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August 7, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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This Meet Up & Support Group will be meeting online with a Zoom community. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing erin@smithcenter.org.
You will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.
with Erin Price, LICSW, OSW-C, Cheryl Hughes, LICSW, OSW-C, and Sara Field, LICSW, OSW-C
This monthly gathering is an opportunity to meet other young adult cancer survivors in their 20s, 30s and early 40s. Caregivers of young adult cancer survivors are welcome to join as well. This program is a collaborative initiative of local hospitals, health organizations and cancer support groups.*
- August 7
- September 11
Our monthly Young Adult Caregiver Support Group has been put on hold temporarily, and all caregivers will be welcomed in this group. Please indicate when registering if a caregiver will be joining you.
*A warm thank you to our partners that have allowed us to provide a supportive community to more young adults in the DC region:
- Bella Warrior
- Cancer Support Community
- GWU Medical Faculty Associates
- First Descents
- Hope Connections for Cancer Support
- Howard University Hospital
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Life With Cancer
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Nueva Vida
- Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Stupid Cancer
- Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
- Virginia Hospital Center
- Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Young Survival Coalition
About Erin Price, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C
Erin serves as Smith Center’s Director of Young Adult and Psychosocial Support Programs. She is trained in Integrative Patient Navigation, a Project LEAD graduate, and holds a Masters in Social Work. A seven-year breast cancer survivor, Erin is passionate about providing support and community to other cancer survivors, especially young adults. She works with Smith Center’s DC Young Adult Cancer Community and is also actively involved in the cancer community through Young Survival Coalition, Critical Mass, the Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates, National Breast Cancer Coalition, and the DC Cancer Action Partnership.
About Cheryl Hughes, LICSW, OSC-W
About Sara Field, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C
Sara is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in DC. She earned her Masters Degree in Social Work at the Catholic University of America in DC and has worked in oncology for over 3 years. Sara interned at the Lombardi Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute during graduate school, which confirmed her interest in oncology social work. She joined the Lombardi Cancer Center in 2016 and now works at the GW Cancer Center in DC. Sara has a strong interest in the intersection of emotional and physical health and a particular passion for supporting parents with cancer and their kids. She enjoys partnering with Camp Kesem’s GW chapter and served as their mental health professional for the past two years.
