Resources
Trusted resources for young adults facing cancer.
CHSCF connects young adults to practical information, trusted partners, and support resources that can help during diagnosis, treatment, and life beyond cancer.
Support that helps you navigate what comes next.
Some resources offer practical information. Others connect young adults to trusted organizations or help with legal and financial questions that can arise along the way. CHSCF’s resource hub is designed to make the next step easier to find.
Information Bags
CHSCF Information Bags are designed specifically for young adults and gather practical, age-appropriate information for navigating cancer and what comes next. The current Information Bags page describes them as a bag of age-appropriate resources created for young adults, plus a few fun items.
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Partners
Discover trusted organizations and mission-aligned partners that support young adult cancer fighters and survivors in different ways. The current resources area includes a Young Adult Partners path specifically for this purpose.
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Legal, Financial and Healthcare Help
Find resources that may help with financial pressure, legal questions, healthcare navigation, and other practical issues that can arise during treatment and survivorship. The current resources area separates financial help from legal and healthcare help, so combining them into one clearer category is a sensible simplification.
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Information Bags
Practical support, thoughtfully packed for young adults.
A cancer diagnosis can put life on pause and make the healthcare system feel overwhelming. CHSCF Information Bags are designed specifically for young adults and include useful, age-appropriate resources — along with a few thoughtful extras to make you smile. The current page says the bags were created for young adults and include age-appropriate resources plus “a few fun things to make you smile.”
Note: For hospital systems requesting multiple bags, please contact CHSCF directly.
Information Bag Request
Request a CHSCF information bag.
Partners
Trusted organizations that extend the circle of support.
CHSCF highlights trusted organizations that support young adults facing cancer in different ways. These resources can offer community, education, survivorship support, fertility guidance, and practical help beyond CHSCF’s own programs.
Abridge
A free app that securely records doctor conversations, transcribes care details, and helps patients revisit visit information and follow through on medical advice.
Alliance for Fertility Preservation
Offers fertility-preservation information, support, referrals, and services so patients can protect reproductive and parenthood goals during cancer care.
American Cancer Society
Provides cancer information, support, research, treatment guidance, and practical resources that can be useful for young adults and survivors.
Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan
Provides emotional, social, and financial support to Michigan patients and families navigating blood cancers from diagnosis through treatment and beyond.
Blood Cancer United
Formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Provides support, education, and resources for people affected by blood cancers.
b-present Foundation
Improves quality of life and health outcomes for young adults with cancer by promoting connection and equipping communities to show up well during treatment and beyond.
Bright Spot Network
Provides young cancer survivors who are parents of small children with a safe space for individual and family healing, recovery, and reconnection.
Camp Kesem
Operates free summer camps across the U.S. for children who have been impacted by a parent’s cancer.
CancerCare (Young Adults)
Provides free professional support services, counseling, cancer information, and practical resources specifically for young adults affected by cancer.
Cancer Dudes
Hosts one-time workshops and community experiences for male cancer patients and survivors.
Cancer Support Community / Gilda’s Club
Provides support groups, education, and community so no one faces cancer alone.
Cancer to 5K
A free 12-week training program that helps cancer survivors build physical activity and complete a 5K with support and guidance.
CaringBridge
Provides free personal websites that help families and friends stay connected during treatment, recovery, and survivorship.
Children’s Healing Center AYA Program
Creates community and social connection for adolescents and young adults with medical conditions that weaken the immune system.
Children with Hair Loss
A Michigan nonprofit providing wigs and support for children under 21 with medically related hair loss.
Connecting Champions
Pairs young adults with cancer with mentors who share their passions, helping build one-on-one connection and encouragement.
The Colon Club
Raises awareness of early-age-onset colorectal cancer and provides support and education in approachable, stigma-breaking ways.
Cook for Your Life
Offers healthy recipes and nutrition resources for people touched by cancer.
Dear Jack Foundation
Provides programs that improve quality of life and positive health outcomes for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer.
Elephants and Tea
A media company helping adolescent and young adult patients, survivors, and caregivers know they are not alone.
Escape
Provides support and community for LGBTQIA+ adolescent and young adult cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.
Fertile Hope
A Livestrong initiative offering reproductive information, support, and hope to cancer patients and survivors at risk of infertility.
The Foye Belle Foundation
Through the Blue Bag Movement, offers encouragement and practical support to people battling breast cancer.
Friend 4 Life
Connects patients and loved ones with trained survivor and caregiver volunteers for one-on-one emotional and psychosocial support.
Gryt Health
Connects patients and caregivers with others who share similar experiences and with information relevant to their journey.
High School Yearbook
Builds connection and empowerment for teens with cancer through storytelling, community, and visibility.
Hope for Two
Provides information, support, and hope for women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy.
Humor Beats Cancer
Shares humor, stories, and connection for young adults managing the unique challenges of cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s.
Imerman Angels
Provides personalized one-to-one support connections among cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers.
Jasper
A digital app for cancer care that helps organize schedules, track symptoms and medications, and access coaching support.
Cactus Cancer Society
Formerly Lacuna Loft. Provides online support and creative coping programs for young adult cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.
Lending Hearts
Provides programs and support specific to young adults during and after cancer treatment.
Program for Breast Cancer in Young Adults
Provides videos, FAQs, and practical information tailored to young adults navigating breast cancer.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Offers cancer information, research, and coping resources, including material specific to adolescents and young adults.
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
Provides information and personalized support to help patients, caregivers, and families cope with the social and emotional challenges of transplant.
Stupid Cancer
Supports a global network of patients, survivors, caregivers, providers, and advocates with age-appropriate resources for young adults affected by cancer.
Testicular Cancer Foundation
Provides education and support to raise awareness about testicular cancer among young adult males.
Testicular Cancer Society
Raises awareness about testicular cancer and provides education and support for fighters, survivors, and caregivers.
Thriving Beyond Breast Cancer
Empowers, educates, and uplifts young women with breast cancer through financial and mental health support, virtual groups, and care kits.
Theravive
A network of licensed therapists and psychologists helping people find mental health care and counseling support.
Triage Cancer
Provides up-to-date information and practical guidance on navigating cancer’s legal, financial, and healthcare impacts.
Ulman Foundation
Supports, educates, and empowers young adults and their loved ones from diagnosis through survivorship with direct support programs and resources.
Wigs 4 Kids
A Michigan nonprofit providing wigs and support services at no cost for children and teens experiencing hair loss due to illness or treatment.
Young Survival Coalition (YSC)
A leading organization dedicated to the unique needs of young adults diagnosed with breast cancer through support, connection, and outreach.
Legal, Financial & Healthcare Help
Practical support for real-world challenges.
A cancer diagnosis can bring more than medical decisions. It can also create financial pressure, healthcare questions, and other day-to-day challenges that affect life during and beyond treatment. These resources can help young adults and families navigate those realities with more clarity and support.
Financial Assistance
These organizations may help with treatment-related financial pressure, household needs, or other practical burdens during and after cancer care.
Shades of Pink
Provides temporary financial assistance for breast cancer patients facing everyday expenses during treatment and recovery.
Allyson Whitney Foundation
Provides support and financial relief for young adults ages 16–36 facing rare cancers.
Angels of Hope
Provides financial assistance to Michigan children and families affected by cancer for essential living needs.
New Day Foundation for Families
Provides financial and emotional support to Michigan families facing cancer.
The Pink Fund
Provides short-term financial support to help breast cancer patients cover basic living expenses while in treatment.
Expect Miracles Foundation (SAMFund)
Provides financial assistance and family-building grants for young adult cancer survivors through SAMFund.
Healthcare Navigation & Practical Guidance
These resources may help with care coordination, fertility questions, reliable cancer information, and navigating the legal, financial, and healthcare impacts of treatment and survivorship.
Abridge
A free app that securely records doctor conversations, transcribes care details, and helps patients revisit visit information and follow through on medical advice.
CancerCare (Young Adults)
Provides free professional support services, counseling, cancer information, and practical resources specifically for young adults affected by cancer.
Alliance for Fertility Preservation
Offers fertility-preservation information, support, referrals, and services so patients can protect reproductive and parenthood goals during cancer care.
Triage Cancer
Provides up-to-date information and practical guidance on navigating cancer’s legal, financial, and healthcare impacts.
American Cancer Society
Provides cancer information, support, research, treatment guidance, and practical resources that can be useful for young adults and survivors.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Offers cancer information, research, and coping resources, including material specific to adolescents and young adults.
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