CROSSROADS4HOPE
CROSSROADS4HOPE
CROSSROADS4HOPE
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
CROSSROADS4HOPE, A NETWORK OF CANCER SUPPORT, IS THE SAFE SPACE TO TURN FIRST TO RESTORE YOUR WHOLE BEING AND FAMILY. CROSSROADS4HOPE'S NETWORK EMBRACES ALL PEOPLE TOUCHED BY CANCER-THE DIAGNOSED AND THEIR LOVED ONES-EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, WELLBEING, AND HOPE. WE MOVE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A CANCER HEALTH CRISIS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND CARE. HEADQUARTERED IN NEW JERSEY, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT 501(C) (3) CORPORATION SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WE ARE EXPERTS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND PATIENT ACTIVATION. LED BY SOCIAL WORK, OUR TEAM IS COMPRISES OTHER MENTAL HEALTH AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS INSTRUCTORS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUTREACH EDUCATORS. WE SERVE ADULTS, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND TEENS REGARDLESS OF STAGE, TYPE OF CANCER OR PLACE OF TREATMENT, INCOME OR INSURANCE STATUS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT DECISION SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND NUTRITION WORKSHOPS MIND BODY CLASSES ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONSPROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN-PERSON AT OUR BEDMINSTER LOCATION, AND IN SCHOOLS, AT OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND VIRTUALLY. IN 2020, AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNFOLDED, ENSURING THAT OUR COMMUNITY OF PERSONS WITH CANCER, SURVIVORS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS MAINTAINED ACCESS TO OUR VITAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WAS OUR TOP CONCERN. ON MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, AS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WAS SHUTTING DOWN BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND THE PANDEMIC WAS REACHING A CRITICAL JUNCTURE, WE MODIFIED ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING TO BE OFFERED THROUGH A HIPAA COMPLIANT VIRTUAL PLATFORM. IT WAS ONE WAY TO KEEP OUR VITAL CONNECTION WITH OUR MEMBERS. CONCURRENTLY, OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS MADE WELLNESS CHECK CALLS TO 1,127 MEMBERS TO SCREEN FOR SAFETY AND ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES. WE EXPERIENCED A 51% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, AND GAINED NEW MEMBERS TO OUR COMMUNITY WHO WERE EXPERIENCING INCREASED STRESS AND ANXIETY AS A RESULT OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN THEIR LIVES OVERLAID BY THE CRISES THE STATE, COUNTRY, AND WORLD WERE FACING. RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION WERE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY ADAPT TO THEIR NEW NORMAL. WITH RELEVANT TOPICS SUCH AS NAVIGATING GROCERY SHOPPING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS, ERGONOMICS OF WORKING FROM HOME, AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS THAT DEALT WITH THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF FOOD OPTIONS IN SUPERMARKETS, AS WELL AS THE INABILITY TO EAT OUT OR GO TO THE MARKET ON A REGULAR BASIS, WE SAW A 70% INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE COMPARED TO 2019. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAD 1,131 ACTIVE MEMBERS, AND DELIVERED 7,063 HOURS OF PROGRAMING THROUGH 6,792 VISITS. NEARLY 1/3 OF OUR PROGRAMS WERE OUTREACH INTO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WHILE THE YEAR WAS FULL OF CHANGES, OUR MISSION AND OUR RESOLVE DID NOT WAVER, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IMPACTED BY CANCER, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON THE JOURNEY.AS A RESULT OF THAT COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, AS WELL AS THE CHANGING NEEDS OF CANCER PATIENTS, IN 2020, WE FOUND OURSELVES AT A CROSSROADS. OUR ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY CANCER SHOULD HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO TURN FOR EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, AT NO CHARGE. REFLECTING ON THE INTENT OF OUR FOUNDERS, OUR ORGANIZATION'S VALUES, AND OUR PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY, OUR TRUSTEES VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON SEPTEMBER 15 TO NOT RENEW OUR AFFILIATE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY. SINCE FEBRUARY 1, 2021, WE ARE CROSSROADS4HOPE. WE ARE EXCITED TO ENTER THIS NEXT PHASE OF OUR JOURNEY, WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES WE SERVE TODAY, AND THOSE WE HAVE YET TO SERVE, PROVIDING THE HELP AND HOPE THAT IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. BECOMING CROSSROADS4HOPES HAS ALLOWED US TO EMBRACE OUR MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE CANCER EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN EXPANDING REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY TO ADDRESS THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. OVER OUR 20 YEAR HISTORY, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY CANCER, WITH OVER 108,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING, YET WE KNOW THERE ARE FAR MORE PEOPLE WHO NEED OUR HELP, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM TO BECOME ACTIVE, EMPOWERED, AND RESILIENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH, HEALTHCARE, AND WELL-BEING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$798.8KCancer Support Services
HEADQUARTERED IN NEW JERSEY, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION SINCE ITS INCEPTION, DELIVERING MORE THAN 128,000 HOURS OF SERVICES AT NO CHARGE, TO MORE THAN 20,000 INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 44 STATES AND 4 COUNTRIES. AT CROSSROADS4HOPE, THREE THINGS ARE ESSENTIAL: ENSURING WE DELIVER WHAT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES NEED TODAY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND CARE; SECOND, KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FUTURE AND THE INNOVATION AND RESOURCES NEEDED FOR US TO REALIZE OUR PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE ON THE CANCER JOURNEY WITH ALL THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED, WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED US MOST; AND THIRD, ENSURING THE VISION OF OUR FOUNDER'S REMAIN IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR THINKING, THAT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF CARE AND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE FACING CANCER PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, FAMILY, AND LOVED ONES, SURVIVORS, AND THE BEREAVED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY RECEIVE THEIR CARE, OR WHERE THEY CALL HOME, AND ALWAYS AT NO CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS. AS EXPERTS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND PATIENT ACTIVATION, WE MOVE PEOPLE THROUGH A HEALTH CRISIS CAUSED BY CANCER TO BECOME ACTIVE WITH THE BEHAVIORS THAT HELP THEM TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND CARE. LED BY THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK, OUR TEAM INCLUDES OTHER MENTAL HEALTH AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS INSTRUCTORS. OUR "MEMBERS" INCLUDE PREVIVORS; CANCER PATIENTS; SURVIVORS; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY MEMBERS; FRIENDS; AND LOVED ONES - REGARDLESS OF AGE; TYPE OF CANCER; STAGE OR PLACE OF TREATMENT; RACE; ETHNICITY; COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/CITIZENSHIP; LANGUAGE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; INSURANCE; OR VETERAN STATUS. PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN PERSON AT OUR BEDMINSTER LOCATION, AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND VIRTUALLY, AND THE MAJORITY OF CROSSROADS4HOPE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. PROGRAMS FALL UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:1. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT2. NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS TO ADDRESS BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY, FINANCIAL CONDITIONS, TRANSPORTATION, AND CHILDCARE.3. DECISION SUPPORT4. EDUCATION AND NUTRITION WORKSHOPS5. MIND BODY CLASSES6. ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS7. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES FACING PEDIATRIC CANCER OR SINGLE WOMEN WITH CANCER.8. FAMILIES COPING WITH PEDIATRIC CANCER9. SINGLE WOMEN AFFECTED BY CANCER10. MYGO2SUPPORT, A DIGITAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES 24/7 DIRECT-TO-MOBILE, PERSONALIZED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CANCER JOURNEY FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO DOWNLOAD AN APP. THE CHALLENGES HEALTHCARE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING STAFFING SHORTAGES AND DOWNWARD PRESSURES ON REIMBURSEMENTS, HAVE REDUCED AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER. CROSSROADS4HOPE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE INCREASED DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AS A STANDARD DELIVERY METHOD. WE HAVE BEEN CONSCIOUS OF OUR APPROACH TO TRANSFORM OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE CANCER EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTANDING THAT TECHNOLOGY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ENABLE US TO SCALE OUR REACH, ESPECIALLY WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT LACK ACCESS TO CARE, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES. TODAY, PEOPLE ARE CONNECTING TO US FROM ACROSS NEW JERSEY, 44 STATES, AND FOUR COUNTRIES. OUR PUBLIC HEALTH TEAMS ARE EMBEDDING THEMSELVES INTO LOW-INCOME AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE BURDEN OF CANCER ON THE COMMUNITY'S TERMS. SINCE 2013, WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY LISTENING AND LEARNING FROM OUR MEMBERS ACROSS DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO ROUND OUT OUR RESEARCH ON THE CANCER EXPERIENCE IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AS A RESULT, WE DEVELOPED A UNIQUE APPROACH TO OUTREACH ROOTED IN SOCIAL WORK, IMPLEMENTED BY PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SUPPORTED BY CHILD LIFE TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO RELEVANT SUPPORT, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO TRANSFORM THE CANCER EXPERIENCE. WE ARE SCALING OUR HEALTH CHAMPION PROGRAM AND TRAINING LAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE OFTEN THE FIRST TO BECOME AWARE OF SOMEONE COPING WITH CANCER IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY LEARN WHAT THEY CAN DO AND SAY AND HOW TO REFER PEOPLE TO CROSSROADS4HOPE. WE ARE ALSO TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO TALK WITH A DOCTOR ABOUT TREATMENT OPTIONS, INCLUDING CLINICAL TRIALS. INDIVIDUALS FROM CHURCHES, LIBRARIES, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS WITHIN COMPANIES, ARE SIGNING UP TO BECOME CHAMPIONS. BY PARTNERING WITH CROSSROADS4HOPE, THEY ARE MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO EXTEND THE REACH OF OUR RESOURCES IN RELEVANT WAYS THAT ADDRESS THE LAYERS OF COMPLICITY THAT CREATE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TIMELY CARE, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5M
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