The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico CANCER FOUNDATION for NEW MEXICO Local Independent Caring Supports Taos OUR MISSION To help save lives by providing the needed support to enable every northern New Mexican with cancer to access treatment in Santa Fe. $80,797, which is 29% of the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico's patient and program services budget, was allocated to Taos County in Fiscal Year 2020. 6% | Lodging nights 19% 14% Mileage reimbursement Grocery cards 19% 42% Emergency fund Support groups This past year, we supported 79 patients from Taos no patient who qualifies financially for our assistance has ever been turned away! Provided 301 Lodging nights Reimbursed 134,594 miles for patients to travel to and from treatment Supplied 310 grocery cards to enable patients to eat nutritionally while undergoing treatment Assisted many patients in need through the Emergency Fund Offered support groups and volunteer hospitality during treatment to all cancer patients, regardless of financial need "I'm a cattle rancher in Taos I take care of my Dad's cattle ranch. One day I was about to walk out to the back pasture when I got a call from my doctor, and he told me I had cancer. The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico has helped me and my family by providing us with grocery cards to Albertson's so that we can buy nutritional foods - fruits and vegetables. It also provides funds for us to travel to my treatment, as it is a financially-draining 54 mile trip coming and going to Santa Fe what a blessing!" - Paula Martinez, Breast Cancer Patient For more information, please contact Caroline Owen, Patient Services Coordinator, at caroline@cffnm.org PO Box 5038 Santa Fe, NM 87502 (505) 955-7931 The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico CANCER FOUNDATION for NEW MEXICO Local Independent Caring Supports Taos OUR MISSION To help save lives by providing the needed support to enable every northern New Mexican with cancer to access treatment in Santa Fe. $80,797, which is 29% of the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico's patient and program services budget, was allocated to Taos County in Fiscal Year 2020. 6% | Lodging nights 19% 14% Mileage reimbursement Grocery cards 19% 42% Emergency fund Support groups This past year, we supported 79 patients from Taos no patient who qualifies financially for our assistance has ever been turned away! Provided 301 Lodging nights Reimbursed 134,594 miles for patients to travel to and from treatment Supplied 310 grocery cards to enable patients to eat nutritionally while undergoing treatment Assisted many patients in need through the Emergency Fund Offered support groups and volunteer hospitality during treatment to all cancer patients, regardless of financial need "I'm a cattle rancher in Taos I take care of my Dad's cattle ranch. One day I was about to walk out to the back pasture when I got a call from my doctor, and he told me I had cancer. The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico has helped me and my family by providing us with grocery cards to Albertson's so that we can buy nutritional foods - fruits and vegetables. It also provides funds for us to travel to my treatment, as it is a financially-draining 54 mile trip coming and going to Santa Fe what a blessing!" - Paula Martinez, Breast Cancer Patient For more information, please contact Caroline Owen, Patient Services Coordinator, at caroline@cffnm.org PO Box 5038 Santa Fe, NM 87502 (505) 955-7931