Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPLEMENTED A VIDEO PODCAST SERIES TO PROVIDE RELEVANT, AGE-APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. IT CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF FITNESS, NUTRITION, EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND COPING STRATEGIES AS WELL AS ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER. WORKSHOPS FOR CLINICIANS AND EDUCATORS WERE DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED, AND THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS GEOGRAPHICAL REACH BY OPENING A SECOND LOCATION IN SYRACUSE, NY DURING 2019. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO AN EXPANDED POPULATION AND SERVE EVEN MORE INDIVIDUALS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $257.1K

  • Support for Adolescents with Cancer

    THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY WITH INNOVATIVE, AGE-APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AYAS) WITH CANCER. A NEW MOBILE WEB APP, FOCUSED ON FITNESS AND NUTRITION, AND GEARED TO THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS, ABILITIES AND INTERESTS, HELPS AYAS STAY STRONG DURING TREATMENT, BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM AFTER TREATMENT, AND DEVELOPS HEALTH-MAINTENANCE HABITS FOR HEALTHY SURVIVORSHIP. ORGANIZATIONAL OUTREACH CONTINUES TO EXPAND IN BOTH COMMUNITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PHYSICAL CENTER, ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE, NY. APPROXIMATELY 125 AYAS, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, PARTICIPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS THIS YEAR, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $371.2K