1. 
   Individual Support
   Staff and trained volunteers are available to provide support to those people going through the cancer experience, their family, and friends.
    
2. Transportation Program                                                           
   Assistance with transportation to cancer-related appointments is available for persons who, for social or financial reasons, require such help. The client pays a small amount toward the cost of the trip. There are volunteer driver coordinators throughout the region who will arrange the rides from the list of drivers in their area. Drivers, who have successfully completed an application which includes a Criminal Record Check, volunteer their time to take clients to appointments and they receive reimbursement for mileage, parking and a meal, if necessary, from SCCR. 
   (click here for transportation program details)

3. Wig services
   SCCR has several wigs of varying colors and styles, which can be loaned out to people experiencing hair loss as a result of cancer treatment.  Included in this service is a complimentary styling by Karen Keam and a wig care kit (shampoo, spray and a drying form).  The wigs are made of a good quality synthetic, which makes them very easy to care for. The wigs are returned to SCCR when no longer needed as they can be sanitized and given out to another client to use.                         
   A service fee of $25 will be applied to this service after Jan. 1st/06.

4. Hats and Turbans
   Volunteer sewers and knitters in the area make summer and winter hats and turbans in various types and colors of material.  These are given to persons who require head coverings as a result of cancer treatment.
   These hats are made by individuals or groups of women who get together to make hats.   Some of the communities that have held sewing days are Morden and Thornhill, Crystal City, Cartwright and Woodmore.

5. Surgical Bra and Breast Prostheses Bank
   There is a selection of these items available at SCCR for women who have undergone mastectomies and are not yet ready to purchase the items.  A certified mastectomy consultant is available by appointment to fit these or to consult on the purchase of bras and/or prostheses. A $25 fee will also be applied to this service after Jan. 1st/06.
    
6. Resource Library
   The library contains information in print (books, pamphlets, newsletters), video or CD-ROM about various types of cancer and other cancer-related topics, such as treatment side effects of treatment, nutrition, fatigue and pain control.  A computer with High Speed Internet is available for use by anyone who wishes to view the CD-ROM's or research a cancer-related topic.  There is a television and VCR for viewing the video resources.  CD-ROMS and videos can be signed out to be used at home. Click here for a detailed list of Books, CD ROMS, Videos, and Audio Tapes currently available in our Library.  (Material can be sent to people in the region if they are unable to come to the office themselves.)

Group Programs

1. Kids Can Cope Program
   Kids Can Cope is a six  to eight hour support group program for kids aged 5 - 18 who have a loved one with cancer. The program is facilitated by professionals trained by the Department of Psychosocial Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba. The kids are able to meet others in similar circumstances in a support group setting. Times and location are determined once a group of registrations have been received.

             (Click here for parent guide) (KKC Registration form)

2. Just For Me Workshops
   These are workshops presented by specialists in hair replacement, bra and breast prosthesis fitting and skin care.  The team is made up of:
   Karen Keam (The Hair Shop in La Riviere: 204-242-2488)
   Charlene Currie (Certified Mastectomy Consultant: 204-242-2189)
   Nancy Wiebe who has been a cosmetician at Shoppers Drug Mart-Morden: 204-822-4403)
   These women conduct workshops or consult on an individual basis.

Educational Programs

Public education programs would be developed in conjunction with CancerCare Manitoba and the Canadian Cancer Society and the local Community Cancer Program Network  at BTHC.

Opportunities to Volunteer
to assist SCCR in providing support to cancer patients in the area are: 

• Driving program
• Serving on the Board of Directors 
• Offering one-to-one support to patients as a cancer survivor 
• Speaking at support group meetings
• Providing food for groups or activities
• Helping at activities or fundraisers
• Knitting or sewing hats and turbans individually or as a group project

(Note: SCCR has some wool and material which has been donated or was purchased at a discount from local fabric stores.  Volunteers can use this material if they wish.)

Hope Haven

Hope Haven is a room that provides comfort and privacy for people who are having wig, hat and turban or breast prosthesis fitting, or for clients and their support persons to rest or read.  A grant from The Thomas Sill Foundation has allowed the organization to install a hair stylist chair and mirror, storage cupboards, display shelves for the wigs and head coverings, a desk area, an easy chair and and a sound system for use by clients and staff.

For more information about any of these services or programs you can call SCCR at: 1-866-287-4730