Meet Our Cancer
Organization Partners

The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center located in Harvard, MA, is a stand-alone nonprofit organization with a mission to optimize the quality of life for all those affected by cancer.

We provide support and services both onsite and virtually to adults of any gender with any type of cancer at any stage, their caregivers, and those that are bereaved from cancer, who live in Massachusetts.

There is no fee to become a client.  All services are offered at low, to no cost.

The Healing Garden provides complementary and therapeutic support in seven key areas: movement and nutrition, expressive arts, bodywork, support groups, meditation/mindfulness, education, and counseling.

Wellness Within is a nonprofit wellness center for patients, survivors, caregivers, and families affected by the trauma of cancer. We provide a wide range of virtual, online and in person services that enhance an individual’s ability to experience quality of life through practices that incorporate physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. Our programming focuses on coping tools, self-care techniques and cultivating the mind-body connection, and includes classes on Expressive Arts, Healing Movement, Meditation & Mindfulness, Nutrition and Cooking, Guest Speakers and more. We also have a robust on-demand portfolio of videos, podcasts and a self-paced tutorial system. Recognizing that cancer comes with enough of a price tag, we do not charge for our programs. Participant donations are appreciated but never required; our funding comes from grants, sponsorships, private donors and fundraising.

We foster a warm, caring, respectful and inclusive environment that is a safe space to be with your emotions and be supported by others who understand the challenges of cancer.

WINGS is a cancer support group for women that meets in Verona, NJ. We meet monthly and provide a one hour holistic program followed by time to share and support one another. Our mission is to provide a positive environment for women affected by cancer – before, during and after treatment – to alleviate stress and anxiety through the healing arts.

The Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance (WOCA) is committed to providing Education, Support, and Funding of Research for Ovarian Cancer throughout Wisconsin.

Since 2000, WOCA has provided support services to women and their families throughout an ovarian cancer diagnosis. A few support services offered include:

• “Woman to Woman”: A peer to peer based mentorship program pairing a newly diagnosed woman with a survivor farther along in her journey.
• Financial Assistance: Offering financial support to women currently undergoing treatment for a gynecologic cancer.
• Comfort Totes: Providing Comfort Totes to treatment facilities throughout Wisconsin. These totes consist of items survivors have said helped them while undergoing treatment, supportive literature, and other goodies too!
• Support Groups: Currently offering support virtually!

Wonders & Worries provides free, professional support for children and teenagers ages 2-18 through a parent’s serious illness or injury, so that they can reach their full potential. The Illness Education and Coping Curriculum is clinically validated and professionally delivered by Certified Child Life Specialists, free to families and available in Spanish and English.

Since 2001, Wonders & Worries has provided children and teenagers with an age-appropriate understanding of illness, treatments, side effects; strategies for expressing their feelings related to changes in the family; and skills for coping with stress, anger, sadness, and fear. The copyrighted and clinically validated Illness Education and Coping Curriculum promotes healthy short-term and long-term coping and results in improved communication skills, reduced anxiety, increased feeling of security at home, and improved school performance. In addition, Wonders & Worries provides a multitude of informational and supportive resources for parents and continuing education opportunities and certification for professionals nationwide.

Worth the Wait eases the burden for young adult cancer survivors pursuing parenthood by providing financial support for fertility preservation, fertility treatments, adoption and surrogacy. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to individuals 13-39 with a history of cancer, limited or no insurance coverage and a financial need.

Yoga in Action provides accessible yoga to individuals with a wide variety of needs, including those living with cancer.  YiA’s Heal: Yoga and Cancer program brings specialized weekly yoga classes to the cancer community. Classes are free to anyone newly diagnosed, in cancer treatment, surgical recovery or in remission. Active caregivers are also welcome to attend. No yoga experience is necessary.  Yoga and Cancer classes are taught by highly trained faculty who understand the unique needs of people affected by cancer.  Classes are offered online and also hosted in yoga studios in New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Classes include yoga postures, flowing movement and focus on breath which help students achieve relaxation and mobility in everyday life. Conscious effort to link breath with movement helps to relieve tension and stress, gain flexibility and improve strength in the body.

The mission of Yoga in Action is to ensure all people have access to the therapeutic benefits of yoga regardless of social, physical, and financial barriers.  Our vision is that all people realize their power to connect, transform, heal and thrive through yoga.

Zero Breast Cancer (ZBC) promotes breast cancer risk reduction through translation of scientific research and evidence-based recommendations that support health and wellness at key stages of life. We envision a world with zero breast cancer. We offer programs in multigenerational breast cancer risk reduction, survivorship, and health and wellness coaching.