$97,118 raised by 563 donors
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$100,000 Goal
Please join the American Cancer Society (ACS) as we work to end cancer for everyone, everywhere, by contributing to our goal of raising $100,000 this Colorado Gives Day! Join ACS as we work to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
ACS in Colorado Communities
In 2023, the American Cancer Society:
Testimonials
We believe the impact of our work can be best understood through the words and stories of Colorado patients and caregivers who have relied on ACS programs during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
"An older adult patient needed radiation therapy as part of his treatment plan at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Colorado. The patient lived in Brighton, about 18 miles away, but he had no car and minimal resources with which to pay for transportation to and from his treatments. The Care Manager at Good Samaritan was able to set the patient up with the American Cancer Society-provided transportation support to pay for Lyft rides to and from his appointments. Now, he is no longer missing any radiation appointments thanks to ACS transportation support." - Cancer Center Social Worker
"Calling the American Cancer Society and requesting trips with the Road to Recovery program has been a blessing. We wouldn't have been able to get John to his brain cancer treatments without ACS's help. John retired from CDOT just before he was diagnosed so now we are on a fixed income. Margaret, an ACS volunteer driver and our angel, has become a friend and made a huge impact on our quality of life. We are so fortunate to have the American Cancer Society and free rides to treatment." - Sandy, Caregiver
“Our stay at Hope Lodge was an incredible blessing to my whole family…To have been able to stay for free made the financial burden [of cancer treatment far from home] much less of a hardship. All the staff were wonderful and kind. Being able to cook our own food during our stay made it much more affordable and convenient. All the extra events from volunteers made the stay feel like home.” - Hope Lodge Guest from Colorado
The American Cancer Society's (ACS) mission is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
An estimated 28,430 Coloradans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. When ACS was founded in 1913, a cancer diagnosis meant near-certain death. Thanks to the hard work of ACS and its partners, a cancer diagnosis today does not come without hope, and the cancer journey is not one a patient must embark on alone.
The American Cancer Society is the largest funder of cancer research outside of the government, investing more than $5 billion since 1946. In the 1960s, ACS began providing transportation assistance for patients in need of free rides to and from cancer treatment. In 1970, the first ACS Hope Lodge was opened to provide free lodging for patients and their caregivers while traveling for cancer treatment. ACS is proud to have contributed to the work that has resulted in a 33% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States since 1991.
Organization name
American Cancer Society
other names
ACS
1913
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
PO Box 370207Denver County, CO, US
Weld County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
Boulder County, CO, US