Caregiver Resources

At each On Belay program, caregivers gather informally to meet and connect with each other. All caregivers are invited and welcome. It’s loosely structured and takes the shape of the all who gather. It’s a chance to ask questions, to connect to other caregivers who get what you are going through, and to support the community built at the program.

Email info@on-belay.org and we will connect you with another On Belay caregiver who can give you feedback on their On Belay experiences.

My Breast Cancer Support – provides tangible, practical, and emotional support to breast cancer patients throughout the Greater Seacoast NH/ME area.

North of Boston Cancer Resource Integrative Care and Support - This comprehensive online guide provides easier access to complementary therapies and programs, specifically designed to help people with cancer survive through diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.

Betty J Borry Breast Cancer Adventure Retreats - Provide adventure-based opportunities for women living after breast cancer. participants challenge themselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually to find understanding and support. They use challenge-by-choice activities such as ropes courses, kayaking, snowshoeing, hiking, and expressive and healing arts to create a supportive, inclusive, invigorating environment. Women gain confidence, make new friends, and discover their own place of sanctuary in the outdoors.

Yoga and Cancer via Yoga in Action - Yoga in Action is a yoga service organization helping people navigate life’s challenges by providing accessible yoga programs to individuals in a wide variety of settings and circumstances. Yoga and Cancer classes are free to anyone newly diagnosed, in cancer treatment, surgical recovery, or are in remission. Active caregivers are also welcome to attend. No yoga experience is necessary. Classes are available in person or virtually.

Yoga Hope - Monthly workshops where you explore positive changes you can make in your life after a cancer diagnosis.

Amy’s Treat – Works with Wentworth Douglass Hospital to enrich the journey of those living with cancer.

YWCA Encore – Free 8-week program for women who have experienced breast cancer.

Tough Warrior Princesses - The Tough Warrior Princesses provide support, comfort, love, and resources to women affected by cancer. Based in Amesbury, MA, they serve the north shore of Boston and southern New Hampshire. They provide survivor Baskets and host monthly Warrior chats for survivors and their caregivers as a way to connect and get support.

Cape Wellness Collaborative - The Cape Wellness Collaborative (CWC) provides free of charge integrative and complementary therapies to people facing cancer in the Cape Cod area

Annies Helping Hands - Offers 6 months of massage, reiki, and meditation therapies for up to 6 months. Open to residents of Rockingham and Strafford counties who are currently receiving treatments.

Lucy's Love Bus - Improves the quality of life for children with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses with integrative therapies such as massage, meditation, acupuncture, music therapy, and therapeutic horseback riding. Integrative therapies ease children's pain and anxiety during and after traditional medical procedures.

Rett’s Roost - A peaceful, supportive place for families that have experienced childhood cancer or child loss. Rett’s Roost provides weekend retreats that focus on mindful healing of trauma & grief through therapeutic and community support. It is a sanctuary for families affected by childhood cancer or child loss offering a community of loving-kindness and supportive activities in a peaceful, natural setting to ease their experience with trauma and grief.

Camp Casco - Camp Casco is a home away from home for childhood cancer patients and survivors. Each summer, they offer one free week of sleepaway summer camp to kids ages 7-17 in Becket, Massachusetts. They also provide day camps and a siblings retreat.

Camp Sunshine - Camp Sunshine, located in Casco, ME, provides retreats combining respite, recreation and support, while enabling hope and promoting joy, for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. There is no cost for families to attend.

Camp Kesem - Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, who support children through and beyond their parent’s cancer.

Dempsey Center - The Dempsey Center, located in Lewiston and South Portland ME, makes life better for people managing the impact of cancer. Services are provided at no cost.

The Center for Grieving Children - provides loving support that encourages the safe expression of grief and loss and fosters each individual’s resilience and emotional well-being.

The Children's Room - The Children’s Room creates safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone. For families who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

The Eluna Resource Center - offers confidential & free personalized grief support in English and Spanish as well as a comprehensive online library of resources and referrals. Eluna is also home to Camp Erin, the largest national program for children and families ages 6-17 who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Camp Erin supports children, teens, and families through in-person and online programs, all at no cost.

Be Positive - Be Positive is the largest provider of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer in the US. The mission of the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation has four areas of focus: financial assistance, childhood cancer research, awareness, and spreading positivity.

Family Reach - Family Reach is dedicated to removing the financial barriers standing between a cancer patient and their treatment. Loss of income, out-of-pocket expenses, and socioeconomic factors create disparities in the financial burdens families face. Family Reach delivers financial education, financial coaching, and emergency relief funds to patients and caregivers facing a cancer diagnosis so no family has to choose between their health and their home.

Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation - (For NH Mt. Washington Valley Residents ONLY) Jen’s Friends provides supplemental financial assistance and other resources to cancer patients and their families in the Mount Washington Valley who are uninsured, underinsured, or financially challenged, allowing them to focus on battling cancer without worrying about the indirect financial burdens that often arise.

TASC - (Transportation Assistance for Seacoast Citizens) TASC provides transportation at no charge through volunteer drivers for persons who need transportation to appointments.

Womenaid - Portsmouth. Provides short-term financial assistance to neighbors in need when they have nowhere else to turn.TASC