FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE

FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE FPS ENABLES CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN, DEEPEN AND UNIFY THEIR RELATIONSHIPS BY CREATING UNFORGETTABLE AND LASTING RESPITE EXPERIENCES. IN FY24, FPS RESPONDED TO 501 INQUIRIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDED RESPITE SERVICES TO 190 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, RESULTING IN 126 TRAVEL RESPITE EXPERIENCES WITH 436 TRAVELERS AND 32 STAYCATION RESPITES EXPERIENCES WITH 281 FAMILY MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, 281 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH DIRECT ANCILLARY SERVICES. THUS, FPS SERVED A TOTAL OF 717 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS DIRECT RESPITE TRAVEL AND STAYCATION PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION, FPS CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF PRIOR RESPITE RECIPIENTS THROUGH ITS ANCILLARY SUPPORT PROGRAM WITH OVER 35,721 TOUCHPOINTS MADE TO ALMOST 3,000 FAMILIES. DUE TO COVID-19, TWO MAIN CHANGES TO OUR RESPITE PROGRAM INCLUDE OUR FOCUSED APPROACH TO COMMUNITY RESPITES WITH OUR TRAVEL PARTNER WOODLOCH RESORT AND THE FORMALIZATION OF OUR STAYCATION RESPITE PROGRAM. WHEN THE PANDEMIC