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The Nation’s First Cancer Respite Center
Join the movement to change cancer care! For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation is building the nation’s first Cancer Respite Center. This center, the very heart of Pete’s dream before his passing at age 30, will serve over 4,000 individuals annually. View the press release here, and get involved in the movement to transform cancer care today by clicking the button below.
our impact
Respite Changes Lives
Respite has proven therapeutic benefits affecting family, mental, spiritual, physical, psychosocial and financial health. These benefits impact the patient and the entire family unit, including the caregiver and children. Annually, hundreds of our Oncology Professionals report outcome data to measure improvement in patients and their family’s ability to cope with cancer. Surveyed both pre- and post-respite in the clinical setting, these Nominators report, on average, an increase in coping as follows:
Our Mission
Mission Statement
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting Respite Experiences.
Working with oncology professionals at over 100 hospitals and cancer centers, FPS provides transformative respite experiences to cancer patients (ages 21-55), their caregivers and their children and offers our families emotional support that assists them as their journey with cancer continues. Our respite program helps families recognize it is love, not cancer, that defines them.
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FPS Events
For Pete’s Sake hosts events throughout the year that not only raise funds to help families take a break from cancer but also provide an opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate the power of togetherness. View all of our upcoming events here!
Gratitude For Our Supporting Partners
