Mission: To ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. Gilda's Club Louisville provides a place where men, women, teens and children with all types of cancer (and their families and friends) join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care. Free of charge and non-profit, Gilda's Club offers support and networking groups, lectures, workshops and social events in a home-like setting. Gilda’s Club Louisville serves members from Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Spencer, Shelby, Hardin, and Nelson counties in Kentucky, as well as Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana

Results: Through free programs that include more than 100 program events each month, Gilda's Club brings education, camaraderie and laughter to its nearly 1,000 members.

Target demographics: men, women, teens and children with all types of cancer (and their families and friends)

Direct beneficiaries per year: our nearly 1,000 members through more than 100 program events each month.

Geographic areas served: Kentucky and Indiana

Programs: support and networking groups, educational and lifestyle workshops and social events, and specialized children’s and teen programs.