Other Helpful Organizations
We exist to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.
Wonders & Worries provides free, professional support for children and teenagers ages 2-18 through a parent’s serious illness or injury. The Illness Education and Coping Curriculum© is clinically validated and professionally delivered nationwide by CCLS’s, free to families and available in English and Spanish in select locations.
The mission of The Negative Space is to change the way caregivers of all kinds are seen and supported.
www.thenegativespace.life
GiveWillow is the first funeral and support registry, created with care and intention to support families through terminal illness and loss. By aligning families’ real needs with purposeful community support, we make it easier for loved ones to help in meaningful ways.
Bright Spot Network provides cancer survivors who are parents of young children with a safe space for individual and familial healing, recovery, and reconnection.
GriefShare is a welcoming support group that helps people navigate the challenges of grief after the death of a loved one. Through practical insights from grief experts, meaningful discussion, and the encouragement of others who understand, you’ll find helpful tools and support for your journey.
Improve quality of life for families impacted by ALS by creating and disseminating clear, trusted, and accessible educational resources.
Eluna supports children, teens, and families affected by grief or the addiction of a family member. Eluna operates camps in nearly 50 locations across the U.S. and Canada and provides online programming
We exist to serve today’s community of women whose husbands have passed away. We are an expression of God’s might at work in the widow’s world. Our passion is for the widow — to meet her where she is, on her terms, in meaningful ways, at appropriate times, and to expect nothing in return.
The Brigance Brigade Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to equip, encourage, and empower people living with ALS.
Local: Maryland
Brighter Days Family Grief Center
Brighter Days is a statewide serving nonprofit family grief center providing grievers of every age free financial, logistical, and emotional support. Additionally, we provide fee-based grief trainings to schools, churches, and organizations throughout the US.
Local: Minnesota
Faithly is a digital platform for ministry. It’s like LinkedIn, for people serving the church.
We offer free in-person youth retreats, virtual guide to adulting workshops, therapeutic songwriting, and peer mentoring programs for youth 13-20 years old living with serious / chronic illness.
Elephants and Tea
Our mission is to help adolescent and young adult cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers feel less alone in their experience with cancer. We build community through storytelling. The Elephant in the room is cancer. Tea is the relief conversation provides.
Hope for Grieving Families supports families with children who have lost a loved one. Monthly free events brings families together for an afternoon of community and connection.
Local: District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
To reduce financial barriers to care for underinsured patients with chronic or life-altering diseases.
We help people living with ALS (pALS) maintain their ability to meaningfully communicate with family, caregivers, and medical professionals, no matter the stage of their disease.
Kesem provides free, year-round programs that support children ages 6–18 who are coping with a parent or primary caregiver’s cancer. Through summer camp, virtual clubs, community events, and on-site programming, kids build connections, gain resilience, and experience the joy of simply being kids.
Hope Loves Company is a nationally recognized nonprofit that provides support, resources and community to children who have or had a loved one with ALS. We give children and young adult caregivers the tools they need to navigate grief, find joy, and remain hopeful.
Hot Mess Express provides judgment-free practical support to women experiencing temporary overwhelm through free home reset missions, including cleaning and organizing. We connect women with local volunteers who are ready to lend a hand when life feels like too much.
Lorenzo’s House is a virtual, global community empowering the sons, daughters, children, and families affected by younger-onset dementia (YOD) through healing in community, advocating for dementia justice and educating for a YOD informed society.
Our mission is to support families with ALS in the WA, ID and MT areas. We help with grants towards accessible ramps, bathroom modifications, as well as providing free housing and mortgage/rent assistance.
To serve the ALS community by raising research funds to help find a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), providing services to people with ALS (pALS) and their families, and raising public awareness of the disease.
To improve life for people living with ALS and those who care for them by delivering innovative technology and equipment, as well as providing and empowering an improved life experience.
We have 3 session of 6 weeks each for adults grieving the loss of a loved one. These groups include a light dinner, speaker and small groups led by volunteer facilitators.
Local: Minneapolis, MN
The mission of The Gathering Place is to support, educate and empower individuals and families currently coping with the impact of cancer in their lives through programs and services provided free of charge.
Local: Ohio
Helps individuals & families create thoughtful estate plans that protect what matters most & ensure their values, wishes, & legacy are carried forward. We empower clients to make informed decisions that bring peace of mind for themselves & the people they love.
Local: St. Paul, MN
Called by God, Our Lady of Peace gently comforts and cares for those most in need near the end of their lives, wherever they call home, regardless of means. Our Lady of Peace mainly services families across the Twin Cities.
Local: St. Paul, MN
Specializing in therapy for oncology, chronic illness, grief, and healthcare professionals, we create a warm and welcoming environment where you can explore your emotions, find solace, and discover resilience.
Local: Minnesota
Our mission is to engage the law to resolve the complex challenges facing people & communities affected by cancer. Providing free legal care & education to Minnesotans affected by cancer, for the legal issues they face that directly impact their health & quality of life.
Local: Minnesota
The Widow Collaborative exists to support widows through the hardest season of their lives — providing connection, gifting, emergency assistance, and community built by widows, for widows.
Local: Minnesota
The Masonic Cancer Center exists to reduce the burden of cancer on Minnesota and beyond. In addition to our research, we provide free community events for cancer survivors, caregivers and loved ones to provide information, education, resources, and community.
Local: Minnesota
The Fanny Pack Foundation extends grants to individuals living with ALS for essential caregiving, medical equipment, ADA renovations, and memory-making trips. The Fanny Pack Foundation currently serves the ALS community in SC, NC, and VA.