– Updated 10/13/26 –
I’d been having trouble finding a good, ad-free list of free activities and experiences for cancer patients/survivors, and so decided to make my own collection, organized by who they are for. Click here for an A-Z list.
None of these are virtual nor have residency requirements, other than living in the US. Not listed: support groups, grants, transportation, or housing. I have a separate post for college scholarships.
If you would like something added to this list, please email: cancerstorygo@gmail.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- FOR ANY CANCER PATIENT
- FOR ADULTS
- FOR WOMEN
- FOR CHILDREN/TEENS/YOUNG ADULTS
- FOR CHILDREN/TEENS WHOSE PARENTS OR SIBLINGS HAVE CANCER
- FOR BREAST CANCER
- FOR OVARIAN CANCER
- FOR ANOTHER SPECIFIC KIND OF CANCER OR GROUP OF PEOPLE
- EXTRAS
FOR ANY CANCER PATIENT
- Air Care Alliance
- Cancer + Careers Resume Review
- Cancer Card Xchange
- Cancer Lifeline Classes
- Cancer Lifeline Open Studio
- Cancer Respite Sailing Program
- Cancer Support Community / Gilda’s Club
- Card Care Connection
- Chemocessories
- Cleaning for a Reason
- Clips of Kindness
- Courage for the Soul
- Dietician Consultation
- Diva for a Day
- Do It For the Love
- Domus Pacis Respite Program
- Equine Support Workshops
- Good Wishes
- Grandma Gurdy Glenda’s Blankets of Comfort and Hope
- Hair We Share
- Headstrong Foundation Nick’s House
- Healing Garden Cancer Support Center
- Healing Waters*
- Heavenly Hats
- Hike 2 Heal (available to just caregivers)
- Hope Held by a Horse
- Hope Scarves
- Kits to Heart
- Lisa’s Army
- LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
- Look Good Feel Better
- Luminaries Kits
- Maggie Card*
- Mastectomy Tattooing Alliance
- Melanie Policy
- Melodic Caring Project
- Memories Live
- National Parks Access Pass
- National Wigs for Cancer Society
- Oma’s Dolphin Program
- Paddle Out Cancer*
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- Phil’s Friends
- P.ink Mastectomy Tattoos
- Pink Wig Project
- Pockets of Hope
- Project Chemo Crochet
- Send a Smile Today
- Telephone Lifeline
- Tenaciously Teal
- Turban Project
- United Special Sportsman Alliance Wish
- Verma Foundation Cap Wigs
- Waves of Grace – Beach Trip, Mountain Respite
- Wigs & Wishes (wigs for all)
- Yoga in Action
FOR ADULTS
- 5-Day Survivor/Co-Survivor Adventure*
- 6-Day Survivor Rafting Trip*
- Camp Good Days Camp S.O.A.R.
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Caregiver Retreat
- Camp Weiser
- Cancer Support Counseling Services
- Dream Foundation
- Epic Adventure Weeklong Camp
- Fertility Preservation
- First Descents (for ages 18-45)
- Harmony Hill*
- James Bess Foundation (for ages 21-65)
- Live by Living Survivor & Caregiver Retreats
- Send It (for ages 21-40)
- Snow Shoeing
- Stella’s Wish Foundation
- We Are Ocean
- Wish Upon a Wedding
FOR WOMEN
- American Childhood Cancer Organization Free Family Resources
- Angel Hair
- Awesome Breastforms
- Butterfly Club
- Camp Braveheart Oncology Camp for Women*
- Camp Good Days Women’s Wellness Weekend Retreat
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Women’s Retreat
- Ebeauty Wig Exchange Program
- Lydia Project Totes
- Mary’s Place by the Sea
- Faces of Courage Women’s Cancer Camp
- Reeling & Healing Midwest Fly Fishing Wellness Retreat*
- Team Survivor Northwest
FOR CHILDREN/TEENS/YOUNG ADULTS
- Battlecorn Care Packages
- Bee Brave Buddies
- Believe in Tomorrow Respite Housing
- Birthday in a Box
- Bunky’s Pals
- C.C. Bear
- Camp Erin
- Camp Good Days Young Adult Retreat
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Family Camp
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Kids Camp
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Teen Brain Tumor Survivor Camp
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Young Adult Brain Tumor Survivor Camp (for ages 18-35)
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Young Adult Conference
- Camp Sparkle
- Cancer Kids First Care Package
- Catch a Dream Foundation
- Cayden’s Care Package
- Cherished Creations
- Children with Hair Loss Wigs (for patients age 20 and younger)
- Club N.E.G.U.
- Comfort Kit
- Comfy Cosy’s for Chemo
- Craig Willinger Fund
- Crowns of Courage
- Dream Factory
- Faces of Courage Santa’s Workshop Kids Camp
- Faces of Courage Teen/Young Adults Camp
- Feel Better Friends
- First Descents (for ages 18-45)
- Flashes of Hope
- Forever Moriah Care Package
- Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
- Gold Hope Project
- Goliath Project (for ages 10-21)
- Granted Wish Foundation
- HopeCam
- Hair We Share
- Hug Boxes
- Icing Smiles
- Kids Wish Network
- Locks of Love
- Love Like Kylie Program
- Love Your Melon
- Magic Yarn Project
- Make-a-Wish
- Marty Lyons Foundation
- Monkey in My Chair Kit
- My Coping Skills Coloring Book
- My Special Aflac Duck
- Ollie’s Orchestra: Instrument Backpacks, guitars, and custom requests
- Oliver Patch Project
- Pablove Shutterbugs
- Pot of Gold Program
- Roc Solid Foundation Ready Bags
- Send It (for ages 21-40)
- Songs of Love
- Special Spaces
- Taylor’s Dream
- Team Impact
- Wigs & Wishes (wishes for children)
- Wigs for Kids
- Wylie Rae’s Love
FOR CHILDREN/TEENS WHOSE PARENTS OR SIBLINGS HAVE CANCER
- Bright Box
- Bright Reads
- Busy Box
- Camp Kesem
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Teen Siblings Camp
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Young Siblings Camp
- Camp Sparkle
- Inheritance of Hope Legacy Retreat
- Pickles Family Cancer Support Kit
- WOW! Experience
FOR BREAST CANCER
- Casting for Recovery
- Image Reborn
- Little Pink Houses of Hope
- Knitted Knockers
- Send Me On Vacation
- Tutu Cheer Package
- Young Survival Coalition
FOR OVARIAN CANCER
- Butterfly Bangle
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Ovarian Cancer Retreat
- Ovarian Cancer Care Package
- Teal Comfort for the Soul
FOR ANOTHER SPECIFIC KIND OF CANCER OR GROUP OF PEOPLE
- Ally’s Wish (for women who have children under the age of 18)
- Chemo Angels (for patients going through chemotherapy)
- Camp Good Days Men’s Prostate Cancer Program
- Faces of Courage Women of Color Cancer Camp
- Kindness Campaign (for patients who are veterans)
- Lung Cancer Care Kit
- Memorial Sail (for people who have lost a loved one to cancer)
- Blanket of Hope (for patients with pancreatic cancer)
- Reel Recovery Retreat for Men
EXTRAS
- Kindred Box (ostomie supplies)
- Lasagna Love (for anyone going through a hard time)
- Twilight Wish and Wish of a Lifetime (for age 65 or older)
* Not free, but deeply discounted.
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