Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation

We have came along ways in four years. Our family assistance program has gained more and more popularity. We get referrals for all of the major children's hospitals throughout Tennessee. We also continue to provide funding to families that have been referred to us by The American Cancer Society. We have provided our testicular awareness program to over 5000 students. We do numerous fund raiser throughout the year to raise funds to support our mission. We are in the process of getting our name out in hopes we can become a nationally recognized charity. I am also proud of the fact that we have accomplished everything that we have done with an all volunteer staff. We have no paid employees so 100% of every dollar raised is put to work helping others. All of our staff work extremely hard and I want to commend each and every one of them.

Brad Coleman is my nepfew and this foundation means a lot to me as well as the rest of the board members and the people that know Brad. Every child this foundation helps is such a blessing. I feel these parents pain . This foundation will do everything it can to help these families.I thank God for every family we have helped.

Great organization providing support and financial assistance to families with children suffering from cancer and other chronic illness.

Best non profit by far...I would help any chance I could

I continue to show support to this organization. I have seen the good that they do.

When my four year old son had brain cancer I was in a high risk pregnancy and since I couldn't touch him for 72 hrs everytime he had chemo that meant his dad was off work the whole 11 months that our son was fighting for his life if it hadn't been for John Coleman helping us there would have been many times we couldn't have ate while stuck at the hospital and alot of trips for treatment would have been impossible as his Dr was more then an hr drive from home. This group was truly a god send to us.

Very vocal on getting the awareness out there of a cancer most young men never think about.

This foundation is true and heart felt. They really try to help every person they can. They used their own experience to help and enrich the lives of kids effected by cancer.

Outstanding Non-Profit. I am a Social Worker at a Major Children's Hospital. I have referred several families to this foundation. They go above and beyond to make sure these families get the help they need. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman know first hand the hardships of dealing with a child that has been diagnosed with cancer. The financial burden that these families experience is overwhelming. I don't know of another organization that offer the services that they provide.

having known the family of brad for years, i m not the least bit surprised that they used their own experience of the the illness, and the unfotunate loss of their son/nephew/uncle/cousin/grandson into a way to help others..... some people are born givers. brad, himself, was a volunteer firefighter. it is amazing that in this small community we live in, that this foundation is helping so many families, and providing teaching tools to so many others...... GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM!!!!!!

This foundation is amazing. We found out in Feb. of this year that my 6 year old daughter had cancer. We applied for help and they have been there for us ever since. Every penny is so greatly appreciated and needed, there have been times that I'm not sure what we would have done without their help. Thank You for Everything you do.

This organization has helped many families so far and every dime is put towards helping the children Brad would be so proud !

The Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation has been helping kids all over Tennessee for three years now. They never turn any child away that is battling cancer. They know what it is like to have a child in the hospital and be very low on funds and really just scared on what the next day will bring! As a volunteer for the BCCF I get very passionate about these kids and what we are trying to achieve as a whole. We want to help families in need! To ease their burden as much as possible. By sending them money monthly they know that they will have the money to take their children to the hospital for treatments or whatever it is that they need most! This year our church hosted our first 5K Run, Missionary Grove Presents, Run For The Kids for the Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation. It was so awesome seeing so many people come out to support this great cause and knowing 100 % of all money raised went directly to all these families with children battling cancer! I personally am so thankful for The Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation. Even though we did lose Brad, a part of him will live on through this foundation and helping these children! God Bless!

We have come along way in three years. We have 18 families that we are helping on a monthly basis. We have been commended by every family that we have helped on what a great job we are doing. I want to thank everyone that’s involved in this foundation and to everyone that has made donations towards making all this possible.

brad coleman cancer foundation is a great foundation to help children, if you like your money to be 100% going to help children this is the foundation for you ,we the board get pay nothing it all goes to foundation .these kids need us, the foundation is such a blessing, I give this foundation a five star for all the good work they do , thank you an bless you all

It amazes me how so many big named non-profits accepts millions on dollars of donations each year in the name of cancer. Yet when a family calls them for help they get referred to the Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation. This foundation receives only a drop in the bucket of donations compared to the big named non-profits, but they have never turned a family away that’s need help. This is what sets this foundation apart from all the rest 100% of every dime raised is put to work by helping others not paying the salaries of the ones that work there. They have no paid employees. Currently they have nine different families that they are helping on a monthly basis. Five of which were referred by larger non-profits. Something is wrong with this picture. I give my charity donations to this foundation because I know fist hand what they are about and I have seen their work in action.

This foundation is a inspiration to those in need. As a family member of Brads, I seen the struggle that Aunt Sheila and Uncle John went through to make sure Brad got the treatment he needed. Unfortunately, we didn't get the outcome we had hoped and prayed for. But through this foundation, they can help ease the stress and financial struggles the families go through. They also are helping get the light shone on the type of cancer it self. So much research and light has been shined on other kinds of cancer but this one type you never hear about. And personally i think its great that as a small town foundation, its getting the attention that it deserves.

In my profession as a Social Worker I see the need every day that the families of children with cancer have. The uncertainty of the outcome of the treatments the child is receiving. The financial burden that is imposed on the parents as they seek these treatments. Travel and lodging expenses are a huge problem. This foundation has been instrumental to the families that have been referred to them. Their response has been swift and in one case that I am aware of it was in the same day. This is almost unheard of and I commend them for the work they do, the passion they show to each and every family they support, and their willingness to provide the much needed assistance that gives these families some peace of mind in an already upsetting situation

The role in the community that this foundation provides is essential to the families of children that have been diagnosed with cancer. The support that they provide is much needed. Most of the support and donations given in the name of cancer goes mostly toward research and to hospitals like St Jude's and Monroe Carroll Children's hospitals. It seems that the cancer patients and their families have all been forgotten in the process. One thing that we have to remember when we are donating is that in order to use the new treatments that have been developed through the money donated to research is we have to get these patents to the facilities to receive the treatments. This is where this foundation steps in and provides the funds that no one else does. From what I've seen and read about this foundation they get these children to and from the treatment facilities so they can utilize the most advance treatments available. I recommend that everyone think about the money they donate and not just automatically give it to research and to Hospitals and think about giving a portion of your donations to foundations like this one.

Most of the time on Cancer Free Radio, the cancer prevention dialogue focuses on breast cancer and how women can take preemptive measures to improve survival due to early detection. I think, as a gender, women tend to be more likely to investigate health concerns and to seek guidance from other women and health advisors.

That’s why I definitely wanted to highlight this resource. Sadly, the creation of this foundation was prompted by the loss of teenager, Brad Coleman, to testicular cancer. My guess is that few families sit their young sons down and explain to them that they need to check their parts with scrutiny on a regular basis, as a normal personal health check. This foundation helps to make this life saving early detection message one that can be delivered and heeded by young men. - Julie Joyce, Exec. Producer & Host, Cancer Free Radio

This a great foundation who works very hard to help sick children and their families. they are helping to raise awareness and are all around wonderful at what they do!

I have volunteered to work at several fund raisers that this foundation has sponcered and have set in at some of thier board meetings. I have witnessed the passion they put forth to helping these families that have children with cancer. Also I have see how fast they get money to families that call and ask for emergency help.

The Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation is a wonderful foundation. The members and Board go above and beyond in their fundraising
efforts to help families with expenses and provide support when their children are sick and in the hospital.

I have been volunteering for this foundation ever since it started. I now how hard everyone works to raise the funds needed to help all the families that they help. I have heard all the stories and responses they get from the families that they are helping. I have also witnessed how fast they spring into action when they receive a request for emergency funds. They are in my opinion a top notch foundation.

The Brad Coleman Cancer Foundation was designed to help families with children who have cancer. We have helped several families in our first year of service.

I've seen first hand the support this foundation offers to families that have children afflicted with cancer. They work so hard to offer support to these families. Some of these families have tried to get help from many different resources only to be turned away. I am glad to see that there is a foundation like this one that tries to make a difference by helping those who need it the most. Good Work guys keep it up.

This cancer foundations loves children and treats each kid like its own. They go above the call to do anything to help anyone that needs help. I am so proud of the work they do.

This foundation does what we say we will do We have helped several families in Tennessee and Kentucky. We all voulnteer our time so all the money raised is put toward doing the work of the foundation. We know what it is like to be somewhere getting treatment for your sick child and have to worry about money. We want to help as many families as we can that have children sick with cancer.

This foundation is about helping sick children and their families. The idea for it came from a mother and father that experienced the trials of battling childhood cancer with their son. After losing their son, they began to realize how much they had learned that they hadn't known. They realized that much of the needed information was not readily available.They knew how challenging the battle becomes both financially and emotionally. This foundation is about offering that little bit of help that can help ease the financial and emotional stress. Its about educating children so they recognize warning signs. Its about supplying that one piece of information that is so desperately needed.

my daughter was diagnosed with leukemia the day after her 4th birthday, August 30, 2011. i was referred to the brad coleman foundation through a friend. they have helped my family tremendously. being able to focus on my child (and my other daughter) without worrying about the financial burden of driving back and forth to chemo, maintenance on my vehicle, or the unexpected expense has been extraordinary. this organization is amazing, with a great mission to help families in need. because they know first hand.

I have heard first hand stories of how this foundation has not only helped financially when they can to any child suffering from cancer, but of the hope that they give to these families. Always encouraging with words and prayers. God bless them for the work they are doing and will continue to do.

The educational program for testicular cancer has been well recieved in the school systems in Tennessee It has been placed in 120 different school systems so far. The number of families that have been helped is 10 and more requests for help are comming in weekly. We are also proud of the fact that all of the Officers, Board Members and workers all volunteer their time so 100% of all donations goes toward doing the foundations work.