$79,011 raised by 197 donors
79% complete
$100,000 Goal
Thank you, Communities Foundation of NTX
We extend our sincere gratitude to the Communities Foundation of Texas for your generous $50K donation gift.
The gift in tribute to Gold Glove first baseman for the World Series Champion Texas Rangers Nathaniel Lowe as an ambassador for North Texas Giving Day and in honor of his mother's strength as she battles cancer.
We are asking you to join our team with a gift today to help us reach our $100K goal. Every gift counts towards a brighter, cancer-free future.
Your Support Will Help Reduce the Burden of Cancer in Your North Texas Community
Every Cancer. Every Life.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are the only organization improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
Our team of volunteers, staff, and donors work tirelessly to achieve our mission, and we are proud to have made significant progress across the Dallas-Fort Worth North Texas region area.
More than 80% of our revenue is invested in delivering our mission. Every year, we touch approximately 152 million lives through our discovery research, advocacy work, and patient support programs and services. In the state of Texas alone:
Dallas-Fort Worth is home to the American Cancer Society Gene and Jerry Jones Family Hope Lodge community.
The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
- Road to Recovery: This program provides free transportation for cancer patients to and from treatment. Donations can help fund the cost of gas and vehicle maintenance for volunteer drivers.
- Hope Lodge: This program provides free lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers who need to travel to receive treatment. Donations can help cover the cost of maintaining and operating Hope Lodge locations across the country.
- Cancer Information Helpline: This program offers free information and support to anyone affected by cancer through a 24/7 helpline. Donations can help fund the salaries of trained specialists who staff the helpline.
- Cancer Research Funding: The American Cancer Society provides funding to researchers and institutions to help accelerate the progress of cancer research. Donations can help fund research studies and clinical trials aimed at developing new treatments and prevention strategies.
- Reach To Recovery: This program connects newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with trained volunteers who have also experienced breast cancer. Donations can help fund the training and support of these volunteers, as well as the resources provided to patients.
- Cancer Survivors Network: This online support community connects cancer survivors and caregivers with others who have experienced similar situations. Donations can help fund the maintenance and expansion of this platform.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to achieving our mission, and reducing cancer disparities is an overarching goal of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. We need to make sure everyone has the ability to benefit from advancements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. All people deserve a fair and just opportunity to live longer, healthier lives; this is demonstrated through our Core Value of diversity and intentionally striving for equity through inclusion and respect.
We believe that we will not reach our mission if we are not inclusive of every community touched by cancer, actively working towards ending cancer disparities. We acknowledge that there is still much work to be done, in partnership with communities that have been disproportionately burdened by cancer and who experience greater obstacles to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and survival. This includes Black people and African Americans; Hispanic/Latino people; Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders; Indigenous people and Alaska Natives; LGBTQ+ people; and people with disabilities. This work must take an intersectional approach; that is, understanding that people have overlapping identities, which are varied, complex, and shaped by the systems they interact with. Health is not always “one size fits all,” and we must be intentional, thoughtful, and inclusive if we are to have long-lasting impact.
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American Cancer Society DFW
Organization name
American Cancer Society- North Texas
Causes
Medical/Scientific Research
Operating Budget
$10,000,000 or more
Counties Served
Hunt, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hood, Grayson, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Address
PO Box 140069