Angel Wings Network, Inc. is committed to providing support from early diagnosis to recovery and remission. Having someone to talk to can make a world of difference when battling cancer. Talk one-on-one with one of our volunteers who has personal knowledge and understanding of what you are going through. If you or your loved one has a need, please discuss it with us. We can help provide the proper resources to fulfill that need. Below is a list of the services and support we can offer.
Ways We Can Help Provide Support
Wheels to Recovery
Patient transports are offered to our patients for a safe and reliable way to get to chemotherapy, radiation or medical appointments in Idaho and Oregon. Our friendly and reliable volunteer drivers are trained and certified to provide dependable transport.
Patient transports are offered to our patients for a safe and reliable way to get to chemotherapy, radiation or medical appointments in Idaho and Oregon. Our friendly and reliable volunteer drivers are trained and certified to provide dependable transport.
Prayer Blankets
We offer comfort to patients/clients and family members. Blankets are assembled with love by volunteers. Each blanket is blessed with a prayer for healing and recovery, placed in a gift bag with other goodies, and delivered by a volunteer to a patient/client.
Lending Library
Our office holds a lending library full of books, brochures, and other resource material for our cancer patients to borrow. One of the highly recommended books is "Cancer, Now What" that we hope to be able to gift to patients soon. Educating yourself on your diagnosis can help to empower you! Knowledge is power!
Gas Cards
We can also help with the cost of travel for families to their cancer appointments. We also provide gas cards to our volunteer transport drivers.
Meal Gift Cards
We offer gift cards to local area restaurants. Traveling to and from treatment can sometimes be an all-day thing. To help ease the burden of added financial strain, we are happy to provide meal cards to offset the cost of eating on the go. Subway, McDonald's, Weiser Classic Candy, IHOP, and Golden Corral are among some of our generous donors of meal cards.
We offer gift cards to local area restaurants. Traveling to and from treatment can sometimes be an all-day thing. To help ease the burden of added financial strain, we are happy to provide meal cards to offset the cost of eating on the go. Subway, McDonald's, Weiser Classic Candy, IHOP, and Golden Corral are among some of our generous donors of meal cards.
Cleaning for a Cause
We offer two hours per month of cleaning from one of our friendly volunteers, to help maintain a clean living environment and provide relief to the patient.
Comfort Bags
We fill custom bags for patients in need with comfort and care items which are delivered to every new patient. Notebooks, journals, pens, hand sanitizer, wipes, kleenex, snacks, candy, puzzle books, face masks, and lots more!
Prosthetic and Wig Services
We have vast resources for prosthetics, bras, compression garments, wigs, scarves, caps and hats. Patients are welcome to look through what we have and use items free of charge. Each item is clean and ready to be used.
Weekly Outreach at Cancer Infusion Centers
Each week at least one volunteer performs outreach at the local infusion centers, providing comfort and support. Volunteers talk to new patients and offer services to those who wish to sign up. We also offer hand massages as a way to ease stress and bring relaxation, hard candy to help with dry mouth and nausea, comfort items, and emotional support. As of May 2021, weekly outreach will begin once again the first part of June. For a full year we were unable to perform this service due to COVID-19 restrictions. With restrictions being lifted, we will be able to resume. If anything changes, we will update this section.
Prepared Meals / Food Boxes
For our cancer patients, we offer prepared meals from the local Weiser Senior/Community Center. Meals can be picked up by a volunteer and delivered if needed. We also offer food boxes for those in need. Our food pantry is full and ready! Meal trains can also be arranged if needed.
Handmade Cloth Masks
Back in March of 2020, COVID-19 brought in a new reality. Our patients need extra protection again sickness while their immune systems are down during cancer treatment. In an effort to help, we will now be providing handmade cloth masks made by volunteers. Each patient will receive a couple of masks in their goody bag.
Salon Services
Several local beauty shops offer FREE services to cancer patients. For those who would like to utilize this resource, please give us a call or stop by the office and we can help arrange this. We also have a local business who can style wigs for cancer patients. Great resource for our area!
Emotional Support & Guidance
Sometimes simply having someone to talk to about your cancer diagnosis and the struggles you face can be a way to relieve some stress. Not everyone has someone to talk to! That is why we have dedicated volunteers who have all experienced cancer in one form or another. Our volunteers are here to support you emotionally through this fight. We can provide friendship, good listening ears, and guidance. If you are in need to advice on how to cope with the financial aspect of treatment, we can help guide you in that aspect as well. If you just need someone to listen, we are here. No one should go through this battle alone.
Sometimes simply having someone to talk to about your cancer diagnosis and the struggles you face can be a way to relieve some stress. Not everyone has someone to talk to! That is why we have dedicated volunteers who have all experienced cancer in one form or another. Our volunteers are here to support you emotionally through this fight. We can provide friendship, good listening ears, and guidance. If you are in need to advice on how to cope with the financial aspect of treatment, we can help guide you in that aspect as well. If you just need someone to listen, we are here. No one should go through this battle alone.
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Additional Resources We can provide additional resources outside of our organization, if needed. We have a growing list of people, places, and organizations that can help in various ways. If you or your loved one has a need, please don't hesitate to talk to us about it. We will do what we can to connect you to the right resources. |
Goal for 2021
We have been working on a new program to add to our services which will encompass a better system for staying connected to our cancer members as they work through their treatments and recovery. We are establishing an organized method for contacting active members each week with a "partner" who will be their go-to person for discussing needs, concerns, and overall check up of how things are going. We don't want to be a one-stop shop for our cancer members. We want to be an ongoing resource for folks who need the extra support and resources we have to offer. With this new program coming soon, we hope to fill the gap in connectivity. Stay tuned for more information!
We have been working on a new program to add to our services which will encompass a better system for staying connected to our cancer members as they work through their treatments and recovery. We are establishing an organized method for contacting active members each week with a "partner" who will be their go-to person for discussing needs, concerns, and overall check up of how things are going. We don't want to be a one-stop shop for our cancer members. We want to be an ongoing resource for folks who need the extra support and resources we have to offer. With this new program coming soon, we hope to fill the gap in connectivity. Stay tuned for more information!