Breast and Gyn Health Project

Health-General and Rehabilitative: Direct Client Services When people on Californias rural North Coast face breast or gynecologic cancer concerns, they have turned to BGHP for free cancer resource center support services for 26 years. In 2023, 386 clients received over 8,100 services from the compassionate staff and volunteers, many of whom are cancer survivors themselves. Clients have a choice of six different support groups. Decision support services are provided by BGHPs medical consultant and trained staff. Grassroots support from donors, volunteers and grant funders keep all services free-of-charge for all.

Health-General and Rehabilitative: Volunteer Program - Volunteers have inspired hope and healthy cancer survivorship throughout BGHPs 26 years. Volunteers help ensure that local people facing cancer can have access to the best outcome possible with compassionate, healing support. 174 volunteers contributed over 3,712 hours of time. They led support groups, maintained the library, knitted chemo-hats, warmline volunteers checked-in via weekly calls to clients, others put together chemokits, and medical record binders to help clients newly diagnosed and in treatment. Volunteers also helped with multitude of fundraising activities.

Health-General and Rehabilitative: Community education and outreach program - Although BGHP is best known for our direct services to people with cancer, we also provide high quality community health education. BGHP tables at a diverse variety of health/wellness events. We conducted presentations to a variety of audiences throughout the year. Our twice annual newsletter has educational content and copies were mailed to supporters, mailed to healthcare offices throughout the region. Copies of all newsletters are on our website, www.bghp.org.