HOPEWELL CANCER SUPPORT
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.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$595.3K
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