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Partners
RESOURCES
ADVENTURE CAMPS
Base2Summit - cassiehinesshoescancer.org/
Base2Summit is a free, six-day adventure in Northern
Michigan for young adults. We mix some kayaking,
hiking, biking and exploring the Mitten with some down
time on one of Michigan's supreme lakes. Join us for a
Base2Summit experience!
Epic Experience -
epicexperience.org/about-us/
Cancer Survivorship is more than follow-up appointments,
blood tests, and scans; it's about living life to the fullest
beyond cancer. Epic Experience empowers adult
cancer survivors to do just that through free week-long
adventures in the Colorado Rockies. We also have virtual
exercise classes, our Campfires of Hope podcast, and our
How to Cancer series on the Epic Experience YouTube
page. Our Mission: Epic Experience empowers adult
cancer survivors and thrivers to live beyond cancer.
First Descents - firstdescents.org
First Descents (FD) is a leader in adventure-based
healing. Through outdoor adventure, community building,
and lifestyle development, FD improves long-term
survivorship and quality of life for young adults impacted
by cancer and other serious health conditions. All
services are fully-adaptive and free of charge.
Next Step - nextstepnet.org/
At Next Step, we work with young people 16-29 years old
who are living with both the immediate and long-term
impact of cancer, HIV/AIDS or rare genetic disorders. We
aim to shatter the perceived limitations these diagnoses
can have such as isolation, stigma, and disempowerment.
We strive to elevate the aspirations through community
building, music therapy, and mentorship programs. We
want our young people to find their " I believe in me "
moment. All of our programs are free for young people
and are currently virtual. You can join a program from
anywhere with a good wifi signal!
Project Koru - projectkoru.org
Project Koru enriches lives through community and
the outdoors as a way to move forward after cancer.
The Koru spiral is shaped like an unfurling fern frond. It
symbolizes new life, growth, strength, and peace-the
very channels of energy we aim to inspire for survivors
at our camps. We envision a world of empowered young
adult cancer survivors.
Send It Foundation -
senditfoundation.org/
Send It is an expression that inspires us to push
boundaries, go big, and give it your all. The Send It
Foundation provides free outdoor adventures for young
adult cancer survivors creating a space to play, connect,
and find healing in the outdoors. Multi-day adventures are
designed around activities like skiing, surfing, mountain
biking, and backpacking; cultivating a vital community
through shared experience.
True North Treks - truenorthtreks.org
At True North Treks, we help teens and young adults with
cancer find direction through connection after the very
disconnected experience cancer can bring. We fulfill
our mission through implementing unique and supportive
healthcare programs and services that are not available
anywhere else. With a little help and guidance from the
STARS, we do this through Skills Training, Advocacy,
Resources, and Support.
ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, RESEARCH
A Kid Again - akidagain.org/
We make life for families caring for a child with a lifethreatening
condition " normal " again by helping them
gain back moments of positive, family-shared experiences
and memories.
ASCP Patient Champions -
ascp.org/content/patient-champion
The ASCP Patient Champions program empowers
patients, caregivers, and advocates through education
and awareness about diagnostics, lab tests, and followup
care through the real-life stories of patients, our
Patient Champions.
Dean Paras Foundation -
deanparasfoundation.net
The Foundation's dual purposes are to fund
Neuroendocrine Cancer Research and to fund a Graduate
Fellowship in BioMedical Engineering at Vanderbilt
University. Constantine " Dean " Paras, was a PhD student
and teaching assistant in the Department of Biomedical
Engineering. While at Vanderbilt, Dean and his team had
developed and produced a device for use in parathyroid
and thyroid surgery that has been patented and is being
produced for use in operating rooms.
Global Resource for Advancing Cancer
Education (GRACE) - cancergrace.org
GRACE is a nonprofit organization that was developed as
a means of improving the overall medical care for cancer
patients by democratizing cutting-edge information on optimal
cancer management and providing it directly to patients. We
recognized that while there is an overwhelming amount of
new information available to physicians-actually more than
they could integrate-patients and their families often have
a deep interest in their own care and often have the time and
motivation to ensure that they are receiving the best treatment
possible. To this end, GRACE provides expert-mediated
information on current and emerging cancer management
options in order to empower patients, caregivers, and health
professionals to become direct partners in cancer care
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