Free cancer support for the whole family,
the whole time.
Join us and find a home away from home – a free community of support and a safe place for everyone who is touched by cancer.
Providing over 190 free program offerings a month and serving nearly more than 3,600 members in our community living with cancer means we need you!
Our program is free for those who need it because of the generosity of donors who help make our vision a reality.
I have a theory that cancer cells hate laughter
and jokes and songs and dancing.
-Gilda Radner
What's Happening Today
Fun with Art
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Art Room
Join volunteers Joan Noles and Christine Wade for a morning of artistic fun! While each week will be a standalone project, there will be an overall theme for each month. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to event. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Pilates
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Health & Wellness Room
Pilates engages both mind and body, promoting physical harmony. It is an energizing workout that builds support for the spine, promotes flexibility, and increases strength. All levels are welcome and equipment is provided at the Clubhouse. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Paint Palette
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Art Room
Join artist Julie Hohmann for an afternoon of acrylic painting. Please bring a photo from home of your "happy place", or anything else that inspires joy and peace. Julie will help you recreate this image on a canvas. No artistic experience necessary! Registration opens two weeks before event. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Line Dancing
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: YMCA Group Fitness Room
Join Gilda's West and the YMCA for this exciting fitness class! You will learn basic steps, rhythms, and routines choreographed to music - but most of all, you will have fun. Sign up now! IN PERSON @ GILDA'S WEST
Gilda's Book Nook
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: ZOOM
Join volunteers Patty Dilg and Ann Lustgarten for our book club! Upcoming selections: APR: Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine by Olivia Campbell MAY: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree JUN: The Women by Kristin Hannah JUL: The Wedding People by Alison Espach AUG: The Water Keeper by Charles Martin SEP: Shadow Falls: An Absolutely Gripping Mystery Thriller by Wendy Dranfield OCT: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman NOV: A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins DEC: The Christmas Train by David Balducci Registration opens 6 weeks prior to the event. Attendees are responsible for acquiring their own copies of the book. If this is a financial hardship for you, please email Kim Henderson at least one week before the program offering to receive the book from Gilda's Club. VIRTUAL
Virtual Journaling
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: ZOOM
Our virtual journaling sessions provide a supportive space for reflection, connection, and healing. You will be guided with thought-provoking prompts that encourage introspection, self-discovery, and personal growth. Combining art and written word, thesesessions are for anyone looking to learn more about themselves. Everyone is welcome! VIRTUAL
Gilda's Book Nook
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: ZOOM
Join volunteers Patty Dilg and Ann Lustgarten for our book club! Upcoming selections: APR: Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine by Olivia Campbell MAY: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree JUN: The Women by Kristin Hannah JUL: The Wedding People by Alison Espach AUG: The Water Keeper by Charles Martin SEP: Shadow Falls: An Absolutely Gripping Mystery Thriller by Wendy Dranfield OCT: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman NOV: A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins DEC: The Christmas Train by David Balducci Registration opens 6 weeks prior to the event. Attendees are responsible for acquiring their own copies of the book. If this is a financial hardship for you, please email Kim Henderson at least one week before the program offering to receive the book from Gilda's Club. VIRTUAL
Latest News
We Are Hiring A Bilingual Family Program Manager and Contract Mental Health Professional
If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re great at what you do, join us at Gilda’s Club, an eight-time Best Places to Work winner! Read More
Gilda’s Club Satellites In Clark And Floyd Counties In Indiana
Open Now! Cardinal Ritter House and Pleasant Run Farm in Indiana. Read More
Programas En Español
Los programas en español se centran en la cultura y la relevancia para las necesidades de la comunidad de habla hispana. Read More
Volunteer To Be A Meal Host!
Hosting a meal for families living with cancer before they attend support groups is always a special experience. Please consider helping out! Read More
Gilda’s Club Announces Financial Assistance Program For People In Active Treatment
Financial assistance application available now. Read More
Living with cancer is not a choice.
How you live with it is.
When cancer knocks on your door,
walk through ours.
Gilda's Club has been a safe haven, a second family, and a wonderful experience for me. I have laughed, cried, and learned so much.
Gilda’s is an extension of my family in a way I would never have expected. It’s made such a positive impact on my family and me.
I didn't choose to get cancer; it chose me. At Gilda's, I've learned that cancer doesn't define who I am, what I can do, or how to live my life. I'm still in charge of me as I walk this journey learning to live with cancer, and not for cancer.
The support I've received has been invaluable and it's comforting to know I'm surrounded by people who truly understand the cancer journey and are there to support me every step of the way.
As a person caring for a loved one with cancer, I cannot recommend Gilda’s enough to others. Gilda’s left me more informed and less alone. It’s a vital resource.
Gilda’s saved me when my husband was diagnosed with brain cancer. Gilda’s became an emotional lifeline. To be surrounded by those with similar stories was invaluable. After he passed, I joined the bereavement group and learned to navigate how to live with loss.
Thank you to our sponsors!
