Cancer Services
Northeast Indiana
HOPE Foundation partners with Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana to provide help when you need it.
CSNI & HOPE.
In an effort to provide more services and help to cancer patients in Wabash County, HOPE Foundation reached out to partner with Cancer Services in Northeast Indiana. The staff resources available at Cancer Services are a great complement to HOPE Foundation’s volunteers. They are independent organizations working together to help people with cancer.
Financial support from HOPE Foundation ensures that direct financial assistance is available for Wabash residents as well as access to professional counselors, cancer education and practical resources such as medical equipment and wigs that cancer patients might need.
Mission
The mission of Cancer Services is to enhance the quality of life of those affected by cancer by providing meaningful resources, information and compassionate assistance.
Area
Founded in 1944, the organization serves 11 counties in northeast Indiana, including Wabash County by offering a wide variety of programs and services.
Compassion
Every cancer experience is unique, but every person with cancer needs and deserves to have a compassionate and knowledgeable companion to walk the journey beside them.
FULL RANGE OF NEEDS.
When people with cancer come to Cancer Services, they meet with a Client Advocate, a person who becomes their key resource. The Advocate interacts not only with the cancer patient, but with the entire family, as well. He or she assesses and identifies the full-range of needs for each family, and works with each client on an ongoing basis to assure that those needs continue to be met.
Clients and their families benefit from:
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Personalized supportive counseling
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Specialized programming for children with cancer (Kids Surviving Cancer)
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Specialized programming for children affected by cancer (Courageous Kids)
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Professional financial consultation
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Professional legal consultation
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Support communities
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Financial assistance for cancer-related expenses
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Advocacy with insurers and employers
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Information and referrals
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Resource library
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Durable medical equipment loans
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Home health care supplies
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Nutrition consultations and education
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Nutrition supplies
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Educational workshops
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Transportation assistanceÂ
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Massage
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Exercise therapy, including yoga, tai chi and stretching
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Wigs, hats and scarves
Our programs and services are offered to those with cancer and their families at NO COST.