Causes: Community Foundations, Health, Philanthropy
Mission: Team Continuum, a 501(c)3 not for profit organization, is dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families minimize the disruptions, hardships and uncertainties of everyday life so that they can focus on crucial medical care. We provide immediate and vital assistance - both practical and personal - every step of the way, such as paying household expenses, offering friendship and moral support, and funding health care facilities to enhance the delivery of care, communications and educational services. Our goal is to maximize and expand our partnerships with endurance sports that mirror the challenges, commitment, hope and strength required to endure living with cancer, as well as the ultimate reward in emerging victorious. Because as a patient, family member, friend, caregiver, or Team Continuum supporter we're all in the race together.
Results: We provide assistance to hundreds of families each year. Since January of this year, we have helped over one hundred applicants by purchasing grocery gift cards, paying utility bills, and making rent and mortgage payments on their behalf.
Target demographics: Cancer patients and their immediate family members.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Thousands people battling cancer within U. S.
Geographic areas served: All 50 states
Programs: Endurance events - in making a connection between two of life's most challenging pursuits, that of battling cancer and running a marathon, team continuum raises awareness of the strength and resilience of cancer patients and the doctors, families, friends and organizations that are vital to the treatment and recovery process.
cancer supportive services at beth israel hospital/ ny - since 2007, team continuum has funded the positions oncology social worker and oncology nutritionist. Since that time several thousands of patients have been helped.
patient and caregiver awareness & support program - team continuum's patient and caregiver awareness & support program is unique in its mission, scope, breadth of outreach. The program provides immediate, vital, non-medical assistance to cancer patients undergoing treatment and their families where the diagnosis results in hardship and uncertainty in their everyday lives. Area of assistance are items that are not covered by any form of insurance such and include but are not limited to: rent, mortgage, and car payments, utility bills, a bed, a birthday party for a child undergoing treatment. The effects of each grant reaches beyond the patients taking into consideration their families. Spouses, parents, grandparents, children, and siblings of cancer patients all experience an immediate alleviation of financial burden due to team continuum's support. The cancer patients and their families that team continuum supports are able to redirect their focus towards the patients' care and maintain economic security until thus able to return to employment.
Mission: Team Continuum, a 501(c)3 not for profit organization, is dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families minimize the disruptions, hardships and uncertainties of everyday life so that they can focus on crucial medical care. We provide immediate and vital assistance - both practical and personal - every step of the way, such as paying household expenses, offering friendship and moral support, and funding health care facilities to enhance the delivery of care, communications and educational services. Our goal is to maximize and expand our partnerships with endurance sports that mirror the challenges, commitment, hope and strength required to endure living with cancer, as well as the ultimate reward in emerging victorious. Because as a patient, family member, friend, caregiver, or Team Continuum supporter we're all in the race together.
Results: We provide assistance to hundreds of families each year. Since January of this year, we have helped over one hundred applicants by purchasing grocery gift cards, paying utility bills, and making rent and mortgage payments on their behalf.
Target demographics: Cancer patients and their immediate family members.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Thousands people battling cancer within U. S.
Geographic areas served: All 50 states
Programs: Endurance events - in making a connection between two of life's most challenging pursuits, that of battling cancer and running a marathon, team continuum raises awareness of the strength and resilience of cancer patients and the doctors, families, friends and organizations that are vital to the treatment and recovery process.
cancer supportive services at beth israel hospital/ ny - since 2007, team continuum has funded the positions oncology social worker and oncology nutritionist. Since that time several thousands of patients have been helped.
patient and caregiver awareness & support program - team continuum's patient and caregiver awareness & support program is unique in its mission, scope, breadth of outreach. The program provides immediate, vital, non-medical assistance to cancer patients undergoing treatment and their families where the diagnosis results in hardship and uncertainty in their everyday lives. Area of assistance are items that are not covered by any form of insurance such and include but are not limited to: rent, mortgage, and car payments, utility bills, a bed, a birthday party for a child undergoing treatment. The effects of each grant reaches beyond the patients taking into consideration their families. Spouses, parents, grandparents, children, and siblings of cancer patients all experience an immediate alleviation of financial burden due to team continuum's support. The cancer patients and their families that team continuum supports are able to redirect their focus towards the patients' care and maintain economic security until thus able to return to employment.
info@teamcontinuum.net
401 Fifth Avenue - 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
917-595-4169
Health
New York
