Ways to Volunteer at CanCare

Ways to Volunteer

CanCare Volunteer Opportunities

Cancer Survivor Volunteer

Our mission at CanCare is to ensure that anyone facing cancer has a survivor by their side. We need you – and your unique voice as a cancer survivor or cancer caregiver – to bring hope and support to someone else who may be experiencing the challenges and the emotions that accompany a cancer diagnosis.
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Cancer Caregiver Volunteer

As a cancer caregiver emotional support volunteer, you will play a vital role in offering compassion, understanding, and a listening ear to caregivers navigating the challenges of caring for someone with cancer. Your support can make a world of difference to those in need.
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Healthcare Visitation Services, woman visiting woman with cancer

Hospital Visitation Volunteers

CanCare has partnered with hospitals and treatment centers in Houston, Texas, to provide immediate, in-person volunteer services to patients and their caregivers currently undergoing
medical treatment.
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Providing a survivor by the side of anyone facing cancer.

Testimonials

Sandra M.

She was not only a good listener, but she was also going through treatments herself.

Shilpa T

Speaking about my journey and listening to others made me realize that I am not facing this disease alone.

Rebecca B.

Hope will give you a perspective to focus on every day as you reach towards a successful outcome.

Pam M.

Have unshakeable hope.

Jasmine A.

It’s nice to talk to someone who has been there and can tell you that all you are feeling is normal.

Frank S.

We are patients here for newly diagnosed patients to talk to and help you in your journey.

Sandra M.

She was not only a good listener, but she was also going through treatments herself.

Shilpa T

Speaking about my journey and listening to others made me realize that I am not facing this disease alone.

Rebecca B.

Hope will give you a perspective to focus on every day as you reach towards a successful outcome.

Pam M.

Have unshakeable hope.

Jasmine A.

It’s nice to talk to someone who has been there and can tell you that all you are feeling is normal.

Frank S.

We are patients here for newly diagnosed patients to talk to and help you in your journey.

Diana Z.

It has been amazing. They made me feel important and cared about.

Berit P.

You can help them change their fear, distress, and loneliness into hope.

Val B.

The hope that he gave me was so instrumental to my healing and personal survivorship experience that I wanted to pay the gift forward.

Renee H.

If you are at the beginning of this journey, please have hope.

George K.

Thanks to CanCare’s dedicated volunteers and staff for all you do for the cancer community.

Anthony A.

My cancer journey, at first felt as if my life had been derailed, but over the years I have realized my track was just shifted a bit.

Diana Z.

It has been amazing. They made me feel important and cared about.

Berit P.

You can help them change their fear, distress, and loneliness into hope.

Val B.

The hope that he gave me was so instrumental to my healing and personal survivorship experience that I wanted to pay the gift forward.

Renee H.

If you are at the beginning of this journey, please have hope.

George K.

Thanks to CanCare’s dedicated volunteers and staff for all you do for the cancer community.

Anthony A.

My cancer journey, at first felt as if my life had been derailed, but over the years I have realized my track was just shifted a bit.