Cancer respite
is cancer care.
is cancer care.
Thousands of families and more than two decades of outcome data prove it: respite strengthens the whole family’s ability to cope with cancer.
Cancer respite
is cancer care.
is cancer care.
Thousands of families and more than two decades of outcome data prove it: respite strengthens the whole family’s ability to cope with cancer.
Watch the livestream of the nation’s first-of-its-kind cancer respite center on Thursday, May 7 starting at 12 noon via our partners at the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau.
Our Future
Groundbreaking The Nation’s First-Of-Its-Kind Cancer Respite Center
Join the movement to change cancer care!
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation is building the nation’s first-of-its-kind cancer respite center. This center, named Pete’s Dream, will serve over 4,000 individuals annually.
We celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony in May 2026, and the construction of this $25M campus is now underway. With 88% of the capital funding secured, FPS has $3M left to raise to close the funding gap and aims to secure this additional capital revenue by June 2027. FPS is increasing its endowment by $7M, taking our permanently restricted endowment to $10M. To date, FPS has secured $3M to the effort and is working to raise an additional $4M.
Join us as we transform respite in the most scalable, sustainable, effective, and efficient way possible as we make cancer respite part of cancer care!
Our Mission
Mission Statement
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting Respite Experiences.
Working with oncology professionals at over 100 hospitals and cancer centers, FPS provides transformative Respite Experiences to cancer patients (ages 21-55), their caregivers and their children and offers our families emotional support that assists them as their journey with cancer continues. Our respite program helps families recognize it is love, not cancer, that defines them.
Program Overview
Explore the Ways We Support Families Facing Cancer
Click below to learn more about our Travel, Staycation, and Respite Reinforced programs.
Travel Respite
Staycation Respite
Respite Reinforced
Our Impact
Respite Changes Lives
FPS has served over 12,000 people since 1999. Respite has life changing outcomes and our new cancer respite center will expand this impact by over 400%!
100% of our nominators report improvement in patients’ and the families’ ability to cope with cancer. And, oncology professionals themselves report renewed strength and stamina in the clinical setting.
Get Involved
FPS Events
For Pete’s Sake hosts events throughout the year that not only raise funds to help families take a break from cancer but also provide an opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate the power of togetherness. View all of our upcoming events here!
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