Our Program…
| The Gilda’s Club Basic III ‘Plus’ program is composed of Support and Networking Groups; Lectures and Workshops; and Social Activities, supplemented by Family Focus ™, Team Convene ™, ph&d, and Noogieland ™, the program for children. As a foundation for members’ customized programs, the Basic III ‘Plus’ has the potential to create a system of social and emotional support that may impact the entire experience of cancer. | BECOME A MEMBER: Membership at Gilda’s Club is completely free of charge and open to all people living with cancer as well as to their families and friends. BECOME A MEMBER |
The Basic III |
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| Support and Networking Groups Our Clubhouse offers Weekly Wellness Groups for those living with cancer and Family Groups for family members and friends, and monthly Networking Groups focused on a particular kind of cancer or topic of common interest (prostate cancer, young adults with cancer, living solo with cancer, etc.) |
PROGRAM ACTIVITY CALENDARS: Adult Calendar Noogieland Calendar |
| Lectures and Workshops Each month our selection of lectures and workshops changes. Typical lecture topics, which are selected based on members’ interests, include stress reduction nutrition, talking to your children about cancer, latest treatments, and managing pain. Major workshop areas include art and other forms of self-expression, meditation, exercise and yoga, and cooking. |
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| Social Activities These are among the most popular offerings at Gilda’s Clubs and vary from potluck suppers with music to karaoke nights to joke fests or comedy nights to major celebrations around special holidays. Having members and families come together for fun creates special bonds that enhance other individual and group experiences. |
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The ‘Plus’ |
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| Team Convene™ These sessions, facilitated by a staff member, are used to create an active support network at the time of diagnosis or for any challenging situations that may follow (e.g., a hospital stay or home recuperation). Sessions include all significant friends and family in a member’s life, who join together to provide support for transportation, food preparation, childcare, etc. |
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| Family Focus™ The Family Focus meeting, including anyone a member defines as family, is facilitated by a staff member. The purpose of the session is to enlist the entire family as a resource and help them learn together how to live with cancer. It seeks to identify and discuss family beliefs about cancer, critical family issues, and immediate practical problems as well as solutions. |
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| Noogieland™ In a special area of our clubhouse, activities are conducted for children impacted by cancer, whether directly or by having a family member or friend with cancer. We also have a variety of activities for teens, who frequently choose to volunteer at the clubhouse as well. |
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ph&dph&d addresses the often-neglected social and emotional needs of cancer survivors and their families and friends, through a well-defined program of education and support activities. Specifically, it assists cancer survivors in achieving Perspective, in giving back or Helping Hands, and in providing opportunities for Discovery of deeper meaning about their life post-treatment. ph&d also provides a unique approach to emotional and social support for those whose loved ones have died of cancer. |
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