NO TEEN SHOULD FACE CANCER ALONE
Raising resources for age-appropriate cancer care, mental health support, and connection for teenagers and young adults across the United States.
We Raise the Resources.
Teen Cancer America Turns Them Into Care.
Teenage Cancer Foundation and Teen Cancer America are independent, separately governed nonprofit organizations united by a shared mission. Funds raised through TCF are directed to Teen Cancer America in support of approved programs and projects developed with hospital partners.
ONE MISSION. THREE DISTINCT ROLES.
TEENAGE CANCER FOUNDATION
Raises funds and builds American partnerships.
TEEN CANCER AMERICA
Works directly with hospital partners to develop and support age-appropriate programs and services.
HOSPITAL PARTNERS
Deliver care, services, and support to patients and families.
“They are not children, and they are not adults, and if they are unfortunate enough to get cancer, they tend to suffer some of the most aggressive cancers.”
Sir Roger Daltrey
Building on a Proven Foundation
For more than a decade, Teen Cancer America has worked alongside many of America's leading hospitals to improve care for adolescents and young adults facing cancer.
Together, these partnerships have helped create specialized spaces, programs and support services designed specifically for young people navigating cancer.
Today, these efforts extend across an extraordinary network of nationally recognized institutions, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center, UCLA Health, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, University of Michigan Health and many others.
The Teenage Cancer Foundation was established to help expand awareness, fundraising and community support for this important mission.
A Critical Age. A Different Kind of Care.
Nearly 90,000 people ages 15 to 39 are diagnosed with cancer in the United States each year. A diagnosis at this age arrives at a pivotal time, when identity, independence, relationships, and plans for the future are still taking shape.
Traditional cancer care is often divided between pediatric and adult models. Young people need support designed specifically for their stage of life, including mental health care, peer connection, and spaces where they feel understood rather than isolated.
Age-appropriate care treats more than the cancer. It helps protect a young person’s identity, relationships, mental health, and hope.
OUR MISSION
The Teenage Cancer Foundation mobilizes resources and strategic partnerships to expand life-changing care for adolescents and young adults with cancer, delivering essential physical and mental health support to a group too often overlooked and forgotten.
Become Part of the Story
Help Ensure No Teen Faces Cancer Alone
Every partnership strengthens the mission.
Every donor changes lives.
Every volunteer creates hope.
Together we can ensure that adolescents and young adults facing cancer receive the care, support, and opportunities they deserve.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The Teenage Cancer Foundation is an independent IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of adolescents and young adults facing cancer.
Working alongside healthcare providers, strategic partners, supporters, and community leaders, the Foundation seeks to expand awareness, fundraising, and support for young people and their families.
The Teenage Cancer Foundation is led by President Huw Shakeshaft and an independent Board of Directors committed to advancing age-appropriate cancer care for young people
CONTACT
For partnership opportunities, sponsorship inquiries, media requests, fundraising initiatives, or general information:
Stephen F. Kulisek
Director, Strategic Partnerships
& Development Teenage Cancer Foundation, Inc.
(201) 780-1055
skulisek@teenage-cancer-foundation.org