Program areas at Christine B Foundation
This includes the total expense of the cancer nutrition assistance program ($68029 supply chain + 45162 associated program staff time/tax + +11,313.31 + $14,470 Storage). The cancer nutrition assistance program offers medically tailored grocery packages to patients in active cancer treatment, recent survivors (up to 18 months after last treatment), and those in their households. This is a no-cost program to recipients, prioritizing equitable distribution and opportunity to access nutrient-rich groceries despite cancer type, age, income level, geographic location, or race. The 2022 outcome for this program included sourcing, assembly, and distribution of over 105,000 equivalent meals across 100 Maine towns, impacting 979 individuals. One hundred volunteers ensure the program's reliability, safety, and friendliness through assembly and distribution at two partner hospital pick-up sites and home delivery across 11,500 square miles.
The Christine B. Foundation organizes and hosts cancer conferences throughout the year. A $990.15 expense was spent towards conference coordination and associated online hosting.
This amount was directed towards programmatic investment of the 0 Dirigo Drive, Brewer, ME 04412 1.53 acre property. The $2301.55 was the amount of interest expense associated in 2022 with this piece of property. The Christine B. Foundation continues to invest in and recommit itself to the infrastructure needs for greater comprehensive and collaborative services. This property was identified as the location with the greatest return for program effectiveness and partnership engagement, in 2017. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, and among community changes, this property remains a focus of the CBF mission, with the intention to build a building scaling current and future programming.
$20,000 investment in the research and planning of an oncology dietitian counseling pilot program.