Description
ASCF provides cancer navigation services to families from Houston and out of town who are seeking cancer care. Our navigators are volunteers trained to help guide families through the cancer journey.
Population Served
People/Families of People with Cancer / Children and Youth (0 - 19 years) / Adults
Program Long-Term Success
To date, ASCF has helped more than 350 families successfully navigate their individual cancer journeys. These families have seeking cancer care in the Texas Medical Center have originated from Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico, Maryland, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio, New Mexico, Idaho, Tennessee, Illinois and Puerto Rico. These families have been the recipients of close to 11,000 hours of experienced and trained navigation services which have facilitated communication between these families and their healthcare teams.
Program Short-Term Success
To date, ASCF has helped more than 350 families successfully navigate their individual cancer journeys. These families have seeking cancer care in the Texas Medical Center have originated from Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico, Maryland, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio, New Mexico, Idaho, Tennessee, Illinois and Puerto Rico. These families have been the recipients of close to 11,000 hours of experienced and trained navigation services which have facilitated communication between these families and their healthcare teams.
Description
ASCF is committed to creating opportunities for families to celebrate in the midst of the cancer journey. While patients and their loved ones focus on treatment, our team of volunteers can take care of the little details that create cherished moments. These include: holidays, birthdays, ringing the bell (to signify end of treatment) and other milestones.
Population Served
People/Families of People with Cancer / Children and Youth (0 - 19 years) / Adults
Program Long-Term Success
To date, ASCF has celebrated a variety of holiday and special moments with the hundreds of families we have served. Our volunteers have facilitated celebrations of birthdays, bell ringings (to signify the end of treatment), first days of school, valentine's day, easter, chanukah, Christmas, thanksgiving and even a wedding. All celebrations are documented and photography services donated in order to ensure these special moments will serve as sacred memories to come.
Program Short-Term Success
To date, ASCF has celebrated a variety of holiday and special moments with the hundreds of families we have served. Our volunteers have facilitated celebrations of birthdays, bell ringings (to signify the end of treatment), first days of school, valentine's day, easter, chanukah, Christmas, thanksgiving and even a wedding. All celebrations are documented and photography services donated in order to ensure these special moments will serve as sacred memories to come.
Description
Through the generosity of its donors, ASCF is able to offer fully-furnished corporate apartments in the Texas Medical Center free of charge to families affected by cancer based on their needs, regardless of age, cancer type, treatment status or income. The apartments have been occupied nearly 100% of the time throughout the year, with waiting lists sometimes necessary.
Population Served
People/Families of People with Cancer / Children and Youth (0 - 19 years) / Adults
Program Long-Term Success
Due to the fact that we have 100% occupancy, increased demand as word spreads about our program, and that there is typically a waitlist, we would like to expand the program in the future to add additional furnished apartments to the program. In the short-term, we will continue to offer furnished apartments to families receiving cancer care in the Texas Medical Center. To date, ASCF has provided more than 10,000 nights of free housing to out of town families seeking cancer care in the Texas Medical Center at an average occupant rate of $150 per night which equates to $1,500,000.
Program Short-Term Success
Due to the fact that we have 100% occupancy, increased demand as word spreads about our program, and that there is typically a waitlist, we would like to expand the program in the future to add additional furnished apartments to the program. In the short-term, we will continue to offer furnished apartments to families receiving cancer care in the Texas Medical Center. To date, ASCF has provided more than 13,000 nights of free housing to out of town families seeking cancer care in the Texas Medical Center at an average occupant rate of $150 per night which equates to $1,950,000.