Young Adult Cancer Connection provides a rare opportunity for young adults (18-39) and their caregivers to come together and work through the issues unique to our age group, discover emotional and clinical resources, and ultimately know that we’re not alone in our cancer experience.
The Bright Spot Network provides young cancer survivors who are parents of small children with a safe space for individual and familial healing, recovery, and reconnection. They focus on young parents and guardians caring for young children at the time of diagnosis, including those diagnosed during pregnancy.
The American Childhood Cancer Organization, established in 1995, provides information, resources, books and support for parents, children, and adolescents with cancer to provide grassroots leadership through advocacy and awareness, and to support research leading to a cure for all children diagnosed with this life-threatening disease.
Young adult cancer survivors often face fertility challenges. Our mission is to ease the burden for young adult cancer survivors pursuing parenthood by providing financial support for fertility treatments, adoption and surrogacy.
The Inheritance of Hope is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 that offers legacy retreats, scholarship resources, book resources, continuing support post-retreat, and webinars to families consisting of children under 18 years of age, and a parent who has a life-threatening illness (Cancer Stages 3 or 4).
The Sam Fund is a nonprofit organization founded in 2003 that offers financial assistance and free online support and education to young adult cancer survivors (between ages of 21 and 39).
Look Good Feel Better is a nonprofit organization that offers tips for those affected by cancer. Workshops include: A skin care/makeup program, options relating to hair loss, nail care and helpful suggestions on clothing and ways to use flattering colors and shapes, as well as ways to camouflage areas of concern during cancer treatment.
MATIO offers support to children affected by cancer and their families through martial arts mind-body techniques. The MATIO Method is the difference between a child simply complying with treatment and a child feeling ownership, choice, and power in their healing process. It restores confidence, builds resilience, and strengthens outcomes—one child at a time. They offer inpatient […]
The Hero Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 2009 dedicated to helping Michigan families financially while they battle cancer. They also offer a summer weekend camp for children who have a parent with cancer, children who have lost a parent to cancer, or children who are themselves suffering from cancer.
The Camp Kesem is a Non-Profit Organization founded in 2000 that offers week long summer camps specifically catered to children between the ages of 6 to 18 with a parent affected by cancer. There are local chapters Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University and University of Michigan.