Program Description
The mission of the Ellie Fund is to provide essential support services for breast cancer patients to ease the stresses of everyday life, allowing the focus to be on family, recovery and healing.
A breast cancer diagnosis means physical, emotional and financial stress for the patient and the entire family. In response to this, the Ellie Fund launched itsHealing Together Patient and Family Care Program statewide in 2005, providing critical support services, free of charge, to patients in active treatment for breast cancer residing or receiving treatment in Massachusetts.
Of the patients assisted by the Ellie Fund, 30% have received a metastatic diagnosis and will endure lifelong treatments in an effort to control it. To better serve this vulnerable patient population, the Ellie Fund, with a leadership gift from The Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation, launched the Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Program (MBC Program) on January 1, 2018.
Through the MBC Program, and in partnership with The Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation, the Ellie Fund provides critical support services as well as integrative therapies, free of charge, to patients with a metastatic diagnosis. For each patient, the Ellie Fund creates a personalized grant, consisting of support services for 6 months. Services include nutritional and grocery assistance, prepared meals, transportation to medical appointments, light housekeeping, childcare reimbursement as well as integrative therapies.
A breast cancer diagnosis means physical, emotional and financial stress for the patient and the entire family. In response to this, the Ellie Fund launched itsHealing Together Patient and Family Care Program statewide in 2005, providing critical support services, free of charge, to patients in active treatment for breast cancer residing or receiving treatment in Massachusetts.
Of the patients assisted by the Ellie Fund, 30% have received a metastatic diagnosis and will endure lifelong treatments in an effort to control it. To better serve this vulnerable patient population, the Ellie Fund, with a leadership gift from The Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation, launched the Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Program (MBC Program) on January 1, 2018.
Through the MBC Program, and in partnership with The Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation, the Ellie Fund provides critical support services as well as integrative therapies, free of charge, to patients with a metastatic diagnosis. For each patient, the Ellie Fund creates a personalized grant, consisting of support services for 6 months. Services include nutritional and grocery assistance, prepared meals, transportation to medical appointments, light housekeeping, childcare reimbursement as well as integrative therapies.