Our Vision
CanCare envisions a world where no one faces cancer alone. We provide Hope and healing to the cancer community by ensuring anyone facing cancer can have a survivor by their side.
Over the past 33 years, CanCare has made an incredible impact on the cancer community. We have provided hope to thousands through one-to-one emotional support and visitations to those facing cancer in hospitals and treatment centers.
CanCare supported a record-setting number of cancer patients and caregivers in 2022 and again in 2023. CanCare is achieving remarkable results, including a 24% increase in matches for cancer patients and caregivers, a 62% rise in support group participation, and a 32% increase in trained volunteers.
33 Years of Highlights
2,300
Volunteers Trained
Trained more than 2,300 support volunteers with more than 60 different types of cancer.
40,000
Received Support
More than 40,000 individuals have received one-on-one support.
215,000
Hospital Visits
Made more than 215,000 hospital visits to patients and caregivers at our medical partner facilities in Texas and Georgia.
117
Volunteer Training Classes held
Held 117 training classes.
We have a bold vision for the future to serve exponentially more cancer patients and their caregivers through leveraging technology and expanding strategic partnerships.
Over the next 12-24 months, CanCare is implementing a digital transformation plan to drive innovation and enable significant growth in CanCare’s services to the cancer community. We are working to expand relationships in the healthcare community to serve more cancer patients. And we will revolutionize our training program to allow us to expand our cancer survivor and caregiver volunteer base.
Modernizing Instructional Design
Elevating our best-in-class training to serve more volunteers.
Growing Client Base
Leveraging technology to reach more cancer patients and caregivers
Expanding Strategic Partnerships
Through development of a Healthcare Survivorship Program
These bold plans to enable us to serve more cancer patients and caregivers will require the support of our generous community.
If you would like to provide HOPE to our cancer community, please join us in our mission!
Give Today or reach out for more information on how you can be involved (link to info@cancare.org email address).