Cancer Community Support Resources

Gilda's Club

255 Alexander Street
Rochester, NY 14607
Phone:  (585) 423-9700
gildasclubrochester.org

A free cancer support community that offers

• Weekly - wellness and family groups
• Monthly – networking groups for specific cancer types.
• Workshops – such as journaling, yoga, stress management.
• Lectures by specialists
• Social events

Call for more information about weekly New Member Meetings

Camp Connect – Camp for adults with cancer.

Camp Open Arms – A summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings.

American Cancer Society

1120 Goodman Street South
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: (585) 288-1950
cancer.org

• Reach to Recovery – one to one support for women who have had breast cancer surgery; provides information on prostheses.
• Man to Man – group support and information for men with prostate cancer.
• Look Good … Feel Better – professional cosmetologists help people with cancer use make-up and wigs to enhance their appearance.
• Financial Assistance – some funds are available to reimburse patients for transportation and pain medication.
• Hope Lodge – housing is provided for out of county residents while receiving cancer treatment in Monroe County hospitals.
• Cancer Support Network – connects cancer survivors in-person, over the phone and on the internet.
• Public Education – provides speakers, films, literature, and brochures on cancer.
• Prevention – information on a healthy diet, smoking cessation, holds Pap test and breast self-exam clinics.

National Cancer Institute

Phone: (800) 4-CANCER
nci.nih.gov

Cancer Information Service – personalized information by telephone, request line for written materials.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Western New York

4053 Maple St suite 110
Amherst, NY 14226
1 (800) 784-2368
Phone: (716) 834-2578
leukemia-lymphoma.org

Eligibility – serves people with Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, Multiple Myeloma, aplastic anemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome.

Patient Aid Program – grants of $500.00 per year per patient are available to assist with the cost of specific treatments, specific medications, transportation, x-rays, HLA typing of bone marrow donors. A list of drugs eligible for reimbursement is available on request.

Support Group (Rochester Area) - for people with multiple myeloma and amyloidosis.

Public Education – regarding leukemia and related blood disorders. Brochures and speakers are available.

Corporate Angels Network

Westchester County Airport
Building 1
Plains, NY
Phone: (914) 328-1313
corpangelnetwork.org

White Service – free transportation for cancer patients going to or from recognized treatment facilities.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

1010 Wayne Ave. Fifth Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 650-9127
cansearch.org

Mission – believing that everyone with a cancer diagnosis is a cancer survivor, this organization strives to assist survivors with the social, psychological, legal, financial and political impact of cancer.

Activities – quarterly newsletter, national conference, resource and information, lobbying, individual advocacy as needed.

Camp Good Days and Special Times

Offers programs for children with cancer/ sickle cell anemia, children who have a parent/sibling with cancer, children who've lost a parent/sibling, and adults with cancer.

1332 Pittsford-Mendon Rd
Phone: (585) 624-5555
campgooddays.org

Support programs for school-age children and parents:

• Parent bereavement program
• Parent illness program
• Young adult bereavement
• School bereavement