The KOOL Cause of the Month

Cops Fighting Cancer is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that exists to provide hope, support and compassion to Colorado cancer patients and their families. Aurora Police Officer Jim Seneca founded the organization and has gathered others, both police and non-police, who have a genuine desire to help cancer patients and their families win the fight against cancer. Our mission is to supply police officers with the resources they need to be of service, giving back to the community in ways that go beyond protection and prosecution.


 
 

 

 

 

 

• The Cops Fighting Cancer Fund provides one-time assistance to cancer patients and their families in crisis. A situation is considered a crisis on a case-by-case basis, but it is generally a single, unexpected, and unfortunate circumstance an individual is experiencing at a given point in their life. It is the hope of Cops Fighting Cancer (CFC) that through the Fund, we are able to support individuals facing difficult times in an immediate, personal and direct manner. The ultimate goal of the assistance is to help the person/family regain or remain self-sufficient.

 
 

• Cops Fighting Cancer provides individualized financial, practical and emotional support to help these patients and families focus on defeating the illness. People who have been diagnosed with cancer immediately find themselves in great need. The primary need is medical care, but all of the other “day-to-day” needs do not just disappear. Rent and mortgage payments still need to be made, families still have to be cared for, and all of the other practical daily tasks need to be carried out. These needs don’t go away and they are quite often the straw that breaks the camels back. Our goal is to prevent that breakdown from happening. That is, to provide immediate and essential help during the dark hours when no help is apparent and hope cannot be found.

Funding Areas
The Fund has eight specific funding areas to include loss of home, domestic abuse, loss of income, elderly health, avoiding homelessness, disabled or elderly needs, funeral expenses, and homeless or disadvantaged health. Each of the program areas have specific criteria. Many funding areas target families, with the ultimate goal that all individuals be self-sufficient. The Fund is not ongoing support and will not fund existing chronic debt, non-crisis situations, or any persons with a conflict of interest. Request amounts vary, but are up to a maximum of $5,000.
 
CFC has helped Colorado cancer patients and families for over 9 years. In that time, CFC has helped over 200 cancer patients and donated more than $700,000 to families in need.