PROGRAMS

Family Services
If a lesbian/wpw with cancer, her partner, or caregivers chooses to participate in our Family Coordination Program, a Coordinator will be assigned to assess the clients needs and to provide both emotion and practical support services. This is accomplished through the Family Coordinator’s ability to access the Mautner Project’s Direct Services Volunteers. Together, the Family Coordinator and the Direct Services Volunteers form a team of caring individuals that are able to provide support to the client(s) being served. Some of the services provided include, but are not limited to, hospital visits, rides to appointments, home visits, housekeeping, gardening, pet care, laundry, meal preparation and help with confusing medical bills or insurance problems.

Support Groups
The Mautner Project sponsors ongoing groups including:

• Bereavement Support Group - for Lesbians/WPW who have lost someone close to them from any cause. This group is open to those who have lost a partner, child family member, or close friend. Our bereavement support group provides a safe space for WPW to express the many in a supportive and confidential environment. Please contact Tina Arrington, Client Navigation Specialist, at 202-332-5536 or tarrington@mautnerproject.org for additional information or to register. You must call prior to attending.
• Cancer Survivor Support Group - Open to lesbians/WPW with cancer, partners, and caregivers. This support groups provides a safe space for WPW to express the many emotions and experiences associated with having a cancer diagnosis in a supportive and confidential environment. Please contact Kim Goodman, Director of Client Services, at 202-332-5536 or kgoodman@mautnerproject.org for additional information or to register. You must call prior to attending.
• Caregivers Network Group - Open to lesbian/WPW partners and caregivers of lesbians/WPW living with any potentially life threatening or debilitating physical illness. Please contact Kim Goodman, Director of Client Services, at 202-332-5536 or kgoodman@mautnerproject.org for additional information or to register.
• Smoking Cessation Groups - Eight week psycho-educational workshops designed especially for LGBT communities. Please contact Kim Goodman, Director of Client Services, at 202-332-5536 or kgoodman@mautnerproject.org for additional information or to register. This groups is open to BOTH women and men interested in quitting smoking.
• Community Health Workshops - Open to lesbians/WPW facing any life-challenging illness, their partners, caregivers, and client services volunteers. Features various topics of concern or interest to WPW dealing with chronic illness. Call the Mautner Project to register at 202-332-5536.

**All groups are led by experienced and trained facilitators.


Phone Support
The Mautner Project offers phone support in the form of:

Peer Support Network -
matches a lesbian with cancer, their partner, family members, and/or bereaved partner and family members with another lesbian who has had a similar experience based on factors such as diagnosis, treatment, age, and environmental circumstances. This is a short-term program designed to provide emotional support and encouragement.

Caring and Reliable Ears (CARE) Network -
links lesbians with cancer, their partners, family members, and/or bereaved partners and family members with a trained volunteer dedicated to providing up to one hour per week of emotional support. This network is designed to provide extended care.

Community Care
*Cancer Survivor Workshops - Provides lesbians with cancer, their partners and caregivers with psychoeducational information such as, but not limited to, nutrition, alternative treatment options, sexuality, and stress management.

*Community Forumsn health care issues to the LGBT community.