Programs We Fund

In 2011, 15,853 cancer survivors were directly impacted by CT Challenge programs.

Thousands more were helped by hospital partners, members of our Survivorship Network.

86 cents of every dollar spent was directed toward program services and grants.

The CT Challenge was founded in June 2005 with an initial goal of creating a cancer survivorship clinic to serve the residents of Connecticut. That goal was met in 2006 with the opening of the CT Challenge Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center.

Since that time, the CT Challenge has expanded its support, funding survivorship clinics and programs at cancer centers and community based hospitals across the state who are members of the CT Challenge Survivorship Network; funding grants for clinical research, continuing education programs for healthcare professionals, and educational programs for survivors and their families.

In 2012, the CT Challenge will open its own Center for Survivorship, located in Southport, CT.

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, the Connecticut Challenge recognized more than $1,468,978 in revenues to support cancer survivors.

The CT Challenge provides financial support for:

Survivorship clinics and programs and Survivor Day celebrations at community based hospitals and cancer centers across the state
The CT Challenge Center for Survivorship, opening in Sept. 2012
College scholarships for survivors of pediatric cancers
The CT Challenge Survivorship Summit, an annual event for medical professionals that brings together experts in survivorship
The CT Challenge Speaker Series, educational, cultural and awareness raising events for cancer survivors
Our innovative website. Educating, motivating and guiding cancer survivors to qualified survivorship resources
Pilot research projects in cancer survivorship at Yale Cancer Center, one of which resulted in $2.5 million in addditional NIH funding to expand the study.

Financial Information

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, the Connecticut Challenge recognized more than $1,468,978 in revenues to support cancer survivors. 86 cents of every dollar spent was directed toward program services and grants.