Rochester General Hospital
Community Services
GILDA’S CLUB
255 Alexander Street
Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: 423-9700
www.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 – Summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
1400 North Winton Road
Rochester, NY 14609
Phone: 288-1950
www.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 healthy diet, smoking cessation, holds Pap test and breast self-exam clinics.
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER
www.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: 834-2578
www.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 costs 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
www.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
www.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.
KATS (Kids Adjusting Through Support)
c/o Camp Good Days and Special Times
1332 Pittsford-Mendon Rd
Mendon, NY 14506
Phone: 624-5555
www.campgooddays.org
Support Programs for school age children and parents:
Parent Bereavement Program
Parent Illness Program
Young Adult Bereavement
School Bereavement
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