Are you looking for emotional guidance and support from other women your age? We have created a special group tailed to women 50 years old and younger.Target audience are those diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer.
Organizers: Nancy “Charlie” Swopes, Rachel Schaeffer Barraza
Meeting locations: RGCF classroom, 616 N. Virginia, Suite D
Meeting times: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 4th Tuesday of the month
Contact: Charlie Swopes (915) 577-7186; Rachel Barraza (915) 373-6115
Email: Nancy.swopes@tenethealth.com
A wellness and educational forum, the group is brought together by the misadventure that is cancer. Chia’s Silver Lining brings cancer survivors together to listen and talk, teach and learn, and most importantly to enjoy each other.Powerful things happen when people come together. By connecting, we change each other’s lives. We are each others Silver Lining.
Organizers: Chia Wollslager
Meeting locations: various locations throughout the community
Meeting times/dates: https://www.chiasilverlining.com/pages/hear-and-now-meet-ups
Contact: Chia Wollschlager, (915) 203-0808
Email: chia@chiasilverlining.com
Website: www.chiasilverlining.com
If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, you are invited to a Faith & Grief lunch to be strengthened by food, inspiration, prayer and conversation with others who understand.People of all faiths are welcome.
Organizers: Katherine Norvell, Carlos Clugy-Soto, Pete McMillan, Karen Sutton
Meeting locations: First Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison Drive
Meeting times/dates: 2nd Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Email: norvelk@aol.com
Contact: (469) 251-9612 or RGCF (915) 562-7660 X 304
Website: www.FaithAndGrief.org
In partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UTEP (OLLI), the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation sponsors classes to enhance the enjoyment, meaning and direction of mature lives, to stay connected and to support the well-being of adults. OLLI classes, lectures and tours are held either at RGCF offices, UTEP, virtually or on-site and seek to develop a community of older learners to share knowledge, spark ideas, inspire new thinking and forge friendships. No tests or pressure... just the sheer joy of learning and camaraderie.
Organizers: OLLI
Meeting Locations: see OLLI catalog
Meeting times/date: see OLLI catalog
Contact: Lynn Provenzano, (915) 747-6374 or (915) 449-0619,
Rio Grande Cancer Foundation (915) 562-7660 x 304,
Website: www.utep.edu/olli
A 12-week workshop for cancer survivors and caregivers with various topics related to healing and survivorship.Focus on active living after cancer and includes presentations on nutrition, spirituality and survivorship dialogue, the group is available in English and in Spanish.
Organizers: Cancer & Chronic Disease Consortium
Meeting Locations: Various, throughout the city
Meeting times/dates: various
Contact: Adriana Valdes or Pat Morales, (915) 771-6305
Email: avaldes@swccdc.org
Supporting the whole patient means meeting their emotional needs as well as their physical ones. Even better: doing so is also shown to improve treatment outcomes. We work with providers to host groups where people can share personal experiences and feelings, chronic medical conditions, bereavement or caregiving. There is no cost to attend these groups, however, reservations are requested.
Are You Interested in Organizing a Support Group?
At the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation, we support and fund new and existing cancer support groups of the following types:
Cancer support groups are the living, breathing embodiment of the mission of the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation. Funding is available to groups that meet the following criteria:
Faith-based organizations that welcome and serve all members of the community regardless of religious belief are also invited to apply.
To be considered for funding, email a proposal including meeting locations, dates and times; target audience; focus; methodologies; key objectives; and measures of success, and email it to rgcf@rgcf.org.
Mon to Fri: 8AM - 5PM
Sat & Sun: Closed
We are at the corner of Virginia St. & Wyoming Ave.
