Making a Difference
No one in Gunnison County has to face cancer alone
Our Impact
Living Journeys strives to reach 100% of Gunnison County residents diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to support from our community, we were able to serve more people in 2021 than we had in 2017, 2018, and 2019, combined.
$160K
GRANT MONIES DISPERSED IN 2022
Living Journeys gives cash grants directly to cancer patients and their families to help with living expenses and medical bills. Our transportation fund is separately available to reimburse those who have to travel for treatment.
2000+
FOOD DELIVERIES IN 2022
Every week, Living Journeys provides healthy, homemade meals to our clients who are in the thick of treatment or need support while recovering. We also provide produce boxes to clients when they are seasonally available.
1000+
PRIVATE THERAPY SESSIONS
Since 2017, Living Journeys has subsidized over 1000 private emotional therapy sessions for cancer patients, their caretakers, and their families.

…Then one day, out of the clear blue, we received an anonymous donation for thousands of dollars. It was generosity beyond anything I had ever known; generosity that my family and I desperately needed. For years, I wondered who it was who had shown me such kindness. I silently thanked him or her every day of my treatment, which eventually became my recovery.

I have witnessed a good support group provide a much-needed lifeline, a place to share feelings confidentially, make new friends, and learn from others who have walked a similar path.ย When people with a common purpose and shared life experience come together they are less likely to feel alone, negative, depressed, anxious and symptoms of loneliness and fatigue melt away, if only for an hour.

The Living Journeys Youth Group was so helpful for me when my mom was diagnosed and eventually passed away from breast cancer. There isnโt anything quite like knowing you have a group of people that you can turn to who will immediately understand what youโre going through, simply because theyโve been in a similar situation.
Both cancer and death are really stigmatized subjects that most people have a hard time talking about, so one thing Iโve really appreciated has been having a place where talking about death is met with both support and a good dose of morbid humor. Losing a parent young can feel really isolating at times and Iโm really grateful for the community Living Journeys has fostered so that no one who has been affected by cancer has to process it alone.

When I was informed that I had a very bad cancer, I was shocked. ย Most folks with adrenal cortical carcinoma stage 3 search for outcomes and learn 20 percent of patients survive 5 years. After surgery and during my chemo treatments, Living Journeys helped arrange food, counseling, and support for my children. ย It was a dark time for me. Through it all, I attended cancer support meetings with other CB Cancer folks. ย Some are still here. ย Many have passed. ย I will forever be grateful to the good folks that built Living Journeysโ support infrastructure and funded it.ย Living Journeys gave me hope when I was in need.

My sigh of relief is audible all the way from across the street on Thursday afternoon as I pull a healthy, homemade meal out of the cooler on our front porch. This meal is there every week. It is constant. It is nourishing. It makes my night doable. It reminds me every single week, that there are community members still supporting our family. It reminds me that five years into this cancer thing, we are still getting support from Living Journeys.

I had no idea the extent of Living Journeys programs and the many ways they support families with cancer in the valley. They started bringing us meals, delivering produce boxes, offering travel reimbursements, quarterly financial grants, covering emotional therapy, the list goes on.

Your organization has a heart and a soul. It has embodied a life force. I feel very fortunate to have experienced this.

When Living Journeys grants us money the support goes much deeper than financial. It shows me that you care about me being here and that Iโm a worthy cause.
Support Groups & Private Therapy
The need for support groups within the valley has grown, and Living Journeys has grown with it.ย We now offer monthly support groups for cancer patients, as well as for caregivers and the bereaved which are open to all Gunnison County residents, not just those affected by cancer.
Grants for one-on-one counseling, otherwise known as private therapy, are available to all Gunnison County residents affected by cancer, including family members and caretakers.

Financial & Transportation Assistance
Living Journeys provides financial assistance to help offset the costs that can accompany a cancer diagnosis.
Clients can apply for quarterly cash grants, as well as reimbursements of transportation expenses for travel required for treatment or follow up appointments.
We’re also able to offer assistance for clients who need help getting to or from treatments or follow-ups. Our robust list of local volunteer drivers has helped facilitate getting patients to and from countless appointments.
