Moving Beyond Cancer in NOLA: Virtual Support During a Time of Social Distancing

Dear CAC Community,

First, and foremost, we are still here for you. We, too, have been monitoring coronavirus/COVID-19 news and updates and have been navigating through decisions that will allow us to keep our community and staff safe.

In many ways CAC is lucky. Given that our small team serves a nationwide community, a lot of our programs and services have always been virtual and are available to you, your family/friends, your patients, your healthcare providers, coworkers, managers and anyone looking for support balancing work after a cancer diagnosis for free at cancerandcareers.org. We've highlighted a few below.

Our scheduled in-person events will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, with contingency plans in place. Some of our in-person events have been cancelled, postponed or moved to virtual platforms, and others—like our National Conference on Work & Cancer and travel scholarship program—continue to be planned for at this time. We will keep our community up-to-date as things evolve, and will notify all those specifically affected if there are any changes.

Access Virtual Programs & Services Today:

Balancing Work & Cancer Webinars
Offers twelve 1-hour sessions throughout the year on topics related to work and cancer and is open to patients/survivors, and healthcare and HR professionals (accredited for CEUs/PDCs for those who participate live). Join us live (including Q&A) or view past recordings.

Publications
Our publication library is available in English and Spanish which can be ordered in hardcopy or downloaded for free. Read about job search tips, practical and legal issues of working after a cancer diagnosis and more.

Video Archive
Watch educational how-to-videos for guidance on supporting a coworker with cancer, staying focused on the job, crafting a compelling resume and interviewing successfully; view past Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar recordings; and be inspired by first-hand stories from our survivor community.

Resume Review Service
The Resume Review Service gives patients/survivors virtual access to a professional career coach who will provide feedback on how to improve a current resume.

Ask a Career Coach
Our online Ask a Career Coach message board allows you to get insights from CAC and professional coaches or to share your experience with others.

Collective Diary
Feel connected during this time of social distancing by sharing your story and cancer/work experience through our Collective Diary or reading through other people’s.

Blog
Featuring timely content on the conversation around work & cancer, look out for new posts every Monday. Have an idea for something you’d like to see on the blog? Let us know!

Email & One-on-One Phone Calls
You can contact us anytime at cancerandcareers@cew.org. If you want to set up a one-on-one phone call with one of our staff members or in-house social workers, please send us an email and we will get back to you as quickly as we can.

We are thinking of each of you and hope you stay safe – please let us know if there is anything we can do to help!

Warm regards,