Cancer Patients Endure Debt on Top of Disease

Cancer patients are 2.5x more likely to suffer bankruptcy than those who do not have cancer. And those who went bankrupt were likelier to die than cancer patients who did not. Cancer patients were 71% more likely than Americans without the disease to have bills in collections, face tax liens and mortgage foreclosure, or experience other financial setbacks.

Hope Chest's mission is to fight this financial toxicity by alleviating some of the financial burdens associated with breast cancer treatment. While patients focus on the fight of their lives, we focus on helping Minnesota breast cancer patients stay in their homes, keep the heat and lights on, and put nutritious food in the fridge. We help make sure that patients can get access to transportation and child care so they can attend treatments.

Visit our website to apply for a grant or support our mission.

Open Arms

At Open Arms, there’s always room for one more at our table.

Their Mission: By providing food as medicine, we nourish our clients and build community.

Their Purpose: We create an inclusive and joyful community to provide high-quality medically tailored meals, nutrition education, and hope to our clients.

Open Arms of Minnesota is a nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers nourishing meals free of charge to critically ill Minnesotans and their loved ones. Our registered dietitians and in-house chefs create delicious, medically tailored menus using fresh and organic ingredients whenever possible. Through the support of a loving community of donors and volunteers, we harvest, cook, and deliver nutritious, made-from-scratch meals directly to our clients.

Meet Barbara, Founder Visionary of the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation and Resale Store

"I was motivated by my two sisters’ fight-against and loss-to breast cancer. My dedication to the work of the Hope Chest has increased with every breast cancer story I have heard, every family I have met, every shopper in the store, every donor of merchandise and money. The need is great and I am honored to be part of the solution."

Barbara explains the Hope Chest Origin Story in the video below.

We are honored to work with her and to be part of her solution.

Nominations Accepted

We strive to feature breast health specialists who have positively impacted the care of our patients and their families in our newsletters.



Nominate a breast cancer specialist who has made a positive difference in your breast cancer treatment journey by sending a short testimonial to us at event@hopechest.com.

The Power of Hope

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