Needs
W.A.Y.S. five programs provided free to the clients, paid for by W.A.Y.S. from YOUR donations.
Sessions with a licensed therapist:
- One (1) client with a minimum of 5 sessions costs $425
- One (1) client using 6-10 sessions costs $520-$900
- One (1) client using 11+ sessions costs $1005 and up $105 per session from there on
Treatment and medical appointment transportation via Heart Of Gold Medical Transport:
- One (1) client with an average of one (1) trip a week for six (6) months for chemotherapy and an average of thirty (30) daily radiotherapy would approximately cost $12,960
WAYS current monthly budget allows $5000/month totaling $60,000 a year
Meal train management, Meal delivery & Grocery delivery:
- Meals, One (1) client with an average of one (1) meal a week for six (6) months from W.A.Y.S. approximately costs $1,800
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Groceries:
- One (1) client with one grocery delivery a month for six (6) month, approx $1,800
WAYS current budget allows $500/month for meals and groceries. Totaling $6,000/year
Quarterly client wellness events:
- W.A.Y.S. provides clients with four (4) free events throughout each year. On average these events cost between $1,500- $2,000 each; $6,000- $8,000 a year.
Individualized client donations:
- Individualized donations vary from headwear, wigs, clothing, assisting with medical supply needs and monetary cost $Priceless.
To sponsor one (1) client to receive each service at the minimum would approximately cost $15,185
The overhead and day to day costs of running W.A.Y.S. is priceless. As W.A.Y.S. has no paid staff, we work very hard to keep our overhead costs low to focus our donations on the free services. Yet there will always be costs such as state fees, insurance, utilities, web services, printing costs, postage, hosting fundraising events, W.A.Y.S. merchandise, trifolds and office supplies has averaged $1,000 a month or $12,000 a year.
Any donations to this need would help us focus all other donations solely on our client services.
One of our most fluid services is our "Individualized Donations". These donations have been anything from wigs, headwear, medical supply needs, help with co-payments, clothing needs, monetary needs, and so much more. This area is where we would encourage you to see the limitless things we could do for our cancer community with these donations! The sky's the limit!
$Priceless
W.A.Y.S. has been run within the COVID guidelines from home. Our goal is to move into a more central location to our clients, once guidelines have eased and our funding is adequate.