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The mission of the Cancer Foundation is to ensure superior cancer care for all residents of Santa Barbara County regardless of means. To this end, the Foundation is the leading non-profit fundraising and grant making institution dedicated to cancer care in Santa Barbara County. The Cancer Foundation is the largest donor to Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, the leading provider of cancer care on the central coast.

ACCO's mission is to provide information and support for children and adolescents with cancer and their families, to provide grassroots leadership through advocacy and awareness, and to support research leading to a cure for all children diagnosed with this life-threatening disease.

weSpark is a special place dedicated to enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and their families and friends. Free of charge, weSPARK provides support groups and a host of other therapeutic and holistic programs. These programs are designed to alleviate anxiety, fear, depression, isolation and evoke feelings of relaxation and well-being.

Provide a service to the breast cancer community. Support women enduring the trials of breast cancer. Aid the families of women enduring the trials of breast cancer. Aid the families of those that have lost a mother to breast cancer. Support causes that promote the fight for a cure to breast cancer.

To champion the rights of people with disabilities through education, advocacy and litigation.

Our mission is to empower as many people as possible living with cancer to find strength and support through exercise. We bridge the gap between medical treatment and physical activity by working with oncologists to bring exercise directly to patients. We are committed to using the latest cancer and fitness research to set standards in our field. Our programs promote healing and a sense of well-being, while helping our clients gain control through their recovery process. Sunflower Wellness understands every person is different and offers custom-tailored programs to meet their needs, infusing a unique warmth into all our work.

We are Boys For Infinite Hope Inc, raising funds locally to fuel opportunities that can improve the outcomes for individuals everywhere. Childhood friends that decided that were are not too young to make a difference. We have each had experiences in our own life that touched us deeply and ignited in us a passion to give back. Once cause at a time, money raised through our fundraisers is used to find cures for and raise rareness of specific ills important to one of us. Spreading hope one cause at time.

Through this organization we hope to be able to: Raise Pediatric Cancer awareness and the fact that children are dying every day waiting for promising new treatments Fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, especially as it relates to their long-term effects (including prevention, detection and treatment) Help fund programs that have been proven to enhance the quality of life of children with cancer (ie, equestrian lessons, art lessons , etc.)Sofia's Hope, Inc. is dedicated to the over 13,000 children diagnosed each year with cancer and their families

To be a place where anyone touched by cancer can find the support and resources to live life to the fullest.

Shanti Project exists to enhance the health, quality of life and well-being of people with terminal, life-threatening or disabling illnesses or conditions. Through a continuum of services, including in-home and onsite patient and care navigation, emotional and practical support and preserving the human-animal bond, Shanti strives to achieve the highest medical and quality of life outcomes for San Francisco’s most vulnerable.

The National LGBT Cancer Network works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk by: EDUCATING the LGBT community about our increased cancer risks and the importance of screening and early detection; TRAINING health care providers to offer more culturally-competent, safe and welcoming care; and ADVOCATING for LGBT survivors in mainstream cancer organizations, the media and research.

Every day, 43 families learn that their child has cancer. These families are rushed to the hospital to begin treatment - scared, alone, and without any basic amenities. That's where we step in. We have been where you are. We know how much comfort the little things can bring, like a letter of personal encouragement, a bottle of shampoo, or a clean pillowcase for your child to lay on. Learn how we're making a difference today.