- CANCER SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.
Lifeline to Recovery
“Gift Bag” Program
In early 2005, the Cancer Support Foundation, Inc. (CSFI), a 501(c)(3) organization,
recognized that a significant gap existed in quality-of-life services and financial support
for a large number of cancer patients undergoing treatment. Lengthy treatment periods,
sometimes lasting up to a year, cause many clients to exhaust all available financial help,
including their incomes, savings, and family support. Meetings with the American Cancer
Society and other stakeholders helped CSFI identify key unmet needs and we launched
a range of financial, emotional, and referral services to help address them. We assist
anyone with cancer who needs help across the State of Maryland.
CSFI is a volunteer organization with very low overhead expenses. A close relationship
with the American Cancer Society (which refers all Maryland callers in financial need to
us), and our ties with religious organizations, hospitals, treatment centers, government
agencies, and others, along with continual community outreach across the State,
ensures our continued growth, stability, and viability. Beginning in the summer of 2008,
CSFI will launch the Lifeline to Recovery “Gift Bags” project. This new initiative will not
only enable clients to find help as they learn about CSFI and other services in a
confidential way, but it will also raise CSFI’s visibility throughout the State. Our Goody
Bags will be given out free of charge at cancer treatment sites and will contain
information about services to help patients handle their quality-of-life and financial
challenges. Examples of a gift bag:
- Chocolate candy bar
- Breakfast bar or protein bar
- Hand cream
- Shower gel
- Sport-type water bottle
- Chewing gum
- Coupons for services and food
- Other fun items
We will be distributing gift bags in Howard County on July 7, 2008 and have targeted
Carroll County for October 1, 2008. Baltimore County and City are scheduled to
participate in the program at the beginning of 2009.
Cancer Support Foundation, Inc
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