STRIKE OUT AGAINST CANCER

In the Spring of 1992, a small group of dedicated visionaries imagined a place in Santa Cruz where women who were living with cancer might find help, information, and a supportive community. They pictured a place where they would find open-hearted support and understanding as they faced painful challenges with no easy solutions. They dreamed of a place where they would not feel quite so alone, where women from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, lifestyles, and ethnic origins could sit side by side, sharing their experiences of cancer. They imagined an organization which would advocate for research into the underlying causes of cancer, and which would challenge the cancer establishment's limited agenda. They envisioned an organization which would educate the public, and which would provide a central location for resources and referrals. They believed that all of these services should be offered free of charge to any woman with cancer, and to her loved ones... WomenCARE is a community..

Primary location: Santa Cruz United States