WILLAMETTE VALLEY CANCER FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
The community-based Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation helps cancer patients and their families shoulder some of the financial burden through an individualized grant assistance program. Serving Lincoln, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties since 2002, the mission of this nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization is "to foster hope through the support of cancer patients, education and prevention."
About This Cause
The Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation was established in 2002 to assist cancer patients Lincoln, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties. Cancer puts a strain on personal health, finances, and family life. The Foundation, through donor and volunteer generosity, supports patients in their fight against cancer. We assist patients by providing grant assistance to help ease the financial burden by helping with basic needs such as rent payments, utilities, food, transportation to and from treatment, lodging, medical premiums, prosthetics, and many other means of support. To date, over $300,000 in grants has been distributed to assist local individuals during their time of need. We are a local Foundation that continues thriving due to the many donations from community members and businesses. As we assist our local patients, we are also giving back to the local businesses, as many bills such as rent and utility payments are local.Thus, we are all supporting one another in this community. The Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation also assists patients in connecting with local resources, providing financial assistance, and participating in educational and prevention activities in the community. We sponsor health fairs in local schools, Tar Wars program, and various activities connecting to resources in the local community and beyond. The Foundation has established a resource library in the local Cancer Center where patients can check out books, nutritional cookbooks, and many other materials. Patients and their family members also have access to the Internet in our center to research cancer information and print out materials. Finally, although we support cancer patients in our local area, they do NOT need to receive treatment at our facility. Some individuals have insurance that requires them to get their treatment in another area such as Portland, and children receive treatment at Doernbecher. We do consider assisting these individuals (as long as they live in our service area) and many times they need assistance with transportation costs that amount from multiple visits.