Programs

  • Hopewell Cancer Support Programs

    HOPEWELL OPENED ITS DOORS IN APRIL 1993 AS THE FIRST TO OFFER PSYCHOSOCIAL CANCER SUPPORT IN THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION. SINCE THEN, HOPEWELL HAS BEEN ADDRESSING THE NONMEDICAL, BUT EQUALLY CHALLENGING, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF CANCER THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING OF ALWAYS EVOLVING, PARTICIPANT-CENTERED PROGRAMS LED BY EXPERIENCED, LICENSED CLINICIANS AND CREDENTIALED INSTRUCTORS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED YEAR-ROUND ON DAYS, EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. WITH THE ONGOING PANDEMIC, IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, ALL PROGRAMMING WAS VIA ZOOM. PEOPLE COME TO HOPEWELL AS EQUALS . . . PARTICIPANTS NOT PATIENTS. WE REQUIRE NO REFERRAL AND CHARGE NO FEES, EVER, WHICH MAKES HOPEWELL OPEN TO ALL ON AN EQUAL BASIS, NO RED TAPE, NO DISTINCTIONS. THIS PRACTICE CULTIVATES A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND EVER-EVOLVING COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS THAT BRIDGES TRADITIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIVIDES. WE SERVE EACH PERSON WITH CANCER, AND THEIR FAMILIES, LOVED ONES, AND CAREGIVERS, FOR HOWEVER LONG THEY NEED. EVEN THROUGHOUT COVID, WE HAVE WELCOMED SEVERAL HUNDRED NEW PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY.EACH MONTH DURING THESE COVID YEARS, ATTENDANCE AT HOPEWELL'S 80-90 PROGRAMS IS APPROXIMATELY 500-600 OR MORE. OUR VARIED PROGRAMMING SPANS EIGHT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING: SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER OF ANY TYPE OR STAGE AND FOR LOVED ONES; NETWORKING GROUPS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC CANCERS; STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAMS (YOGA, MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, QIGONG, SOUND IMMERSION, AND T'AI CHI); EXERCISE AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS; PRACTICAL ADVICE WORKSHOPS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICIPANT NEEDS; EXPRESSIVE AND THERAPEUTIC ARTS PROGRAMS; FAMILY CIRCLE - LONGSTANDING AND HIGHLY VALUED PROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES AND FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO HAVE AN ADULT LOVED ONE WITH CANCER; AND BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR ALL.OUR SPEAKER SERIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS RELEVANT TO CURRENT HOPEWELL PARTICIPANTS. LEADING ONCOLOGY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS SPECIALTIES WILLINGLY DONATE THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 30 PRESENTATIONS ANNUALLY THAT ADDRESS TOPICS SUCH AS CANCER RESEARCH, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND DECISION MAKING, SIDE EFFECT MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION, STRESS REDUCTION, AND MANY MORE.HOPEWELL SERVED MORE THAN 2,300 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2022. AMONG THEM WERE OUR ACTIVE PARTICIPANT COMMUNITY THAT NUMBERED SOME 1,880 INDIVIDUALS . . . THOSE WHO WERE ATTENDING OUR PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE WHO CHOSE TO RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CALENDARS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT COMMUNICATIONS. ALSO REPRESENTED WERE SOME 500 NON-PARTICIPANT PHONE/EMAIL CONTACTS, INCLUDING ONCOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL AND OTHER COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND SCORES OF PEOPLE WHO CONTACTED US AND RECEIVED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.HOPEWELL ALSO MAINTAINS LONGSTANDING CONNECTIONS WITH HEALTHCARE STAFF WITHIN SOME 60 DEPARTMENTS AT THE REGION'S 20-PLUS ONCOLOGY CENTERS, WHICH ARE OUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF REFERRALS AND HAVE LONG HELD HOPEWELL IN HIGH ESTEEM AS A TRUSTED, VALUED RESOURCE. OUR REVENUE COMES EXCLUSIVELY FROM DONATIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR AND VALUE OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES ARE FOREVER CHANGED BY A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. SOURCES INCLUDE GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS (CURRENT AND PAST PARTICIPANTS AND MANY OTHER FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL), FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS AND GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS, AND BEQUESTS. NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING OR INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE RECEIVED.TODAY, HOPEWELL REMAINS THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL CANCER SUPPORT THAT IS OFFERED AT NO CHARGE AND IS INDEPENDENT, FREE-STANDING, NON-INSTITUTIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND FOR NOW, FULLY VIRTUAL.FOR THOSE ON A CANCER JOURNEY, THE ENERGY OF GATHERING TOGETHER WHETHER IN PERSON AT OUR SERENE, 8-ACRE CAMPUS OR VIRTUALLY ADDS A DEPTH TO RELATIONSHIPS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY THAT IS IRREPLACEABLE. FOR 29 YEARS, WE HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS IS THE HEART OF HOPEWELL. PARTICIPATION IS STRONG IN OUR ZOOM PROGRAMS, AND PLANS ARE IN PROCESS FOR A HYBRID MODEL OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING WHEN SAFETY PERMITS IN THE COMING YEAR.TO LEARN MORE, SEE US AT WWW.HOPEWELLCANCERSUPPORT.ORG. CONTACT US VIA OUR WEBSITE OR BY CALLING 410-832-2719.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $595.3K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    HOPEWELL CANCER SUPPORT INC. HAS SERVED AS THE BALTIMORE REGION'S FIRST SOURCE OF COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY BASED, PSYCHOSOCIAL CANCER SUPPORT SINCE 1993. HOPEWELL CANCER SUPPORT IS A COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS THAT ENCOURAGES AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND THE PRESENCE OF HOPE. HOPEWELL CANCER SUPPORT'S PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND BEREAVED BY CANCER BY ADDRESSING THE NONMEDICALBUT EQUALLY CHALLENGINGEMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND INTELLECTUAL ASPECTS OF CANCER THROUGH A BROAD AND RICH OFFERING OF SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, MIND/BODY/SPIRIT CLASSES, BEREAVEMENT SERVICES, AND A VARIETY OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. THE AGENCY'S WEBSITE UNDERWENT SIGNIFICANT UPDATES, INCLUDING REVISING THE LAYOUT, IMPROVING NAVIGATION, AND ENHANCING THE VISUAL APPEAL. THE WEBSITE WENT LIVE TO THE PUBLIC IN APRIL 2024. THESE CHANGES, DESIGNED TO MAKE THE SITE MORE USER-FRIENDLY, HAVE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN INFORMING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT HOPEWELL AND CONNECTING THEM TO THE PROGRAMS THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS. THESE UPDATES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE USER EXPERIENCE, KEEPING OUR STAKEHOLDERS WELL-INFORMED AND ENGAGED IN OUR MISSION.2. PARTICIPANTS NOW HAVE THE OPTION TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS HOPEWELL'S PROGRAMMING VIA VIRTUAL, ONSITE, OR HYBRID MEANS. THIS VARIETY OF OPTIONS, DESIGNED TO CATER TO OUR PARTICIPANTS' DIVERSE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, INCLUDES ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS, WELLNESS CLASSES, WEBINARS, IN-PERSON SESSIONS, AND THE HYBRID MODEL. THE HYBRID MODEL ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO COMBINE VIRTUAL AND ONSITE ELEMENTS BASED ON THEIR PREFERENCES AND NEEDS. PROVIDING THESE OPTIONS IS BENEFICIAL AS OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF THEIR CANCER JOURNEY, WHETHER IT IS NEWLY DIAGNOSED,CURRENTLY IN TREATMENT, OR IN SURVIVORSHIP.3. THE AGENCY PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 477 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.4. HOPEWELL CANCER SUPPORT IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND HOW FEW DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER RESIDING IN BALTIMORE CITY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS ITSSERVICES DUE TO A LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. AS A DRIVING FORCE TO SERVE AS MANY ADULT CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR SUPPORT NETWORK AS POSSIBLE AND TO REACH THOSE WHO CANNOT REACH US, HOPEWELL HAS FORMED A RELATIONSHIP AND MOU WITH MORGAN CARES, A SUBSIDIARY OF MORGAN UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE IN-KIND SPACE TO HOST HOPEWELL'S PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE CITY.5. ONE MAJOR AGENCY ACCOMPLISHMENT IS HOPEWELL'S 30 YEARS BEING AT THE FOREFRONT OF CANCER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THE BALTIMORE REGION. TOGETHER, WITH PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS OF THE CANCER COMMUNITY, HOPEWELL COMMEMORATED ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS IN 2023 AND 2024: A ONE-MILE RUN/WALK, SCREENING OF A HOPEWELL DOCUMENTARY FILM (CREATED BY STEVENSON UNIVERSITY INTERNS), A TRIVIA NIGHT, A SIP & SHOP OUTREACH EVENT, AND A CONCERT FOR HOPE EVENT. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ENABLED THE ORGANIZATION TO REACH ITS 2023 FUNDRAISING GOAL OF $100,000. 6. HOPEWELL REVITALIZED ITS BOARD DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. IT INCREASED THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP FROM 7 TO 14 MEMBERS AND WAS INTENTIONAL TO RECRUIT MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, FINANCE, BANKING, AND LAW. THE RE-ESTABLISHED COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE GOVERNANCE, FINANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES, TO ENABLE STRONGER GOVERNANCE AND GUIDANCE ON SUSTAINABILITY. THERE IS A FULLY ENGAGED AND DIVERSE BOARD THAT BEST POSITIONS HOPEWELL TO PLAN FOR ITS FUTURE.7. HOPEWELL WAS AWARDED $300,000 FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE BOND INITIATIVE (MARYLAND CONSOLIDATION CAPITAL BOND LOAN 2024) IN THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION.TO LEARN MORE, SEE US AT WWW.HOPEWELLCANCERSUPPORT.ORG. CONTACT US VIA OUR WEBSITE OR BY CALLING 410-832-2719 OR BY EMAILING US AT [email protected].
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $699.7K