Living Journey's Cancer Support
Faculty Mentor Name
Jules Yimga, Julie Reid, Hannah Schafer Tibbett, Avery Forsythe
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
"No one should ever face cancer alone.” A cancer diagnosis affects far more than a patient’s physical health; it reshapes everything. Living Journeys exists to address overlooked dimensions of care by providing compassionate, patient-centered support beyond the clinical setting. Living Journeys provides essential support, resources, and community connection to individuals and families impacted by cancer in Gunnison County, Colorado. Living Journeys’ mission is to ensure that no patient navigates cancer alone. In 2025, LJ has donated over $150,000 to patients, delivered 2,400 meals, and paid for over 340 therapy sessions. Through support services, including emotional counseling, peer support groups, financial assistance, transportation coordination, memorials, and educational resources, these services meet patients where they are, acknowledging the diverse emotional, cultural, and socioeconomic challenges that influence cancer experiences.
For this project, I have delivered ongoing programmatic and administrative support to advance organizational goals and have also led data organization initiatives to enhance program tracking and grant readiness. With the website staging, I managed visual content organization for our web platforms, improving clarity and usability. The future focus is to assist in grant development by organizing supporting materials and program data. I am currently creating a key and reorganizing the photo archive, which goes back to 1999.
Living Journey's Cancer Support
"No one should ever face cancer alone.” A cancer diagnosis affects far more than a patient’s physical health; it reshapes everything. Living Journeys exists to address overlooked dimensions of care by providing compassionate, patient-centered support beyond the clinical setting. Living Journeys provides essential support, resources, and community connection to individuals and families impacted by cancer in Gunnison County, Colorado. Living Journeys’ mission is to ensure that no patient navigates cancer alone. In 2025, LJ has donated over $150,000 to patients, delivered 2,400 meals, and paid for over 340 therapy sessions. Through support services, including emotional counseling, peer support groups, financial assistance, transportation coordination, memorials, and educational resources, these services meet patients where they are, acknowledging the diverse emotional, cultural, and socioeconomic challenges that influence cancer experiences.
For this project, I have delivered ongoing programmatic and administrative support to advance organizational goals and have also led data organization initiatives to enhance program tracking and grant readiness. With the website staging, I managed visual content organization for our web platforms, improving clarity and usability. The future focus is to assist in grant development by organizing supporting materials and program data. I am currently creating a key and reorganizing the photo archive, which goes back to 1999.