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Agency Name	WomenCARE (Cancer Advocacy, Resources + Education)
Categories	Medical & Wellness
Contact Name	LaVerne Coleman
Agency Email	lcolemanwc@fsa-cc.org
Agency Address	2901 Park Avenue, Suite A1 Soquel, CA 95073
Agency Phone	(831)457-2273
Web Address	www.womencaresantacruz.org
Office Hours	Monday, Wednesday 9:30am-1:30pm Tuesday, Thursday 1:00pm-5:00pm
Distance from Campus	30 minutes from the Metro Center
Nearest Bus Lines	Any bus to metro, transfer to 71 bus route
Mission Statement	WomenCARE is a community providing advocacy, resources, education and support to women with cancer, their families, friends and health practitioners throughout diagnosis, healing, surviving, or dying. WomenCARE is directed and led primarily by women with cancer or a cancer history. WomenCARE respects and depends upon the wisdom that comes from a diversity of culture, economic background, age, sexual orientation, and physical ability, and thus strives to be an organization embracing the widest diversity of women. Cancer weaves innumerable changes -small and profound- into women's lives. We acknowledge cancer as a complicated disease that strikes at random. We believe that no woman is to blame for getting cancer. WomenCARE honors the unique relationship each individual has to cancer.
Volunteer Duties	Different Programs will provide different duties: Certified Bodywork Practitioners: Massage, energy work, acupuncture, yoga, and related services. Licensed Body Care Providers: Facials, hair care, and nutritional consultations. Office Assistants (4 hours a week minimum): Support on the telephone, resource referral for clients, work on special projects, and help with general maintenance of services. Practical Support Helpers (1 to 3 hours a week): Provide meals, child care, transportation, light housekeeping, and related practical support for women receiving cancer treatment. The most frequently requested support is TRANSPORTATION to and from medical appointments. Sisters Offering Support (SOS): Trained cancer survivors offering one-on-one peer support to newly diagnosed women with any kind of cancer. Speakers Bureau: Trained speakers offering education and outreach to the community. Special Events and Special Projects
Notes	Updated 5/8/20