Cancer Survivor Foundation

The Cancer Survivor Foundation

The Cancer Survivor Foundation (CSF) serves persons diagnosed with cancer by focusing on their mental, emotional, and spiritual transition following a cancer diagnosis or treatment. CSF provides a forum for dealing with elements of grief and the loss of the life previously lived and the transition to life anew. CSF is a safe gathering space for survivors that will provide tools and support to work through transition into your new life.

Our Vision

Our vision is the Capital Region where people impacted by cancer can access resources to support them on their journey through cancer to remission and recovery.

Our Mission

The Cancer Survivor Foundation (CSF) provides support to cancer patients and survivors in the Capital Region through empowerment activities designed to enhance the quality of life.  CSF does this by:

1. Facilitating support groups

2. Providing individualized guidance and mentoring

3. Offering a first-hand perspective on cancer information and resources

4. Developing community partners

Our Values

The following values inform the work of the Cancer Survivor Foundation (CSF):

• Accountability: CSF holds itself responsible to do right and adhere to ethical principles in an environment of openness and honesty.

• Community: CSF brings cancer patients and survivors together to foster connections among the community in which they live and work.

• Compassion: CSF has empathy for those impacted by cancer, and for the trauma and issues the person is experiencing at that moment. CSF treats people with kindness and sensitivity.

• Dignity: CSF offers services from the perspective of those in need.