Funds that are raised by the Jackson County Cancer Fund help
Jackson County cancer patients and their families.

The Jackson County Cancer Fund (JCCF) is made up of the same volunteers that have for many years been the Jackson County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Volunteers decided after careful consideration and with input from many community members and sponsors, to form the Jackson County Cancer Fund organization.

The mission of the JCCF is to serve Jackson County cancer patients and their families emotionally, financially, by offering supplies from the local loan closet and by raising funds for cancer research in our area.

As an all-volunteer local organization, the Jackson County Cancer Fund raises and grants funds to provide assistance to local Jackson County cancer patients and their families. The Jackson County Cancer Fund also provides emotional resources for families as well as a local Loan Closet that stocks, maintains and loans out hospital equipment for home use such as hospital beds, wheel chairs, shower chairs, etc.

In the years past as the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, this group of volunteers organized and held the local Relay for Life to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. In an effort to better serve the local community, the Jackson County Cancer Fund has decided to hold its own event this year to raise funds to support local cancer patients in lieu of the yearly American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Funds that are raised by the Jackson County Cancer Fund will remain in Jackson County for local cancer patients and their families in the form of gas cards for doctor visits, financial assistance, help with bills, etc. To get assistance from JCCF, they only require a statement of need and physicians statement. There presently is a $300.00 budget per Jackson County cancer patient. Applications for assistance can be downloaded by clicking here.

The JCCF wants to continue to support cancer research as this is extremely important and plans to do so by donating a set amount once per year to an organization such as the Markey Cancer Center in Lexington or other regional research centers.

Also, donations can be made to The Jackson County Cancer Fund. PO Box 1250 McKee, Ky. 40447