
Contact information:
Website: www.mesotheliomaveterans.org
Telephone: (855) 933-1451
Email: contact@mesotheliomaveterans.org
Address: 1330 Boylston St., Suite #400 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Mission4Maureen provides financial assistance to families who are burdened by the staggering cost of brain cancer treatment.
Contact information:
Website: www.mission4maureen.org
Telephone: (440) 840-6497
Email: info@mission4maureen.org
Address: 1568 S. Green Rd. #21602 South Euclid, OH 44121
My Fitness Rx with Tanya Stroh is an upbeat, entertaining and informational healthy living television series that introduces you to a fit and healthy lifestyle through an endless variety of physical activities, recipes, healthy food choices and healthy lifestyle options. The series was created by certified personal trainer and fitness expert, Tanya Stroh, who along with her team of contributors – doctors, nutritionists, personal trainers, nurses, physical therapists, chefs, life coaches and more, provide insight and answers to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and how to best achieve it.
Contact information:
Website: www.myfitnessrx.net
Email: info@middletonstrohproductions.com
My Modern Tribute offers professionally written life tributes for those facing end of life. The organization believes that nobody is guaranteed tomorrow and properly documenting your story with full control over your narrative is crucial. My Modern Tribute pairs individuals with writers who best match their personality to conduct an interview and ensure their life story is captured with the upmost of care.
Contact information:
Website: www.mymoderntribute.com
National Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a 501(c)4 organization with headquarters in Washington DC. NPAF’s staff and volunteers work at the local, state and national level to promote access to affordable, quality health care for people with chronic, debilitating or life-threatening illnesses. NPAF provides important thought leadership in developing policies to support their mission, working with other organizations to advocate for health care policies and collaborating with community partners to advance person-centered care and an equitable health care system for all Americans.
Contact information:
Website: www.patientadvocate.org
Telephone: (800) 532-5274
Email: help@patientadvocate.org
Address: 421 Butler Farm Road Hampton, VA 23666 United States
The Nava Center provides access to affordable therapy for trauma survivors. The organization is based off of their four core values of compassion, equity, healing, and education, and provide services on a household income based, sliding scale, to ensure that everyone is able to afford their treatment.
Contact information:
Website: www.thenavacenter.org
Telephone: (267) 603-3673
Email: heal@thenavacenter.org
Nick’s House provides 2,555 complimentary nights annually for out-of-town cancer patients and their families traveling to the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Nick’s House is not a medical facility but a guest house designed to meet the unique needs of patients, their families and/or caregivers.
Contact information:
Website: www.headstrong.org
Telephone: (610) 461-5987
Address: 232 Green Ave, Holmes, PA 19043
Nikki Mitchell Foundation is dedicated to providing comfort and relief for those affected by pancreatic cancer, while raising awareness and supporting research that directly and indirectly affects pancreatic patients.
Contact information:
Website: www.nmfcares.org
Telephone: 1(615) 982-6802
Email: info@nmfcares.org
Address: PO Box 68305 Nashville, TN 37206
Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN) helps underinsured people with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases get the medications and treatments they need by assisting with their out-of-pocket costs and advocating for improved access and affordability.
Contact information:
Website: www.panfoundation.org
Telephone: (800) 394-0161
Address: 805 15th Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) advocate and mediate on behalf of patients to provide avenues of access for therapies, therapeutic agents and devices deemed medically efficacious by the medical and scientific communities while working to find sources of reimbursement to pay for care.
Contact information:
Website: www.patientadvocate.org
Telephone: (800) 532-5274
Email: help@patientadvocate.org
Address: 421 Butler Farm Road Hampton, VA 23666 United States
Kelsey Degnan is a reliable pet-sitter offering services to those undergoing cancer treatment who reside in the Delaware County, Sea Isle City, and Philadelphia areas. As a result of her family’s personal bout with cancer, Kelsey was inspired to open her own pet-sitting business so families do not have to surrender their pets as a result of cancer treatment.
Contact information:
Email: kelseydegnan@gmail.com
Philabundance is the Delaware Valley’s largest hunger relief organization, acquiring, rescuing and distributing food to 90,000 people weekly in 9 counties in PA and NJ. Of the people Philabundance serves, 30% percent are children and 16% percent are seniors. Others who seek food assistance include people with disabilities, single parents, veterans, students and working class families.
Contact information:
Website: www.philabundance.org
Telephone: (215) 339-0900
Address: 3616 South Galloway Street Philadelphia, PA 19148
Project HOME’s mission is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. They strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-actualization.
Contact information:
Website: www.projecthome.org
Telephone: (215) 232-7272
Email: info@projecthome.org
Address: 1515 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
The mission of Ride Hard Breathe Easy is to alleviate the suffering of lung cancer patients and their caregivers by raising awareness, supporting early detection, assisting patients, and working to end the stigma associated with the disease.
Contact information:
Website: www.rhbe.org
Telephone: (610) 662-5622
Email: info@rhbe.org
Safe Harbor of Chester County is a nonprofit organization and with a goal that reaches beyond just feeding the homeless and providing housing. They seek to understand each person’s background, define short term action plans designed to address his or her challenges and needs, and monitor his or her progress. Their goal is to help rebuild lives and life skills, reestablish self-esteem, and help people overcome the issues that prevent them from leading independent, productive lives.
Contact information:
Website: www.safeharborofgwc.org
Telephone: (610) 692-6550
Address: 20 N. Matlack St. West Chester, PA 19380
Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation’s mission is to unite with the community to work together to promote awareness of ovarian cancer by educating both women and physicians about the disease, to advocate for early diagnostic testing and more effective treatments and to raise funds to help advance research towards a cure.
Contact information:
Website: www.sandyovarian.org
Telephone: (610) 446-2272
Email: info@sandyovarian.org
Address: 308 E Lancaster Avenue, Suite 225 Wynnewood, PA 19096
Seas It connects patients and caregivers to activities that make them feel vibrant, positive, and in control while fighting cancer, as well as provides the resources and outlets to help cancer patients and their families shift their focus from illness to wellness. *Due to COVID-19, advised resource may be temporarily suspended.*
Contact information:
Website: www.seasit.org
Telephone: (732) 531-3030
Address: PO Box 51 Allenhurst, NJ 07711
The Michael L. DiTore Small Moments Foundation creates “small moments” of joy for children who have recently lost a parent or sibling to cancer. The organization’s mission is to ensure grieving children have time to smile, laugh and just be a kid.
Contact information:
Website: www.smallmomentsfoundation.org
Telephone: (267) 664-5706
Email: Rebecca@SmallMomentsFoundation.org
Address: Small Moments Foundation
PO Box 26547 Collegeville, PA 19426
Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul. Find your local St. Vincent de Paul Society via the below contact information.
Contact information:
Website: svdpusa.org
Telephone: 314-576-3993
National Office Address: 66 Progress Parkway Maryland Heights, Mo. 63043-3706
Team Children’s mission is to re-purpose them to ensure that every child has access to the use of a computer in the comfort and safety of their home, every school has adequate computers in the classroom, and no social service organization is without the technological tools to accomplish their goals
Contact information:
Website: www.teamchildren.org
Telephone: (610) 666-1795
Email: teamchildren@teamchildren.com
Address: 960 Rittenhouse Rd., Audobon, PA 19403
Team CMMD is a 501c3 nonprofit charity team of runners and non-runners who are helping the local community by Making a Difference in the Lives of Those Fighting Cancer.
Contact information:
Website: http://teamcmmd.org/
Telephone: (484) 212-5373
Email: teamcmmd@teamcmmd.org
Address: 750 W. LINCOLN HWY EXTON, PA 19341
The mission of the Ulman Foundation is to change lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. They provide a variety of services including the Ulman House, which provides free housing for young adult cancer patients and their caregivers.
Contact information:
Website: www.ulmanfoundation.org
Telephone: (410) 964-0202
Email: info@ulmanfoundation.org
Address: 2118 E. Madison Street Baltimore, MD 21205
Utility Emergency Services Fund (UESF) is committed to a holistic, preventive, and cost-efficient approach to assisting vulnerable families impacted by housing crises. They are a one-stop shop that offers immediate resources and empowers families to address the root causes of their utility and housing crisis. *Due to COVID-19, advised resource may be temporarily suspended.*
Contact information:
Website: www.uesfacts.org
Telephone: (215) 972-5170
Address: 1608 Walnut Street, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Veterans Multi-Service Center is a grantee of the VA ‘s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, which provides comprehensive supportive services to low- or no-income Veterans who are currently experiencing homelessness or are at-risk of losing their leased homes. They provide eligible Veteran households with outreach, assessment, case management, advocacy and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits.
Contact information:
Telephone: (610)349-3771
Address: 797 E. Lancaster Ave Suite 12, Downingtown, Pa 19335
Vickie’s Angel Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit with a mission of helping families fighting cancer who have difficulties paying their bills during the challenging times of undergoing cancer treatments. Through an application and evaluation process, Vickie’s Angel Foundation pays bills directly for vital living needs like rent, mortgage, utilities, car expenses and more. The organization is located in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania and serves the 9 surrounding counties which include Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill and York Counties.
Contact information:
Website: www.vickiesangelfoundation.org
Telephone: (717) 774-3800
Address: 511 Bridge Street New Cumberland, PA, 17070
The Zaching Against Cancer Foundation (ZACF) improves the quality of life for cancer patients and their caregivers by providing support through direct patient services and programs, scholarships and grants.
Contact information:
Website: www.zachingagainstcancer.org
Telephone: (443) 319-5394
Email: info@zachingagainstcancer.org
Address: 6700 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 185 Columbia, Maryland 21046
Children’s Books
- Amazing Annabelle by: Dyan Fox and Ben Lew
- Nowhere Hair by: Sue Glader and Edith Buenen
- Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings by: Ellen McVicker and Nanci Hersh
- Cows on the Couch by: Christine White and Julie Weaver
- The Famous Hat by: Kate Gaynor
- Chemo Girl by: Christina Richmond
- The Lemonade Club by: Patricia Polacco
Adult Books
- The Hardest Peace by: Kara Tippetts
- Just Show Up by: Kara Tippetts
- Dying to Be Me by: Anita Moorjani
- The Truth about Cancer by: Ty M Bollinger
- When Breath Becomes Air by: Paul Kalanithi
- Everything Changes by: Kairol Rosenthal
- Picture Your Life after Cancer by: The New York Times
- Wednesdays Were Pretty Normal by: Michael Kelley
- The Fault in our Stars by: John Green
- My Sisters Keeper by: Jodi Picoult
- Before I Die by: Jenny Downham
- The Probability of Miracles by: Wendy Wunder
Cook Books
- The American Cancer Society New Healthy Eating Cookbook by: Jeanne Besser
- Betty Crocker Living with Cancer Cookbook by: Betty Crocker Editors
- The Everything Cancer-Fighting Cookbook by: Carolyn F Katzin
- The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, Second Edition: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery by: Rebecca Katz and Mat Edelson
- Eat to Beat Cancer: Your Everyday Anti-Cancer Recipe Cookbook by: April Blomgren