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CancerLINC Services
Our mission is to help cancer patients and their families overcome legal and financial obstacles when they need it the most.
CancerLINC connects local cancer patients with volunteer attorneys to provide an array of legal assistance. Most clients meet the federal guidelines for low-income households, and we ask our volunteer professionals to provide services to those clients at no charge.
CancerLINC connects local cancer patients with volunteer financial counselors to provide financial advice and planning. Most clients meet the federal guidelines for low-income households, and we ask our volunteer professionals to provide services to those clients at no charge.
CancerLINC hosts FREE life planning clinics for eligible cancer patients and their families. All documents are prepared virtually and executed in private. Another part of CancerLINC’s mission is to connect patients in need to community resources.
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Where We Serve
CancerLINC serves cancer patients across Central Virginia, including any patient receiving treatment through a Richmond area cancer care group or facility. In our most recent fiscal year, CancerLINC helped 548 patients and their families with 681 legal and financial issues. Approximately 91% of these patients live below the Federally-defined poverty level, making them eligible to receive pro bono services from at least one of the more than 175 skilled and compassionate CancerLINC volunteer professionals. We are unique. To our knowledge, there is no other organization in the Commonwealth like CancerLINC.
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"CancerLINC really helped me when I needed it. My wife and I walked away feeling awesome, good and relieved. I wasn't anxious anymore. The entire experience of cancer has been a blessing in disguise. The drama of my medical bills has opened me and my family's eyes to what is really important in life."
"I was upset and concerned... CancerLINC and Rudy Garcia really helped me through all of that... I'm just very thankful for CancerLINC."
"CancerLINC was very instrumental in making me feel as if I was not by myself... CancerLINC was just phenomenal. That's definitely a word that comes to mind when I think of CancerLINC."
“CancerLINC gave me incredible peace of mind and gave me the tools that I needed to navigate a challenging and painful situation."
"When faced with the adversity of having to cope with cancer, having an organization like CancerLINC behind you to take care of the necessary documents that you need just in case things go south is invaluable and enables you to focus more on the fight with cancer, recover and that little extra time to be with those who are very dear to you."
