CT Challenge/Center for Survivorship (CTC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the 14.5 million cancer survivors in Connecticut and throughout the U.S. rebuild, improve and prolong their lives through exercise, nutrition, mind-body health and community-building support programs. The CTC opened the Center for Survivorship in 2012 as an incubator for best practices in cancer survivorship care.
Programs we fund include:
- The Center for Survivorship, a cutting edge research and wellness center
- Community Outreach including exercise, training and yoga classes offered in local communities
- College scholarships for young cancer survivors
- Summer camp experience for childhood cancer survivors
- Experiential adventure retreats for young adult survivors
- Speaker Series: educational, cultural and awareness-raising events for cancer survivors and the general public
- Innovative website: educating, motivating and guiding cancer survivors to qualified resources. visited by people in 50 states and 40 countries
- Mobile mammography services in underserved areas
website: ctchallenge.org