The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is a national charity that inspires young people aged 8-24 to believe in a brighter future living through and beyond cancer.
For many young people, simply picking up where they left off before their diagnosis isn’t possible. That is why when treatment ends, our work begins.
Through sailing and outdoor activity, young people…
* build confidence by making friends with others who have had similar experiences - often for the first time.
* rediscover independence away from home and outside of their ‘cancer bubble’.
* begin to realise what they are capable of again.
* stop feeling like the ‘only one’.
Their mental wellbeing improves, and they can start to re-establish their place in the world by getting back into education or employment and reconnecting with their friends and families.
Every young person should feel valued, accepted, optimistic and independent living through and beyond cancer.
Community Sailing of Colorado (CSC) is a nonprofit sailing organization located in the Denver and Boulder areas that teaches a variety of programs such as youth summer camps, adult classes, adaptive sailing, outreach events, and even coaching a junior race team. Our goal is to make sailing accessible to all in Colorado, regardless of age and ability. This past season CSC was able to share sailing with over 3,000 people in Colorado. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we couldn’t do this without our generous donors who provide scholarships for our youth as well as funding for our adaptive and outreach programs.