Community Council of Greater Dallas is seeking funding to provide housing, food and transportation for DFW cancer patients.
If you or someone you know has undergone cancer treatment, you know they may be too tired to work or cook. And depending on their financial situation, those barriers can make it hard to focus on getting well. McKesson launched a pilot program to meet those basic needs to help cancer patients' chances of committing to treatment and surviving.
Program participant Julie Vance shared that the first time she called the Community Council of Greater Dallas, it was because she needed help with housing. She was working, but homeless. A woman had asked for help keeping her dogs sheltered and Vance invited the woman to bring her dogs to her car, where she was living.That act of kindness led to her guest passing along the number to the nonprofit and they helped Vance get an apartment.
McKesson partnered with Community Council of Greater Dallas, Feonix Mobility Rising, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Visiting Nurse Association . According to McKesson, since February of 2023 they've given over 1,000 medical transport rides and delivered more than 3,000 meals through Meals on Wheels. Community Council of Greater Dallas has helped patients pay their rent to maintain housing while in treatment.And the program also gave people like Julie something invaluable.
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