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Founded in 1944, CancerCare^® is dedicated to helping people affected by cancer. CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization providing free professional counseling, educational programs, practical help and financial assistance. Headquartered in New York City, we serve all 50 states, including both urban and rural communities. To speak with a CancerCare social worker, call 800‑813‑HOPE (4673).

CancerCare’s New Jersey office was opened in 1982 to ensure that New Jersey residents have full access to all CancerCare services.

Our Mission

CancerCare provides free, professional support services to individuals, families, caregivers and the bereaved to help them cope with and manage the emotional and practical challenges of cancer. Our services include counseling, support groups, educational publications, workshops and financial assistance. All of our services are provided by professional oncology social workers and are offered completely free of charge.

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Face-to-Face Support Groups in New Jersey

For Patients

• Breast Cancer Support Group

  This face-to-face support group is for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer (in active treatment or post-treatment). Groups take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., at the University Medical Center at Princeton’s Breast Health Center, located at 300B Princeton Hightstown Road, East Windsor, NJ. Pre-registration is required for this group.

  Please contact Lois Glasser at 1-201-301-6807 for more information or to register.

• Conversations: Connection, Strength, and Empowerment for Women with Breast Cancer

  Join CancerCare for a special opportunity to make positive connections with others facing breast cancer. This face-to-face support group meets one Thursday afternoon each month at 1:00 p.m. at CancerCare’s Ridgewood office. Pre-registration is required for this group.

  Please contact Claire Grainger at 201-301-6811 for more information or to register.

• General Patient Support Group

  This face-to-face support group is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer. The support group takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Monroe Senior Center, Municipal Plaza, Monroe, NJ. Pre-registration is required for this group.

  Please contact Lois Glasser at 201-301-6807 for more information or to register.

• Prostate Cancer Patient and Family Support Group

  This face-to-face support group is for prostate cancer patients and their family members. This group takes place on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the The University Medical Center at Plainsboro, located on Rt. 1 between Scudders Mill Road and Plainsboro R. Pre-registration is required for this group.

  Please contact Lois Glasser at 201-301-6807 for more information or to register.

Bereavement/Grief

• Partners Bereavement Support Group

  This 10 week face-to-face support group is for people who have lost a partner or spouse to cancer. The group will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at CancerCare’s New Jersey Office, 141 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ. The next group will begin in the summer of 2013. Pre-registration is required for this group.

  For more information, please contact Glenn Meuche, MSW, 201-301-6816 or gmeuche@cancercare.org.

Community Programs in New Jersey

• Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp Friday, June 7, 6:00 p.m. – Sunday, June 9, 3:00 p.m.

  A free weekend overnight retreat for families who have lost a loved one to cancer (within the past 2 years) at Malibu Dude Ranch in Milford, PA. The camp is for the whole family (parents and children) and fun recreational activities (swimming, fishing, horseback riding, and games) are combined with therapeutic grief activities to provide emotional support.

  Registration is required. Please RSVP by May 10, 2013. Registration is required. Please contact Nick LaCorte, LSW at 800-813-4673, ext. 6810 or nlacorte@cancercare.org. You may also contact Kathy Nugent, LCSW at 800-813-4673, ext. 6809 or knugent@cancercare.org.

Patient/Family Resource Room

Located at our New Jersey office, patients and family members are invited to visit the resource room. Please call 201-444-6630 for more information.

Free Wigs

Free wigs are available at our New Jersey office. Please call 201-444-6630 for more information.

Magnolia Meals at Home

This is a meal delivery program that aims to help patients by providing nourishing meals to households affected by breast cancer. The program is currently being piloted in and around Woodcliff Lake, NJ and Andover, MA (as well as specific locations in New York, New Hampshire and Boston). Eligible participants will receive up to two months of home meal deliveries, each of which will include ten meals that are designed to help meet the nutritional needs of people living with breast cancer, and up to ten additional meals for their family members, if requested by the participant.

For more information please visit magnoliamealsathome.com or contact Kathy Nugent, LCSW at 800-813-4673, ext. 6809

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Board of Managers

• Debbie Freire
  President
• Joyce Heller
  Vice President
• Ed Jarbath
  Vice President
• Shabnam Kazmi
  Vice President
• David R. Kott, Esq.
  Immediate Past President and Executive Committee Chair
• William Federici
  Past President
• Robert J. Spiegel, MD
  Past President
• Mark Antonacci
• David V. Campbell
• Tom Carracino
• Jeffrey Kampf
• Lawrence H. Krampf
• Paulette Laurenzi
• John Maret
• Edward Moragas
• Gerald Najarian
• Anne Marie Robertson
• Richard A. Sackin
• William Straughn
• Christine Verini