Hopewell Cancer Support Inc

HOPEWELL OFFERS MARYLAND ADULTS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS A ROBUST MONTHLY CALENDAR OF YEAR-ROUND, PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL SUPPORT GROUPS, MIND BODY SPIRIT CLASSES, AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAMS, ALWAYS AT NO-CHARGE.

HOPEWELL OPENED ITS DOORS IN APRIL 1993 AS THE FIRST TO OFFER PSYCHOSOCIAL CANCER SUPPORT IN THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION. SINCE THEN, HOPEWELL HAS BEEN ADDRESSING THE NONMEDICAL, BUT EQUALLY CHALLENGING, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF CANCER THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING OF ALWAYS EVOLVING, PARTICIPANT-CENTERED PROGRAMS LED BY EXPERIENCED, LICENSED CLINICIANS AND CREDENTIALED INSTRUCTORS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED YEAR-ROUND ON DAYS, EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, OUT OF CAUTION FOR OUR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PARTICIPANTS, MOST PROGRAMMING CONTINUED VIRTUALLY. STARTING IN APRIL 2023, WE BROUGHT OUR FAMILY PROGRAMS BACK ON CAMPUS AND HAVE ALSO OFFERED SEVERAL IN-PERSON "POP-UP" PROGRAMS. PEOPLE COME TO HOPEWELL AS EQUALS . . . PARTICIPANTS NOT PATIENTS. WE REQUIRE NO REFERRAL AND CHARGE NO FEES, EVER, WHICH MAKES HOPEWELL OPEN TO ALL ON AN EQUAL BASIS, NO RED TAPE, NO DISTINCTIONS. THIS PRACTICE CULTIVATES A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND EVER-EVOLVING COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS THAT BRIDGES TRADITIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIVIDES. WE SERVE EACH PERSON WITH CANCER, AND THEIR FAMILIES, LOVED ONES, AND SUPPORT PEOPLE, FOR HOWEVER LONG THEY NEED. EVEN THROUGHOUT COVID, WE HAVE WELCOMED SEVERAL HUNDRED NEW PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY.OUR VARIED PROGRAMMING SPANS EIGHT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING: SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THOSE WITH CANCER OF ANY TYPE OR STAGE AND CORRESPONDING GROUPS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES; NETWORKING GROUPS FOR DIAGNOSIS-SPECIFIC CANCERS; MIND, BODY, SPIRIT CLASSES (MOVEMENT, MEDITATION, ARTS); EXERCISE AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS; ONE TIME AND SHORT SERIES WORKSHOPS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICIPANT REQUESTS; EXPRESSIVE ARTS GROUPS; FAMILY CIRCLE LONGSTANDING AND HIGHLY VALUED PROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO HAVE AN ADULT LOVED ONE WITH CANCER; AND BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS.OUR SPEAKER SERIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS RELEVANT TO CURRENT HOPEWELL PARTICIPANTS. LEADING ONCOLOGY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS SPECIALTIES, 16 OF WHOM WERE NEW TO HOPEWELL, WILLINGLY DONATED THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 20 PRESENTATIONS THAT ADDRESSED TOPICS SUCH AS CANCER RESEARCH, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND DECISION MAKING, SIDE EFFECT MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION, STRESS REDUCTION, AND MANY MORE.HOPEWELL'S SERVICES ARE IN-DEMAND AND PROGRAMS ARE THRIVING. WITH AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT COMMUNITY NOW NUMBERING MORE THAN 1,600 INDIVIDUALS, WE CURRENTLY DIRECTLY SERVE APPROXIMATELY 2,100 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. MONTHLY ATTENDANCE AT OUR 90-PLUS SESSIONS HAS RANGED FROM 370-640 PARTICIPANTS WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 524.HOPEWELL ALSO MAINTAINS LONGSTANDING CONNECTIONS WITH HEALTHCARE STAFF WITHIN SOME 60 DEPARTMENTS AT THE REGION'S 20-PLUS ONCOLOGY CENTERS, WHICH ARE OUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF REFERRALS AND HAVE LONG HELD HOPEWELL IN HIGH ESTEEM AS A TRUSTED, VALUED RESOURCE. OUR REVENUE COMES EXCLUSIVELY FROM DONATIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR AND VALUE OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES ARE FOREVER CHANGED BY A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. SOURCES INCLUDE GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS (CURRENT AND PAST PARTICIPANTS AND MANY OTHER FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL), FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS AND GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS, AND BEQUESTS. NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING OR INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE RECEIVED. TODAY, HOPEWELL REMAINS THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL CANCER SUPPORT THAT IS OFFERED AT NO CHARGE AND IS INDEPENDENT, FREE-STANDING, NON-INSTITUTIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND, FOR NOW, PRIMARILY VIRTUAL.FOR THOSE ON A CANCER JOURNEY, THE ENERGY OF GATHERING TOGETHER WHETHER IN PERSON AT OUR SERENE, 8-ACRE CAMPUS OR VIRTUALLY ADDS A DEPTH TO RELATIONSHIPS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY THAT IS IRREPLACEABLE. FOR 30 YEARS, WE HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS IS THE HEART OF HOPEWELL. PARTICIPATION IS CONSTANT IN OUR PROGRAMS, AND PLANS ARE IN PROCESS FOR A HYBRID MODEL OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING TO BEGIN IN FY 2024.TO LEARN MORE, SEE US AT WWW.HOPEWELLCANCERSUPPORT.ORG. CONTACT US VIA OUR WEBSITE OR BY CALLING 410-832-2719.