Our Mission
We believe every woman deserves her best chance at survival regardless of her economic situation. We assist Colorado women with the costs associated with gynecologic cancer diagnoses through our Financial Assistance Program. Our Woman to Woman program trains and empowers women, one-year post treatment, to mentor a newly diagnosed patient with the same cancer type.
Sue’s Gift is the only non-profit organization in southern Colorado that provides financial grants, trained peer support mentors, and licensed clinical support groups for women in Colorado with gynecologic cancer.
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Financial Assistance
Sue DiNapoli’s mission still guides us today: “Making seriously ill women choose between paying for their cancer treatment and paying for their house payment seems unusually cruel.” Our Financial Assistance Program provides Colorado-wide grants to help ease the burden of expenses like insurance deductibles, prescriptions, utility bills, or rent/mortgage during or shortly after treatment. We are here to stand beside women facing gynecologic cancer, ensuring no one has to fight this battle or face these financial worries alone.
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Coping Skills
In our monthly Lunch ‘N Learn series, our goal is to promote well-being, personal growth, and resiliency by learning coping skills through the use of bibliotherapy (reading material) to help us get through tough times. Each month's discussion will focus on a unique Sue’s Gift website article (aka Blog). We hope you can join us for a complimentary lunch and stimulating discussion. Check back as additional details about this month’s meeting will be forthcoming.
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Peer Support
A cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. Our Woman to Woman peer mentorship program connects newly diagnosed women with trained survivor mentors who share the same gynecologic cancer type and truly understand what you’re going through. From diagnosis to recovery, they offer emotional support, guidance, and hope—because they’ve walked this path themselves. Mentoring happens through phone, text, email, or virtual meetups, tailored to your preferences.
Who We Are
We graciously welcome all impacted by gynecologic cancer and acknowledge their unique journey. We celebrate the lives of the survivors and honor our loved ones who have passed away from the disease. We appreciate and respect each volunteer, client, and supporters and honor their time and effort in support of our mission. We create a cherished, supportive, collaborative place for patients, survivors, and families affected by gynecologic cancer. Our environment is compassionate, responsive, educational, and has a purposeful, spirited intent.
We are constantly looking for new opportunities to TEAL IT UP! We are highly mindful that our best defense against all gynecologic cancers is knowledge. We immerse ourselves into many different community events in an effort to reach the masses. We understand that to best execute our mission of awareness we must inform not only women but men and children. We are committed to providing Southern Colorado women with gynecologic cancer information. We are committed to providing Southern Colorado women with financial aid when necessary through Sue's Gift Financial Assistance Program. This level of commitment has been in place for eight plus years and will continue for many years to come.
❝ Making seriously ill women choose between paying for their cancer treatment and paying for their housing payment seems unusually cruel. ❞ — Sue DiNapoli
Newly Diagnosed? We’re here for you! Complete the form below and our Patient Services Director, Sherry Martin (LCSW) will reach out to you directly.
Our Values
CARING
We are unselfishly devoted to the welfare of our clients, volunteers, staff, and our community. We commit to the personal experiences of the people affected by gynecologic cancer. We strive to support the emotional and financial needs of those touched by ovarian cancer.
COMMUNICATION
We focus on providing a clear and consistent message at the appropriate volume for our intended audience. We are strategic and intentional in our own internal communications from the planning and execution of events, needs, strategies and goals.
SERVICE
We strive to get to know our clients, volunteers, and supporters at a deeper level and building necessary trust while being true to our values. We will be nice, respectful, and thoughtful while being a trusted ambassador for Sue's Gift.
RESPECT
We accept diversity and honor everyone we associate with and their unique, important story. We are sensitive to the process of healing and supporting each other.
EDUCATION
We raise the level of knowledge and awareness of all gynecologic cancer symptoms and risk factors by participating in community events. We continually put ourselves out there through many forms of communication including social media, email, TV and radio.