– Updated 3/10/25 –
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.
None of these are virtual nor have residency requirements, other than living in the US. Not listed: support groups, grants, college scholarships, transportation, or housing.
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
- FOR PATIENTS WITH OSTOMIES
- EXTRAS
FOR ANY CANCER PATIENT
- Air Care Alliance
- Cancer + Careers Resume Review
- Cancer Lifeline Classes
- 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
- Family Rafting Adventures
- Good Wishes
- Grandma Gurdy Glenda’s Blankets of Comfort and Hope
- Hair We Share
- Headstrong Foundation Nick’s House
- Healing Garden Cancer Support Center
- Heavenly Hats
- Hike 2 Heal (also available to just caregivers)
- Hope Scarves
- Inheritance of Hope Legacy Retreat
- Kits to Heart
- Lisa’s Army
- LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
- Look Good Feel Better
- Luminaries Kits
- Maggie Card*
- Main Salmon River Adventure
- Mastectomy Tattooing Alliance
- 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
- Pink Heart Funds
- P.ink Mastectomy Tattoos
- Pockets of Hope
- Project Chemo Crochet
- The Cancer Card Xchange
- The Melanie Policy
- The Pink Wig Project
- The Turban Project
- Sailing Heals
- Send a Smile Today
- Survivor & Co-Survivor Retreat
- Telephone Lifeline / Lifeline Chat
- Tenaciously Teal
- United Special Sportsman Alliance Wish
- United We Share
- Verma Foundation Cap Wigs
- Waves of Grace – Beach Trip, Mountain Respite, Disney Respite
- Winter Snow Adventures
- Wigs & Wishes (wigs for all)
- Yoga in Action
FOR ADULTS
- Camp Good Days Camp S.O.A.R.
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Caregiver Retreat
- Camp Weiser
- Cancer Support Consultation Services
- Dream Foundation
- Epic Adventure Weeklong Camp
- Epic Life Adventures Survivor Skydive
- Fertility Preservation
- Harmony Hill*
- James Bess Foundation (for ages 21-65)
- Live by Living Survivor & Caregiver Retreats
- Stella’s Wish Foundation
- Wish Upon a Wedding
FOR WOMEN
- 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
- A Special Wish Foundation
- Battlecorn Care Packages
- Bee Brave Buddies
- Believe in Tomorrow Respite Housing
- Birthday in a Box
- Brave Barbie
- Brave Gowns
- Bunky’s Pals
- C.C. Bear
- Cactus Cancer Society (for ages 18-45)
- Camp Erin
- Camp Good Days Young Adult Retreat
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Family Camp
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Kids Camp
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Heads Up Conference
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Young Adult Conference
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Teen Heads Up Conference
- Camp Sparkle
- Cancer Kids First Care Package
- Cancer Lifeline Open Studio
- 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
- Cozy Cat
- Craig Willinger Fund
- Crowns of Courage
- Dream Factory
- Equine Support Workshops – Cancer Lifeline
- Equine Support Workshop – Verdant Health
- 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
- Free Books
- Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
- HopeCam
- Hair We Share
- Hug Boxes
- Icing Smiles
- Kids Wish Network
- Locks of Love
- Love Like Kylie Program
- Love Your Melon
- Make-a-Wish
- Marty Lyons Foundation
- Medical Play Kit
- Monkey in My Chair Kit
- My Coping Skills Coloring Book
- My Special Aflac Duck
- Ollie’s Orchestra: Instrument Backpacks, guitars, and custom requests
- Pablove Shutterbugs
- Pockets of Hope Port T-Shirt
- 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
- The Gold Hope Project
- The Goliath Project (for ages 10-21)
- The Granted Wish Foundation
- The Magic Yarn Project
- Wigs & Wishes (wishes for children)
- Wigs for Kids
FOR CHILDREN/TEENS WHOSE PARENTS OR SIBLINGS HAVE CANCER
- Bright Box
- Bright Reads
- Busy Box
- Camp Kesem
- Camp Mak-a-Dream Teen 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
- Breast Friends
- Casting for Recovery
- Going Beyond the Pink
- Image Reborn
- Little Pink Houses of Hope
- Knitted Knockers
- Send Me On Vacation
- Tutu Cheer Package
- Young Survival Coalition
FOR OVARIAN CANCER
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)
- Three Day Adventure for Native Americans/Alaska Natives
- Reel Recovery Retreat for Men
FOR PATIENTS WITH OSTOMIES
EXTRAS
- Twilight Wish and Wish of a Lifetime (for anyone age 65 or older)
- Lasagna Love (for anyone going through a hard time)
* Not free, but deeply discounted.
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