Support Groups

Support and self-help groups furnish a way to meet others with cancer and their families to share concerns and methods of coping. The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults' support groups are facilitated by professional social workers with expertise in organizing and running groups.

Young adults dealing with life threatening illness face issues specific to their age group, and greatly benefit from discussing concerns such as independence, dating, and fertility with similarly situated peers. With this in mind, UCF group participants range in age from 15 to 39 years, including cancer patients, survivors, spouses, friends, and children of people with cancer.

Since inception UCF has proudly started over fifteen young adult support groups nation-wide in partnership with various organizations including Gildas Club, The Wellness Community and the Y of Central Maryland. 

{UCF organized Support Groups}

UCF currently offers the following support group(s):
 

• Columbia, MD
  Date: Every 3rd Monday of the month
  Time: 6:30 PM
  All new members must meet with facilitator one-on-one prior to joining the group
  To participate, contact Kelly Lance at 410-964-0202 ext. 105 or kelly@ulmanfund.org
   
• Baltimore, MD
  The Y of Central MD at Stadium Place
  Time & Date: TBA
  Contact Sarah Wainio at 410-964-0202 ext. 109 or sarah@ulmanfund.org
   
• The George Washington University - Washington, DC - coming soon
   
• University of MD - College Park, MD - coming soon

If you're looking for a support group in your community please contact us and we'll do our best to help you locate one.  Also consider visiting our list of preferred partners and resources which have both on-line and face-to-face support group options in other parts of the country.