Volunteers

Just about everyone has been touched by cancer...
                                      The Rhode Island Cancer Council, Inc. (RICAN) HELPS!

Since RICAN was established in 1999, we have helped thousands of Rhode Islanders to find resources vital to deal with their cancer, learn what can be done to prevent cancer and ways to detect it early. Our services have included helping a cancer patient find rental assistance, a stem cell transplant patient who needed specific housing, obtaining nutritional supplements for a terminally ill patient with no income, referring patients to prescription assistance programs, obtain life insurance, researching low-cost or no-cost screening methods among other services.

Helping Rhode Islanders LEARN AND LIVE, RICAN presents public and professional education programs on cancer prevention, detection, and state-of-the-art advancements in cancer care. To assure that we reach as many Rhode Islanders as possible, these programs are presented FREE of charge and in various locations throughout the State for easy access. To date, we have been funded primarily through the generosity of the Rhode Island State Legislature. To be able to continue these services for more citizens, we need your support.

If you are interested in helping us, you can do that in two ways - either through volunteering your time or if your time is limited, perhaps through various avenues of financial support. Both methods are ways to show your generosity and to help all Rhode Islanders in their fight against cancer.

We will also be glad to have students needing hours of community service WITH SUPERVISION.

Ways to volunteer include:

• Assist with mailings - folding, stuffing envelopes, affixing labels and postage (If you are unable to drive to our office, we will drop off and pick up the project.)
  
  
• Assembling cancer education materials
  
  
• Assisting with special events
  
  
• Helping with fund raising activities
  
  
• Working with our staff at health fairs and other community programs
  
  
• Answering phones
  
  
• Photocopying, filing, clerical support
  
  

This will not require a weekly or monthly commitment, but an occasional commitment of an hour or two. If we contact you and you are unable to help at that time, we certainly understand. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Ms. Maureen DiPiero at 401-728-4800, toll-free at 1-866-879-4100, or Maureen@ricancercouncil.org and she will be happy to discuss these opportunities with you. Thank you.