We provide a grocery gift card that can be used at most grocery stores across Massachusetts.
We help patients get to and from medical appointments. Support may include:
We offer support for light housekeeping through our partner companies. Patients may also choose their own provider and receive reimbursement.
We reimburse a portion of childcare and senior care costs. This support helps ease daily responsibilities so patients can focus on treatment. Covered services may include:
We provide gift cards for Nutre Meals, a preferred meal delivery or takeout service. This support makes it easier to enjoy healthy meals during treatment and recovery.
We provide support for integrative therapies that can help during treatment and recovery, and to care for your body and mind. Gift cards are provided for reimbursement. Ellie Fund does not provide referrals to therapists or practitioners.
“I went to the store and didn’t have to stress about prices. I could buy the healthy foods I needed.”
– Chorvy, breast cancer patient
Thirty years ago, two sons founded Ellie Fund to honor their late mother who lived with metastatic breast cancer for most of their childhoods.
Our impact is multi-faceted. Beyond direct patient support, Ellie Fund works to address disparities in treatment outcomes and systemic problems.
Beyond our financial support, Ellie Fund offers support groups and educational opportunities for breast cancer patients.
Patient surveys prove Ellie Fund services improve breast cancer patients’ quality of life, with findings presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
In May, Ellie Fund and the Boston Breast Cancer Equity Coalition were honored to welcome patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and healthcare leaders for our Breast Cancer Community Empowerment Summit: Resilient by Design: Life Beyond Treatment.
It was a day centered on education, empowerment, connection, and community. We brought together powerful voices to discuss lived experiences with breast cancer, advances in treatment and clinical trials, navigating care, wellness, and survivorship.
We are deeply grateful to our extraordinary speakers and panelists, whose honesty, expertise, and compassion made this event so impactful. It was all made possible by our generous sponsors, BBCEC members, and Ellie Fund’s incredible team.
Ellie Fund is already gearing up for October Breast Cancer Action Month! Landmarks around Boston and beyond will shine pink on behalf of Ellie Fund in support of breast cancer awareness!
MassDOT will light up four bridges pink, from sunset to sunrise, including the Zakim (Boston), Longfellow (Boston), Fore River (Weymouth), and Burns (Worcester). Boston City Hall will be turning pink too!
Start planning your own way to participate in October for Ellie.
Boston Marathon Route
Pinehills Golf Club - Plymouth, MA
Dedham, MA
If you are interested in fundraising in support of Ellie Fund, we are excited to have you join the family! There are many ways to get involved and mobilize your community. Ellie Fund makes it easy to get involved and provides guidance and tools to make it a successful and rewarding experience.
Together, we make sure no patient faces breast cancer alone. Choose your way to make a difference:
Ellie Fund relies on volunteers to help serve thousands of breast cancer patients across Massachusetts each year. Whether you want to be out in the community, share a personal skill, or simply show up for someone who needs support, there is a place for you here. Volunteering with Ellie Fund is a meaningful way to honor your own journey, celebrate someone you love, or give back in a way that truly matters. Volunteer and help us make sure no patient faces breast cancer alone.
Meet Ellie Cards are our most powerful tool for connecting breast cancer patients to the support they need. Available in 12+ languages, these cards ensure every patient knows Ellie Fund is ready to help. As a volunteer, you can help us place them anywhere a breast cancer patient might be — waiting rooms, treatment centers, clinics, community spaces, and beyond. Request your supply today and help us spread the word.
Apply for services today using our quick multilingual application.
