Community Program

Our community program provides financial support and capacity-building to community-centered initiatives that address the physical, emotional and practical challenges of cancer survivorship. 

Through our community program, we award implementation and evolution grants to community, non-profit organizations to serve the needs of people living with cancer as identified by the National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies.

We award grants in the areas of physical activity and nutrition; education and support for people living with cancer; and practical issues of survivorship. Each grant recipient completes a rigorous application process, and proposals are reviewed by a selection committee of cancer survivors and cancer community experts and advisors.

We also offer community program grantees regular training, technical assistance and opportunities to discuss challenges and exchange best practices.

On September 10-12, we will host the 2007 Community Program Conference, Building a Community of Hope, for our community program grantees.

Informative sessions will cover outreach to underserved populations, public relations, fundraising and sustainability, networking and collaboration, program evaluation, volunteer recruitment and development and more.

Conference attendees will engage in relationship building activities during which they will have the opportunity to discuss challenges and exchange best practices. 

Since the program's inception in 2001, the LAF has awarded more than $6.1 million to non-profit organizations across the country.