Organizations Filed Purposes:
CAREITY FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL, HOLISTIC, ON-SITE CARE AND COUNSELING FOR ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED CANCER PATIENTS IN THE TARRANT, PARKER AND JOHNSON COUNTY AREAS. FAR MORE THAN A FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION, CAREITY FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHES ITSELF BY ITS HANDS-ON APPROACH TO OVERSEEING PROGRAMS THAT ARE PERSONAL TO ITS FOUNDERS, BEVERLY BRANCH AND LYN WALSH, WHOSE MOTHERS WERE EACH DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER 20 YEARS AGO.
-COLLABORATING WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.-ACCESSING PATIENTS PERSONALLY.-REVIEWING PROGRESS AND NEEDS.-ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.-EARLY DETECTION.
INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS AND SERVICESFOR THE CANCER PATIENTCANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONFRONT A MYRIAD OF NEEDS, FROM MEDICAL CARE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES. EACH PATIENT FACES A UNIQUE SET OF NEEDS. CAREITY FOUNDATION HELPS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NEEDS AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE THROUGH SUPPORTIVE CLINICAL SERVICES. IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS AND BENEFICIAL SERVICESPROVIDED BY CAREITY FOUNDATIONNUTRITIONAL COUNSELING AND SUPPLEMENTSA TRAINED DIETICIAN AND PERSONALIZED NUTRITION PLAN ASSIST EACH CANCER PATIENT WITH THE WEIGHT AND NUTRITION ISSUES THAT ARE OFTEN CAUSED BY CHEMOTHERAPY, HORMONAL THERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY.COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH.OPENED THE CAREITY BREAST CARE CENTER CIRCLE OF CARE TREATMENT WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING A COMPLETE TREATMENT PLAN WITHIN 72 HOURS RATHER THAN MULTIPLE MEETINGS OVER WEEKS WITH DIFFERENT SPECIALISTS. CLINICAL TRIALS:WHEN POSSIBLE, CANCER PATIENTS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS.PSYCHOTHERAPY COUNSELING: DEALING WITH THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO CANCER DIAGNOSIS, ANXIETY, GRIEF, STRESS, ANGER AND FEAR.PAIN MANAGEMENTPAIN, ANXIETY AND DRUG SENSITIVITIES CAN COMPLICATE OR INTENSIFY THE RIGOR OF CANCER TREATMENT. ACUPUNCTURE AND ONCOLOGY MASSAGE, NATURAL TREATMENTS FOR PAIN AND ANXIETY, EASE THE PATIENT'S JOURNEY THROUGH TREATMENT.TRAINING AND EDUCATIONA CANCER DIAGNOSIS THRUSTS CAREGIVERS AND PATIENTS INTO A COMPLICATED AND EXPENSIVE WORLD OF MEDICAL PROTOCOLS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, AND MORE. RESOURCES AND SUPPORT PROVIDE URGENT INFORMATION AND CARING GUIDANCE.CANCERGUIDE NAVIGATIONDEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE CANCERGUIDE PROGRAM PROVIDES RELIABLE INFORMATION ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE (CAM) THERAPIES. A CANCERGUIDE EXPLAINS OPTIONS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS, DURING AND AFTER CANCER TREATMENT.CHAPLAIN SERVICESAVAILABLE FOR COUNSELING AND COMFORT FOR ALL OF OUR PATIENTS.ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED AND/OR ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS. IN ALMOST ALL CASES, SERVICES ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, OR ARE COST-PROHIBITIVE. CAREITY FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT THESE SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVE CARE FOR ALL CANCER PATIENTS.DIRECT PATIENT SERVICES1. OVER 7,600 CANCER PATIENT VISITS2. 800 GAS CARDS @ $25 EACH3. OVER 900 MAMMOGRAMS, DIAGNOSTICS, BIOPSIES, AND SURGICAL4. 1,500 PATIENTS HELPED WITH DIETARY AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES5. 2,500 PATIENT SERVICES FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY, SOCIAL WORKER AND CHAPLAIN
SCREENING, MAMMOGRAMS, BIOPSIES, EDUCATION AND GAS CARD PROGRAMS:EARLY DETECTION BEING CRITICAL FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS, THIS PROGRAM IS A CORNERSTONE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE FOUNDATION.CAREITY FOUNDATION FOUNDERS HAVE FORMED A COLLABORATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS IN 3 COUNTIES. IN AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPRESSION OF COMPASSION FOR WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY, A PARTNERSHIP OF FOUNDATIONS AND MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THREE COUNTIES, WILL OFFER COMPLIMENTARY MAMMOGRAMS AND A COMPLETE TREATMENT PLAN IN ONE DAY IN EACH COUNTY CALLED "CAREITY DAY" FOR WOMEN IN THE AREA WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR LACK ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE CARE.ACCESS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS NECESSARY FOR EARLY DETECTION. EDUCATION REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION, MONITORING AND PREVENTIVE CARE ARE ALSO A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM.THE GAS CARD PROGRAM HELPS PATIENTS GET TO CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY APPOINTMENTS.900 MAMMOGRAMS & DIAGNOSTICS, COMPARISON STUDIES, DIAGNOSTIC CLINICAL EXAMS & BIOPSIES
PEDIATRIC AND PALLIATIVE CARE:FOR YOUNG PATIENTS PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE IS PRIMARILY DIRECTED AT PROVIDING RELIEF TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES THROUGH SYMPTOM AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR AS LONG AS LIFE REMAINS.PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAMS ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS FOR THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY. THE FOCUS IS NOT ON END OF LIFE, BUT ON SPECIALIZED CARE FOR THE LIVING.CARING PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD AND FAMILY, AND SHARE THE JOURNEY WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Beverly Branch | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
| Lyn Walsh | CEO | 70 | $0 |
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