Statistics have shown that less than half of young cancer patients have high confidence of achieving their education goals and even fewer – less than a third – have high confidence of achieving their employment goals. Your support is helping us change that.

By participating and fundraising in Dry July this year, you are helping Canteen to continue their work in helping young cancer patients stay connected to study or work, both during and after their cancer treatment through Canteen’s Education and Career Support Service (ECS).

Last year, around 200 young patients were supported through the ECS, assisting young cancer patients to identify their vocational goals and values and developing individualised support plans to help them achieve their education or career milestones.

“I think the ECS is one piece of the puzzle to helping you on that journey as a cancer patient or survivor. ECS helps us discover a path forward, a path after diagnosis and cancer treatment”

- Leilani, a former Canteen Youth Ambassador who has used Canteen’s Education and Career Support Service.

From all of us here at Canteen and the young people impacted by cancer who will continue to use ECS moving forward, THANK YOU for your support. We couldn’t do this without you.