Causes: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Education, Health

Mission: To provide essential support services for breast cancer patients to ease the stresses of everyday life, allowing the focus to be on family, recovery and healing. Providing transportation to medical appointments, light housekeeping, nutritional and grocery assistance, childcare reimbursement, nutritious prepared/delivered meals and integrative therapy services free of charge through our Healing Together Patient and Family Care Program and Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Program help to relieve a patient’s burden while in treatment. The Ellie Fund is honored to provide assistance to breast cancer patients residing in and/or receiving treatment in Massachusetts.

Target demographics: Breast cancer patients and their families

Direct beneficiaries per year: More than 600 breast cancer patients and their families across Massachusetts.

Geographic areas served: Massachusetts

Programs: Ellie Fund offers two programs: Healing Together Patient and Family Care Program and Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Program. Through these programs we provide essential support services to breast cancer patients so that they can focus on what matters most - family, recovery and healing. Our services include:- nutrition and grocery assistance- transportation to and from medical appointments- reimbursement for childcare, after-school programs and summer camps- prepared and delivered meals- light housekeeping - integrative therapies (for breast cancer patients with a metastatic diagnosis)