Cancer Resources
Support Beyond the Experience
While Buckit focuses on creating meaningful experiences for adults with non-curable cancer, we recognize that many individuals and families need support in other areas as well.
The organizations below may provide assistance with financial challenges, transportation, lodging, emotional support, nutrition, caregiver resources, and more.
Financial Assistance
CancerCare
Provides limited financial assistance for transportation, co-pays, child care, home care, and other cancer-related expenses.
Patient Advocate Foundation
Provides case management services and helps patients navigate insurance denials, disability applications, employment concerns, and financial hardship.
Family Reach
Offers direct financial assistance and financial planning support for families facing cancer.
HealthWell Foundation
Provides grants that may help cover insurance premiums, co-pays, deductibles, and other treatment-related costs.
The Pink Fund
Provides short-term financial assistance for breast cancer patients in active treatment.
Gateway to Hope
Provides financial assistance and navigation services for individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment in Missouri.
Good Days
Provides financial support that may help eligible patients access prescribed treatment and manage out-of-pocket medical costs.
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
Offers a searchable resource directory to help patients and families find financial assistance programs related to cancer care.
Cancer Support Community Helpline
Provides resource navigation and guidance to help patients locate financial assistance, counseling, support groups, and community resources.
NeedyMeds
Provides information on programs that may help with medication costs, co-pays, and other healthcare-related expenses.
Patient Support & Community
Cancer Support Community
Provides support groups, counseling, education, wellness programs, and caregiver support at no cost.
Cancer Support Community St. Louis
Local St. Louis programs offering support groups, educational workshops, social activities, and emotional support for patients and caregivers.
Imerman Angels
Matches cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and family members with mentors who have experienced a similar diagnosis or situation.
Cancer Hope Network
Connects patients and caregivers with trained survivor volunteers who provide one-on-one peer support.
Cancer and Careers
Provides guidance, education, and resources for individuals balancing work and cancer treatment.
Triage Cancer
Offers practical guidance on insurance, employment, finances, disability benefits, and legal rights after a cancer diagnosis.
CaringBridge
Helps patients and families share health updates, organize support, and stay connected with loved ones during treatment.
Cancer Companions
Provides faith-based emotional and spiritual support, including prayer partners and caregiver resources.
National Breast Cancer Foundation
Provides patient education, navigation services, support programs, and breast cancer resources for patients and families.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Offers education, peer support, financial assistance programs, and personalized support for blood cancer patients and caregivers.
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)
Provides patient services, clinical trial matching, education, and support resources for pancreatic cancer patients and families.
AIM at Melanoma Foundation
Offers education, support resources, and treatment information for melanoma patients, survivors, and caregivers.
Colorectal Cancer Alliance
Provides patient support, educational resources, screening information, and navigation services for those affected by colorectal cancer.
Transportation & Lodging
Angel Flight Central
Provides free air transportation through volunteer pilots for qualifying medical travel and treatment.
Mercy Medical Angels
Coordinates free ground transportation, commercial airline assistance, and volunteer pilot programs for medical care.
Air Charity Network
National network of volunteer pilots providing free flights for medical treatment and specialty care.
Wings of Hope
Provides medical air transportation assistance for patients who need access to healthcare services.
NeedyMeds Transportation Assistance
Maintains a searchable database of transportation programs that may help patients access medical treatment and healthcare services.
Hope Lodge
Offers free lodging for cancer patients and caregivers who must travel away from home for treatment.
Joe's House
Provides a nationwide directory of discounted lodging options near treatment centers.
Hospitality House STL
Provides affordable lodging for patients and families traveling to St. Louis for medical treatment.
National Patient Travel Center
Connects patients with transportation resources that may help them access medical care and treatment.
Food & Daily Living
Food Outreach
Provides medically tailored meals, groceries, and nutrition support for people living with cancer and other serious illnesses.
Cleaning for a Reason
Connects cancer patients with free professional home cleaning services through participating cleaning companies.
Meals on Wheels
Helps connect individuals with local meal delivery programs that support people who may have difficulty preparing meals.
Operation Food Search
St. Louis-based organization providing food assistance, nutrition support, and connections to community resources.
St. Louis Area Foodbank
Provides food assistance and helps connect individuals and families with local hunger-relief resources.
Caregivers, Grief & Legacy
Caregiver Action Network
Provides education, resources, and support for family caregivers navigating medical, emotional, and daily caregiving responsibilities.
CancerCare Caregiver Support
Offers counseling, support groups, educational workshops, and resources specifically for caregivers.
GriefShare
Provides grief recovery support groups throughout the United States for individuals coping with the loss of a loved one.
Compassus Grief Support
Offers grief education, support groups, and bereavement resources for families coping with loss.
What's Your Grief
Offers practical grief education, articles, podcasts, and tools for navigating loss and healing.
The Dinner Party
Connects young adults who have experienced significant loss through peer-led support communities.
Ever Loved
Provides guidance and planning resources for memorials, funerals, obituaries, and honoring loved ones.
National Alliance for Children's Grief
Offers resources and support for families helping children navigate grief and loss.
St. Louis & Regional Resources
Gateway to Hope
Provides financial assistance, navigation services, and support for individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment in Missouri.
Cancer Support Community St. Louis
Offers support groups, educational programs, wellness activities, and emotional support for patients and caregivers.
Food Outreach
Provides medically tailored meals, nutrition counseling, and grocery support throughout the St. Louis region.
Susan G. Komen Missouri
Provides patient support, education, navigation services, and access to breast cancer resources throughout Missouri.
Karen Weidinger Foundation
Provides breast cancer education, support services, and community programs for patients and families in the St. Louis region.
Blood Cancer United
Offers support, education, financial assistance programs, and community connections for individuals affected by blood cancers.
Siteman Cancer Center
Nationally recognized cancer center providing treatment, support services, clinical trials, and survivorship resources.
BJC HealthCare Cancer Services
Provides cancer treatment, patient navigation, support programs, and specialty care throughout the St. Louis region.
SSM Health Cancer Care
Offers comprehensive cancer treatment, support services, and patient-centered care throughout Missouri and Illinois.