Our mission is to provide financial
assistance to women cancer patients in Massachusetts. Five
years ago we focused solely on breast cancer patients, however we soon
realized that we were called to help all women cancer patients.
Our belief is that if a woman's heart
and mind is at rest, then her body can heal more rapidly and
effectively.
To that end, we require
client-patients to submit to us, via hard
copy mail, an original, signed on letterhead, letter from
their physician indicating their patient status, diagnosis and treatment
plan. Along with this, they may include a xerox copy of the bill
that is most upsetting for them at the time. We do not issue
monetary payments to patients; we pay vendors directly on behalf of
patients. These include, but are not limited to, rent, utilities,
cable/internet, copays, credit cards, and the like. Occassionally
we are able to provide gift cards for gas purchases to help alleviate
the expense of travel to and from hospitals, or a pharmacy gift card to
help with prescription purchases. Ours is a small organization.
We are all volunteers and depend heaviliy on the donations of others to
assist us in fulfilling our mission. If we are unable to pay a
bill in full, then we issue a partial
payment to help bring down the balance for the client.
We review requests for assistance
twice a month. If a request comes to our attention that is
very time sensitive, then we have the option to move it to a high
priority status. Of course, all requests for assistance along with
any information/materials we receive are of the utmost privacy and are
under strict confidentiality policy. We do not market, share or
sell client information in any way shape or form without the express,
written consent of the client.
Again, we are a small, 100%
volunteer organization. We do not have office space, nor do we
have a main telephone line for requests. For obvious reasons, we
do not provide our personal cell or home numbers. We depend
heavily on email to process our information and connect with
clients. We hope this information is helpful to you.
