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Celebrating 25 Years of Transformative Respite Experiences for Families Facing Cancer!

Join us in commemorating 25 years of FPS by making a meaningful gift. Your support will help ensure that FPS can continue providing life-changing Respite Experiences for the next 25 years and beyond. Together, we can make a lasting impact on families facing cancer!

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FPS is 1 of 143 nonprofits nationwide to hold PANO’s Standards of Excellence Accreditation, earned a perfect score from Charity Navigator, was awarded Platinum Transparency from GuideStar, and has a 5-star rating on Great NonProfits. Give confidently, knowing your donation with us will have maximum impact and transparency!

Our Mission in Action

Before every respite, FPS asks those nominated to our program what a transformative Respite Experience would mean to their family. For Jared, age 30, facing cancer at such a young age, his goal was to take a break from cancer and create lasting memories with his family. After respite in June, he shared:

"My mom takes care of me and she did not leave my side during my hospital stays - it was really important for her to take this respite too. My family was able to spend quality time and enjoy all the fun activities, like taking a ride on the boat, and being together gave me joy. I kayaked for the first time - it was amazing and relaxing!" 

Our Mission

For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting Respite Experiences. Working with oncology professionals at over 100 hospitals and cancer centers, FPS provides transformative respite experiences to cancer patients (ages 21-55), their caregivers and their children and offers our families emotional support that assists them as their journey with cancer continues. Our respite program helps families recognize it is love, not cancer, that defines them.