Team Tony Cancer Foundation Inc

Our Vision is to ensure that no one on The Florida Suncoast faces Cancer alone. Through our free peer to peer mentor program, we work to match newly diagnosed cancer fighters and caregivers with others who have already been through this journey, someone who can relate on a very personal level to what they are going through. We also try to alleviate the financial burden of a new cancer diagnosis by offering financial assistance for medical expenses incurred due to a cancer diagnosis to those enrolled in our peer to peer mentor program.

In order to further our mission of 1-to-1 support and resources for local cancer fighters and caregivers, it is important to continuously spread the word of the foundation and its programs. Our strategy is to make sure that Team Tony is visible in the community, and that people know about our support program and medical grant program.
We aim to educate and inform the local community about the importance of support during the fight against cancer, and to encourage people to reach out to Team Tony.
By engaging the community, we can ensure no one has to face cancer alone.

We inform the public and private sectors about Team Tony and its programs through active and passive avenues. We engage in social media, leave brochures at medical offices, and keep our website current. We also create relationships with local oncology and radiation offices in the area by hosting informative lunch and learn sessions where we educate the medical staff on our support program and medical grant program.
We have easy to use referral forms that enable doctors and nurses to request 1-to-1 support for their patients. We also take requests for support through our website, telephone, email, and in person.
We engage the local community by volunteering at events, setting up information booths, and by hosting cancer connection events.

Team Tony saw steady growth since it was founded in 2010. In the past year alone, Team Tony has been able to match 464 cancer fighters and caregivers for 1-to-1 support in the last 5 years. We were also able to recruit 175 new cancer survivors and caregivers who act as our volunteer mentors (Teammates). Each of these Teammates has undergone formal training workshops in order to properly equip them with the necessary skills for offering effective and empathetic support to others.
Team Tony also offers a small Medical Grant to the cancer fighters and caregivers in our 1-to-1 support program. This grant is allocated for expenses that have been incurred due to an individual's cancer diagnosis, up to a maximum of $2000 per fighter. It encompasses any medical cost related to treatment or recovery.