Support Women with Cancer on Give Out Day!

Please Support WCRC's Mission! 

“By giving to WCRC, you are giving to an organization that does not overlook or minimize our LGBTQ+ community.  We are seen and we are honored.  Thank you for supporting us.” -Andrea

Cancer touched my WCRC Board colleague Andrea’s life at the very young age of eight, when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Watching her mother go through three bouts with cancer left a lasting impact on Andrea, instilling in her a commitment to help other women who were facing cancer.  

When she joined the WCRC board, Andrea learned that a few of her friends in the LGBTQ community have come to WCRC for resources and support. Andrea observed, “At WCRC you can be your authentic being and get the help you need when faced with cancer.”

Through targeted outreach and LGBTQ-oriented community events, LGBTQ people receive empathetic and respectful cancer support at WCRC.  In the past year, special events included:    

• an LGBTQ Caregivers Panel, cohosted with The Pacific Center 
• a community listening session with Alameda County to better understand the mental health needs of LGBTQI seniors, cohosted with NIA Collective  
• a community dialogue about how end of life considerations impact LGBTQI people differently, cohosted with ReImagine End of Life 

Across these community events, there were common themes about access to adequate emotional support, fears around being alone/isolated when managing an illness, and financial resources to make ends meet. 

YOUR GIFT TODAY will help WCRC meet the needs of these community members. Even better, the Barlow Family has offered a matching gift of up to $10,000 that will double the value of your donation! Many of WCRC's clients are already under-served, isolated and immuno-compromised. COVID-19 is putting them at greater risk than ever -- medically, socially and economically.  

From June 1 through midnight on Give OUT Day, June 30, WCRC has set a goal to raise at least $25,000 to fund the FREE services we provide every day of the year, so that no one who comes to us will have to face cancer alone. Your donation of $25 or more will support community-based navigation, health and wellness classes, psychotherapy and more, ensuring that WCRC's clients receive the tools they to face their cancer journey.   

Please donate between June 1 and June 30 to help us compete for thousands in additional Give OUT Day prize money.