A Fresh Chapter is a project of Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), a 501(c)(3) based in California.
2025 Annual Report
Cancer care isn’t just treatment.
Emotional health shapes how people make sense of cancer and how they move forward.
When emotional health is prioritized, patients, survivors, and caregivers don’t just endure cancer—they reclaim their lives.
We help people around the world navigate the emotional complexities of cancer by providing skills, support, and a sense of belonging—so they can move forward in meaningful ways.
Our Annual Reach
2,304 people served
16 countries around the world
6 programs delivered
Our Impact
Across our programs, participants reported transformative shifts in skill-building as well as meaning & direction.
Sandy: Learning to Live in Contradiction
“I live with a body that requires me to revisit my cancer all day long, every single day. I told myself I was fine. But the anger and frustration would creep in. I’d try to understand it, rationalize it, but then push it away. It wasn’t until I attended AFC 101: Essential Tools for Navigating Life + Cancer that I learned about what I was feeling: ‘Living in Contradiction.’ I could see my gratefulness and my anger arguing with each other and trying to coexist. Now, I was starting—just starting—to be able to let myself be annoyed and not like it, and then return to joy.”
— Sandy W., 2025 AFC 101 Workshop Participant, USA
David: Breaking the Stigma Through Connection
“I felt so alone in my journey. My initial expectation when I walked into the workshop was to see if there were other people who could relate to what I am going through. I was so down. There’s so much stigma around cancer, but after today’s workshop, I am positively motivated. I took pictures and notes to later on share with my wife and show her how the workshop was. I am super grateful I came. I am now able to be a part of the community. I feel great. Thank you for the workshop.”
— David N., 2025 Mizizi Workshop Participant, Kenya
Melissa: Moving Forward After Loss
“Last year I was going through a very emotional time. As a stage 4 bladder cancer survivor, I was finally getting clear PET scans, but I had lost several friends to cancer. I was trying to think of a way to move forward in my journey. What A Fresh Chapter has created is exactly what anyone going through cancer needs—what cancer survivors need and what caregivers of someone going through cancer need. When you go through cancer, the emotional component sometimes gets set aside. A Fresh Chapter’s Ignite program gives the tools and topics to help get through the emotional side of cancer. I am extremely grateful.”
— Melissa B., 2025 Ignite Experience Participant, USA
Lilian: From Survivor to Compassionate Leader
“The AFC Leaders program has given me a new perspective on being a compassionate leader. Guided by the principles of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility), I no longer see myself just as a survivor. I see myself as a leader. I’m now equipped to help shape and uplift my community so they can become the best version of themselves. I’m now a thriving human being with a sense of purpose and belonging in the AFC community and in the world.“
— Lilian M., 2025 AFC Leaders Participant, Kenya
Emily A.: Redefining Life Through Compassionate Leadership
“The Ignite Experience Program is grace in being and walking the redefined life. Ignite gives you the freedom to stop judging yourself harshly and to acknowledge all you feel while extending grace and compassion to yourself. As an Ignite facilitator, I feel renewed every time I lead the program because I’m not just a facilitator, I’m a participant, too.”
— Emily A., 2025 Amplify Peer Facilitator, Kenya
Emily W.: Leading Through Collaboration and Strategic Action
“I learned about leadership, networking, advocacy, strategic thinking and how to approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset, communicate ideas more effectively, and collaborate across diverse teams. I’ve already applied these skills by sharing practical solutions within my community projects, and I plan to continue using them to design initiatives that create sustainable impact on the ground and to my community at large.“
— Emily W., 2025 Elevate Fellow, Kenya
Program Spotlight: Digital Enduring Resource
Many people lack the practical, on-demand tools needed to navigate the daily emotional complexities of cancer without feeling frozen or overwhelmed.
Through 2027, we are piloting an innovative, on-demand digital resource in the bladder and breast cancer communities. Our broader goal is to translate each of our 10 evidence-informed tools into a vast emotional-health library—and scale across cancer types and global communities.
In 2025, we partnered with the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN), After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD), Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC), and SHARE to lay the foundation for our first digital enduring resource.
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Working alongside the A Fresh Chapter team has been a truly collaborative partnership grounded in trust, shared purpose, and deep respect for the patient experience. AFC has a remarkable ability to build authentic connections with individuals navigating cancer, creating space for healing and growth while addressing a critical gap in survivorship approach: psychological well-being. Together, our work has strengthened how we engage and empower patients beyond treatment, ensuring they feel seen, supported, and equipped for what comes next. — Patricia R., Director of Education and Advocacy, BCAN |
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