FIREFLY SISTERHOOD
5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD NO 700, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55416 www.fireflysisterhood.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF FIREFLY SISTERHOOD IS TO FOSTER ONE-TO-ONE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WOMEN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND INSPIRATIONAL SURVIVORS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND A LIFETIME OF HOPE. THESE CONNECTIONS ARE PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

FIREFLY SISTERHOOD IS AVAILABLE TO ALL WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER; FIREFLY FOSTERS ONE-TO-ONE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WOMEN EXPERIENCING BREAST CANCER AND SURVIVOR/MENTORS.

THE CORE OF OUR MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE WELL-BEING AND HOPE THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, SO NO ONE FACES BREAST CANCER ALONE. OUR FIREFLY PEER MENTORS ARE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND HEARTS TO SUPPORT WOMEN EXPERIENCING BREAST CANCER.FIREFLY PROVIDES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON FIREFLY AND OUR SERVICES AND HOW THEIR PATIENTS CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR ORGANIZATION, AIDING THEM IN THEIR PATIENTS' SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE ASPECTS WITH BREAST CANCER. RESEARCH TELLS US THAT EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING ARE LINKED. CONNECTING DIRECTLY WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE HAS A POWERFUL EFFECT." WHEN A WOMAN CALLS US LOOKING FOR A GUIDE, WE RESPOND TO HER WITHIN 24 HOURS, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT 365 DAYS A YEAR. OUR PROGRAM MANAGERS SET UP AN INTERVIEW WITH HER. OFTEN, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THESE WOMEN TELL THE ENTIRE STORY OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A FAMILY OR FRIEND. WE SET UP A MATCH BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENTS, AND LIFE EXPERIENCE WITH THAT INFORMATION. THE LIFE EXPERIENCE CRITERIA IS OUR SECRET SAUCE. OUR VOLUNTEER GUIDES ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR WORK; WE HAVE A GROUP OF 130 GUIDES WHO HAVE ALL GONE THROUGH OUR REQUIRED TRAINING. THEY LISTEN AND OFFER A SAFE SPACE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM A WOMAN'S MEDICAL TEAM AND DIFFERENT FROM HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SOMETIMES THE BEST THING ABOUT HAVING A PEER MENTOR IS THAT IT CAN OFFER A SPACE THAT'S A RELIEF FROM EXPLAINING EVERY LITTLE DETAIL MANY THINGS CAN BE LEFT UNSPOKEN BECAUSE THERE'S A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING THAT'S ALREADY THERE GOES BEYOND WHAT WORDS CAN CONVEY. WE MADE OVER 300 MATCHES BETWEEN A WOMAN EXPERIENCING BREAST CANCER AND A PEER MENTOR IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR. WE ALSO TRAINED 42 NEW PEER MENTORS AND HELD TEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A SURVIVORSHIP SEMINAR FOR CLINICAL STAFF. FIREFLY IS SUPPORTED BY PRIVATE DONATIONS FROM BUSINESS, PRIVATE AND CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS, AND MANY INDIVIDUALS' GENEROSITY. FIREFLY IS LOOKING TO EXPAND ITS REACH THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND TO SERVE MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA.

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