Young Adult Cancer Support is a student organization that works to fight cancer through support and service. YACS was started by the Ulman Cancer Fund and the 4K for Cancer to reach out to students on college campuses and encourage them to get involved and give back to the cancer community.
YACS provides students with volunteer and service opportunities, and also offers support to young adults dealing with cancer in their lives. YACS holds monthly meetings on campus and participates in service and support projects around the Baltimore area. We have YACS groups at Johns Hopkins University, UMBC, Towson University, and at UMD College Park.
Support Services Include:
* Professional patient navigation through the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
* Support groups forodge
* Book drive/Light One Little Candle book initiative
* Preparing new patient packets
* Patient adoption
* The 4K for Cancer cross-country bike ride
Service Opportunities include:
* Cooking dinner at the Baltimore Hope Lodge
* Book drive/Light One Little Candle book initiative
* Preparing new patient packets
* Patient adoption
* The 4K for Cancer cross-country bike ride
* Team Fight
To get involved with YACS, contact Emma or Laura or our representatives from each university:
Johns Hopkins University: Liz Kaplan at lizkap12@gmail.com
UMBC: Clayton Lively at clayton.lively@gmail.com
Towson University: Lauren Moyer at lmoyer1@students.towson.edu
UMD College Park: Alex Wang at shiqiw91@yahoo.com
