Georgia NCORP
Servicing States: GA,SC
Servicing Sites: Lewis Cancer Research Pavilion (Savanah, Georgia) Bluffton and Hilton Head (South Carolina)
For local resources specific to your area, please reach out to your Georgia NCORP Social Worker or Site Champion at ###-###-####.
For additional reliable cancer information and support, please refer to the resources below:
How to Find Cancer Resources You Can Trust
Transportation:
- CAT Bus for persons deemed disabled: https://catchacat.org/getting-around/with-a-disability/
- American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/road-to-recovery.html
- Insurance
- Modivcare (Medicaid) https://www.modivcare.com/facilities/ga/
- Most Medicare Advantages have a transportation benefit:
- United HealthCare 1-866-244-3123
- Humana 1-866-588-5122
- AETNA 1-888-617-0438
Financial Assistance:
- Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah Chatham County Inc – (912) 238-2960 – pending funding, helps with utilities and rental assistance
- Food Banks: Second Harvest Of Coastal Georgia – https://helpendhunger.org/
- Good Days- www.mygooddays.org
- Komen Foundation- www.komen.org
- Patient Access Network Foundation- www.panfoundation.org
- Patient Advocate Foundation- https://www.patientadvocate.org/connect-with-services/financial-aid-funds/
Support/Survivorship Groups:
- https://www.cancercare.org/support_groups
- If you find that there are no support groups in your immediate area, or prefer a virtual option, one such avenue is the app, Wisdo which allows you to join specific themed communities to discuss anything at any time with a variety of different people. Within the app, you can also set goals for yourself and flag yourself as a potential “helper” or mentor” for other users who are going through experiences that you may have gone through in the past.
Cancer Care Organizations:
- National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/
- American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/index
- American Society for Clinical Oncology http://www.asco.org/
Cancer Care education:
General Resources: (Enter Zip code and it will show various resources within your community (food, housing, legal etc)
- Find Help : findhelp.org by findhelp – Search and Connect to Social Care
- United Way: https://uwce.org/211-2/ and https://uwce211.communityos.org/home