Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CANCER ARE EMPOWERED BY KNOWLEDGE, STRENGTHENED BY ACTION, AND SUSTAINED BY COMMUNITY. FREE OF CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS, GILDA'S CLUB MIDDLE TENNESSEE PROVIDES A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE IMPACTED BY CANCER - PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ALL GENDERS, WITH ALL TYPES OF CANCER, AT ALL STAGES, INCLUDING GRIEF AND BEREAVMENT - ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND FRIENDS, CAN FIND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OFFERED BY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. OUR EVIDENCE BASED CANCER SUPPORT PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPLEMENT TO MEDICAL CARE, AND PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS, RESOURCES, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING AND COOKING CLASSES, MOVMENT AND STRESS REDUCTION CLASSES, EXPRESSIVE ARTS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.