SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Feel the energy and dedication of organizations committed to improving quality of life and survivorship, and advocating for a world without cancer.  

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. 

For Treatment & Support
Whether you want to learn about treatment options, get advice on coping with side effects, or have questions about health insurance, we're here to help. We can even find you a free ride to treatment or a free place to stay when treatment is far from home. 

For programs in your area
Enter your zipcode, find the service you are looking for, then hit the “find resource” button. It will display programs in your area. 

Anna Jaques Hospital

Anna Jaques Cancer Center
Since opening its doors in February of 2015, the Anna Jaques Cancer Center affiliated with BIDMC has continued to raise the bar of comprehensive cancer care offered to patients locally. Together, the two institutions offer a full array of community-based cancer services in Newburyport and when needed, advanced treatment options and specialists at BIDMC in Boston. The program offers a committed team that works together to diagnose and direct the treatment of all types of cancers. Patients no longer have to travel to Boston to have world-class cancer specialists on their care team.

Anna Jaques Hospital Cancer Support Group - Surviving & Thriving

Gerrish Breast Care Center

The Gerrish Breast Care Center at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport brings together an experienced team of professionals and resources to ensure the highest standard of care and seamless coordination of services for every patient. The Center is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center which means Boston specialists are a part of every patients' care team.

Anna Jaques Hospital Breast Cancer Support Group

Annie’s Angels
Annie’s Angels is dedicated to helping local families struggling financially through a life threatening disease, illness or disability, connecting neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend and business to business in a caring fundraising network. Annie’s Angels offers grants to help cover the costs of various expenses related to illness or disability.  They also help members of the community conduct fundraisers by acting as a fiscal sponsor handling bookkeeping duties, preparing deposits, and taking care of IRS reporting.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
(in affiliation with Anna Jaques Hospital) 
BIDMC Cancer Center
This is a support-based website where people with cancer, their family and their friends can share information, experiences and feelings. When you need to talk, come here and join us.  This community never shuts down. You are not alone. 

Breast Cancer, Caregivers, Spirituality & Cancer, Blood Cancer, Living with Cancer, Access to many national groups, Cancer Nutrition, Caregivers

Dempsey Center  
29 Lowell Street, 5th Floor
Lewiston, ME  04240
877-336-7287
info@dempseycenter.org 

The Dempsey Center is a leader in Quality of Life care for individuals and families impacted by cancer. Founded in Lewiston, Maine by actor Patrick Dempsey, the Dempsey Center provides a personalized, holistic and integrated approach to cancer prevention, education and support. All services are provided at no cost to anyone impacted by cancer regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances or where they receive their medical treatment. 

Exeter Hospital
5 Alumni Drive
Exeter, New Hampshire 03833
(603) 580-6636
cbougie@ehr.org

The Center for Cancer Care at Exeter Hospital provides cancer patients and their families with comprehensive, inpatient and outpatient oncology services in partnership with the nationally recognized Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.

To learn more about the Center for Cancer Care at Exeter Hospital, call 603-580-6636.

First Descents
First Descents provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults (ages 18-39) impacted by cancer.  Programs ensure individualized care, medical attention and intimate experiences with fellow survivors. First Descents programs are offered free of cost to participants. 

The Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness (GNOCA) Group
Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness (GNOCA) is a group of volunteers from the Greater Newburyport area planning a series of events running June through September to increase community awareness of this disease and to raise funds to support Ovations for the Cure. The mission of the GNOCA group is to improve women’s lives by increasing recovery and survival rates of women at risk for ovarian cancer. The GNOCA group seeks to increase awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer, help fund cancer research, and provide support services for women with ovarian cancer within the Greater Newburyport area.

GNOCA Support Group: 
The GNOCA organization holds support groups the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am at the YWCA Greater Newburyport, 13 Market Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.  For information, contact: Deb Green at 978-225-6700 or email info@ocawareness.org 

Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport  
443 Middle Street
West Newbury, MA 01985 

Insight Meditation is based on an ancient Buddhist meditation tradition that is very much relevant today, offering tools that can help us to live with more calm, clarity, and insight in our lives. Originated in the Buddhist tradition more than 2500 years ago, it is a simple practice that steadies the mind by grounding attention in the present moment. As our awareness grows, we learn to see into our experience in a way that frees us to meet life’s challenges with openness and inner strength. 

For more information please contact Debra Sullivan or Guiding Teacher Matthew Danielle at 978-499-0325 or email meditate@imcnewburyport.org

Ironstone Farm
Susan Rosenblatt
450 Lowell Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-4056
susanrosenblatt@challengeunlimited.org

For the past six years, Ironstone Farm has offered free retreats to cancer survivors. Run by professional facilitators, the equine-assisted therapy programs use the powerful relationship between people and horses to build a renewed sense of self, increase confidence and overcome fears and insecurities. Retreats for cancer survivors are free to participants thanks to the generosity of the Behrakis Family Foundation and the Boston North Cancer Association. No horse experience is necessary. 

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
781-744-3496

Support Groups
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center offers a wide variety of support groups for patients and, in some cases, their families in both their Peabody and Burlington MA locations. These range from a support group for patients coping with a cancer diagnosis to a support group for families of Alzheimer's patients. For more information, please see our support groups page or our events calendar.  

Lucy's Love Bus
21 Water St, Suite 302
Amesbury MA 01913
Phone: 857-277-1984
Email: info@lucyslovebus.org

The mission of Lucy's Love Bus is to improve quality of life for children with cancer and life-threatening illness, to support their families, and to mobilize the next generation of cancer activists. The home of Lucy's Love Bus, The Sajni Center in Amesbury, offers programs and support groups for children with cancer or life-threatening illness and their immediate family members (siblings and parents/legal guardians). Individual funding is also available for children with cancer to receive individual integrative therapies at home, hospital, or hospice. For more information, please visit lucyslovebus.org. 

Miss Pink Pageant
23 Scotland Heights
Newbury, MA 01951

This year’s pageant is April 13th, 2019 at the Danversport Yacht Club.
For general email inquiries info@misspinkpageant.com
For breast cancer support and assistance, email requests@misspink.org

The Miss Pink Pageant started in 2010 as an annual benefit event that celebrates the life of breast cancer survivors and the true beauty, courage and hope that they each possess. It has grown to serve as a community for breast cancer survivors and their families to come together in support. The Pageant event itself has now become our signature event of the year. But it has led us to realize the need for us to build our organization in effort to continuously support our breast cancer patients and survivors and all those at risk, year round.

North Shore Cancer Walk

June 23, 2019
81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
Tel: 866.296.6900
Email: cancerwalk@partners.org

On Sunday, June 23, 2019, mothers, fathers, children, grandparents, friends, co-workers, teachers and students will wind their way along the 10K (6.2 mile) WALK route through Salem. For nearly three decades, the North Shore Cancer WALK has brought together a community focused on raising funds for the fight against cancer

On Belay

On Belay Inc
PO Box 391
Newmarket, NH 03857

info@on-belay.org
1-866-44-Belay  (866-442-3529)

For children 8 -18 who have a parent or sibling affected by cancer, On Belay offers adventure based programs that build community and encourage participants to uncover their inner resilience.  Participants have a chance to connect with other children facing similar challenges, while learning to support others, ask for help, and develop confidence.

Stowe Weekend of Hope
P.O. Box 604, Stowe, VT 05672
802-387-0379

19th Annual Stowe Weekend of Hope
May 3-5, 2019 | Stowe, Vermont

The Stowe Weekend of Hope offers a healthy, inspirational retreat weekend for cancer survivors and their families. The annual forum offers education, enlightenment, inspiration and retreat in the restorative environment of Stowe. This enriching experience is unique in that it provides support for the survivor, the care giver, and family members.

Retts Roost 
22 Autumn River Ln
Ogunquit, ME 03907
508-813-9222
rettsroost@gmail.com 

A sanctuary for families with a child afflicted by cancer, offering a community of loving kindness and supportive activities in a peaceful, natural setting to ease their experience with the disease. 

To view upcoming retreats visit:
http://www.rettsroost.org/roost-retreats/upcoming

Three Hearts Farm (3 HHH) 
Healing Hearts with Horses
Jen Wright
186 Bachelor Street
West Newbury, MA  01985
978-463-7446 

3-HHH offers free equine retreats to people with a cancer diagnosis. 3HHH creates an environment in which mindful exploration of the extraordinary bonds between animals and humans results in the benefits of mutual healing through care, partnership, and love.  For more information, contact Jen Wright at 978-463-7446.

To Show We Care

Encouraging People one event at a time!

15 Kent Road
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-236-8161

 “To Show We Care” hosts entertainment events and programs at the North Shore Music Theater for people affected by life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and ALS.  

Tough Warrior Princesses 
The Tough Warrior Princesses is a non-profit organization, based in Amesbury, MA, committed to raising funds for cancer research, educating and enlightening the public on the need to find a cure, and providing support to women and their families impacted by cancer. In addition to fundraising events, the Tough Warrior Princesses provide Survivor Baskets to offer comfort and support to women diagnosed with cancer. For more information, email info@toughwarriorprincess.com.  

Virginia Thurston Healing Garden 
Cancer Support Center
145 Bolton Road
Harvard, MA 01451
Phone: 978-456-3532
Fax: 978-456-2302
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center, best known simply as “The Healing Garden” is a beautiful facility set in 8 acres of quiet woodlands and lovely gardens. Based in the philosophy that a holistic approach to health and wellness will afford a person with cancer the very best chance at great outcomes, they offer supportive complementary care that can be integrated with your conventional medical treatment.

Yoga and Cancer Support Services 

Yoga and Cancer is a resource for people living along the New Hampshire Seacoast and Maine area.  Explore the many support services listed within this area that may assist you with your day to day life. 

YWCA Greater Newburyport Encore Program
13 Market Street
Newburyport, MA 01950

Since 2009, the YWCA Greater Newburyport has offered a free, 12-week survivorship program for those who have had a cancer diagnosis at any point in their lives.  The Encore program includes gentle land exercise, warm water pool exercise, ongoing peer support groups and featured guest speakers and programs.  Following the 12-week survivorship program, Encore activities and services are available to all participants who have completed the initial 12-week program on an ongoing basis. For more information, please contact Ilene Harnch-Grady, Health & Wellness Director, Encore Lead Facilitator at 978-465-9922 Ext.13 or email igrady@ywcanewburyport.org. 

The 10th Annual Tri for the YWCA is Sunday, April 7, 2019
Swim/Bike/Run-Walk: for “every body” and fitness level
Register at www.active.com. For more information call Ilene Harnch-Grady at the number above.