Firefly Sisterhood

FIREFLY SISTERHOOD PROVIDES PEER SUPPORT TO WOMEN WITH A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. AT FIREFLY SISTERHOOD, WE EXIST TO BRING LIGHT AND HOPE TO WOMEN ON THEIR BREAST CANCER JOURNEY. OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOSTERS CONNECTIONS THAT EXTEND THE PATIENTS SUPPORT NETWORK BEYOND THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE AMAZING WOMEN (SURVIVORS/THRIVERS) THAT HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. FIREFLY SISTERHOOD'S SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE FREE AND DELIVERED AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS, DURING TREATMENT, AND INTO SURVIVORSHIP. WITH FIREFLY SISTERHOOD, NO WOMAN FACES A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS ALONE.

FIREFLY SISTERHOOD PROVIDES ONE-TO-ONE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. AT FIREFLY SISTERHOOD, WE EXIST TO BRING LIGHT AND HOPE TO WOMEN ON THEIR BREAST CANCER JOURNEY. OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOSTERS CONNECTIONS THAT EXTEND THE PATIENTS SUPPORT NETWORK BEYOND THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE AMAZING WOMEN THAT HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. WHETHER YOU'VE JUST RECEIVED A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS OR YOUR DIAGNOSIS WAS DECADES PAST, WE WILL MATCH YOU WITH A GUIDE - AN INSPIRATIONAL SURVIVOR AND THRIVER WHOSE EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR TO YOUR OWN. FIREFLY SISTERHOOD'S SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE FREE AND DELIVERED AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS, DURING TREATMENT, AND INTO SURVIVORSHIP. WHEN A WOMAN CONTACTS US REQUESTING SUPPORT, SHE IS IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE FORM AND WILL RECEIVE A REPLY WITH INFORMATION ON OUR PROGRAM AND A WELCOME EMAIL WITH NEXT STEPS IN THE MATCHING PROCESS. WITH FIREFLY SISTERHOOD, NO WOMAN FACES A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS ALONE. SINCE 2014, FIREFLY SISTERHOOD HAS MATCHED OVER 2,700 WOMEN IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER WITH A MENTOR IN OUR PROGRAM. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TRAINED 400 BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS TO BECOME PEER MENTOR GUIDES THAT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME IN OUR PROGRAM TO SUPPORT OTHER WOMEN IN THEIR BREAST CANCER JOURNEY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FIREFLY OFFERS 24 TRAINING SESSIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS WITHIN BREAST CANCER AND SURVIVORSHIP BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE OUR VOLUNTEERS FEEL EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO OTHERS IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER THROUGH THEIR SHARED AND SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE BREAST CANCER JOURNEY CAN BE FAR LESS FRIGHTENING WITH THE SUPPORT OF A SURVIVOR WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. THE PEER MENTOR GUIDES IN OUR PROGRAM HAVE ALSO FOUND A SOURCE OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION IN THEIR OWN SURVIVORSHIP THROUGH HELPING OTHERS ALONG THIS JOURNEY. THIS YEAR, WE MATCHED 356 WOMEN WITH A PEER MENTOR GUIDE AND TRAINED 53 BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS WHO JOINED AS MENTORS THIS YEAR TO OUR EXISTING GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT TOTAL 220 ACTIVE GUIDES. WE HAVE NOW OFFERED SUPPORT TO WOMEN IN 24 STATES THROUGH THE ABILITY TO CONNECT WOMEN ON VIRTUAL PLATFORMS.FIREFLY IS SUPPORTED BY PRIVATE DONATIONS FROM BUSINESSES, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS, AND MANY INDIVIDUAL'S GENEROSITY.