CanHope
Helping local cancer patients
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
When a cancer diagnosis is given, the patient's world stops while he/she contemplates the pronouncement and the future for them and their family. When the patient is in a disadvantaged, low-income situation, this effect of this diagnosis is magnified many fold. Our organization financially assists low-income cancer patients with transportation, prescriptions and other items related to their cancer treatment. We also provide early detection and cancer prevention resources for all the counties we cover.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
CanHope-helping local cancer patients
We exist to help low-income cancer patients with expenses related to cancer treatment including transportation to and from medical treatment facilities, some prescriptions and medical appliances, etc.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Through our assistance, we are attempting to help these patients navigate the cancer treatment process and relieve some of their concerns by helping them with some of the costs associated with treatment. We also provide early detection and prevention resources along with emotional support to patients and families. We provide services to seven counties in South Carolina, many with lower income patients.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We strategically target low-income establishments and service organizations in the seven counties we serve to reach patients in need. We also provide early detection and cancer prevention resources to all residents of these counties. After a patient completes a simple two-page assistance application that must be signed by their doctor, we begin to help them with expenses related to their cancer treatment. Our goal is to reach as many patients in need as possible and help them through this awful diagnosis.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a lengthy history of providing cancer-related assistance to low-income patients in our covered counties in South Carolina. We have a stable, caring board of directors that provides strategic direction of the organization and an effective small staff that knows how to provide assistance in the most efficient way possible. We have the capability to help even more patients are actively striving to "market" our nonprofit organization throughout the entire seven counties we serve.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
During 2019, we assisted around 50 low-income patients with expenses related to their cancer treatment. Our goal for 2020 is to help at least 100 patients. We are also working on a plan to take cancer-related resources to each of the seven South Carolina counties we serve and present workshops to include medical personnel. Our goal is to saturate these counties with this information over the next 12 months. Although we have accomplished a lot to date, we plan to do more.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CanHope
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Brent Slack
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Brent Slack
Jim Mallak
Erin Vincent
Carolyn Cook
Debbie Francis
Marie Jackson
Pearline Smith
Will Tarrant
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Disability
Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.