Services

Outreach & Education

LINC provides educational outreach for cancer patients and their families.  Some of the topics include:  Legal and Financial Planning and Working Through Cancer Treatments.  These seminars are free and open to the public.  LINC believes that educational programming has a far reaching benefit because each person who attends will then spread the information to others in their support group or circle of friends, and they to others. Time is the enemy for cancer patients;  doing it right the first time (whether it is applying for disability or telling your employer that you need leave) means that the results will positive and immediate. By providing this knowledge and sharing successful strategies for negotiation and advocacy, patients and/or their care givers can become their own advocates.

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Client Services

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with cancer?  If so, LINC can help!  Issues you may have never even considered can arise from a diagnosis including legal and financial problems.  Help is only a call away.  

Each year, LINC staff and volunteer professionals help over 400 cancer patients from across Virginia solve their legal and financial problems.  LINC accomplishes its mission through the generous assistance of over 150 attorneys, financial planners, and professionals.  LINC provides help and guidance with the following issues:

• Applying for public benefits including Social Security Disability and Medicaid

• Getting medical treatments covered

• Keeping your job

• Debt management

• Preparing for the future through estate planning, powers of attorney, and advanced medical directives

• Providing for your child’s care and custody

• Finding community organizations who will provide supportive services

Anyone diagnosed with cancer or individual, family member, or caregiver is eligible for LINC’s services

There is no fee for LINC’s services.  If you are referred to an attorney, legal fees may be waived if you are low income.  Fees are based on ability to pay.

When you call LINC’s client service director will answer and help sort out the issues and assist you in finding resources in the community to help you.  What you tell LINC staff and volunteers is confidential and is protected by the attorney-client privilege.

Contact LINC today for free help:

Phone:  (804) 272-5462
Toll Free:  1-877-644-5462
Fax: (804) 918-0946
Email: clientservices@cancerlinc.org

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