Cancer Support Community Pasadena

The Mission of Cancer Support Community Pasadena is to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. All of our programs and services are offered free of charge to individuals facing cancer, including their families and friends.

Cancer Support Community (CSC) is the largest provider of cancer psychosocial support worldwide with 42 affiliates across the US and in Canada, Israel and Japan. CSC has developed a helpline, registry, print/electronic educational materials, a Research & Training Institute and Cancer Policy Institute, and piloted a hospital-integrated model. Cancer Support Community Pasadena (CSCP) was established in 1990. With just over a $1M annual budget and 14 full- and part-time staff, CSCP has served over 20,000 people challenged with cancer, providing professionally-led support groups and monthly education workshops led by experts in their fields.