Opportunities From: City of Bloomington Volunteer Network

Cancer Support Community (CSC) provides youth art backpack kits to children impacted by cancer. Both children who have cancer themselves, and children who have a parent or family member with cancer may receive the Youth Art Backpacks. Youth Art Backpacks include art & craft supplies, journaling and mindfulness activity supplies, and cancer related mental health resources for age appropriate youth, and parents. 

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Stress relief coloring books for kids Blank books for kids to write stories or draw Notebook journals for kids Wooden picture frames (to paint on or craft with) 24 Count Packs of Crayon Crayons Mindfulness activity books (Mindful Kids) Resource books for kids on cancer (see Amazon wish list for requested items)

Link to Amazon wish list for CSC Youth Art Backpack supplies:

https://a.co/91kxC7

Items can be purchased and shipped directly to CSC through Amazon.

 

Drop Off Location: 

Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana

1719 W 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47404

Drop Off Times:

Tuesday - Thursday

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Contact:

info@cancersupportscin.org

(812) 233–3286

cancersupportscin.org

Cancer Support Community delivers about 45 comfort kits per month to cancer patients. A CSC Clinical staff member delivers the kits to 3 infusion centers in our region - Monroe, Morgan, Lawrence counties. The comfort kits contain nice comforting items for cancer patients, but more importantly, gives our social workers a chance to share information about CSC programs with patients as they are receiving their chemotherapy treatments.  

Items requested for comfort kits include:

- Unscented lip balm

- Unscented lotion

- Hand sanitizer

- Pill organizers

- Dry mouth lozenges

- Queasy drops

- Crossword & Word Search 

- Pens/Pencils 

- Adult Coloring Book w/ Colored Pencils 

 

Link to Amazon wish list: https://a.co/g8apmj5

Items can be purchased and shipped directly to CSC through Amazon.

 

Drop Off Location: 

Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana

1719 W 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47404

Drop Off Times:

Tuesday - Thursday

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Contact:

info@cancersupportscin.org

(812) 233–3286

cancersupportscin.org

For our Participants & Programs:  small weight set for strength training tissue boxes shelf stable nutritious snacks individually wrapped (granola bars, nuts, pretzels, etc.) paper towels bottled water K cup coffee options tea selection (individually wrapped single serve teas)

Art Program:

canvas acrylic paints aprons

Contact stephanie@cancersupportscin.org or (574) 606-7687 with questions about specific items or to coordinate the donation of items.