Breast Cancer Nonprofit Offering Financial Assistance to Massachusetts Women Through Treatment and Recovery
Pawsitively 4 Pink is a Worcester-based 501(c)(3) breast cancer nonprofit providing immediate financial assistance to low-income women with breast cancer across Massachusetts. We help cover essential living expenses such as rent, utilities, and basic needs so women can focus on healing instead of financial stress. Breast cancer does not just affect health. It impacts housing, stability, and everyday life. Through our Power to Thrive grants, Nutrition for Healing program, fundraising events, and Pink Paws emotional support dogs, we support women before, during, and up to six months after treatment. When treatment becomes overwhelming, we step in with real help, fast.
Learn how we are changing the landscape of support for underserved women.
The "Gap" in Breast Cancer Care: When Treatment Is Covered but Life Isn't
When a breast cancer diagnosis hits, life doesn’t stop. Rent, utilities, and grocery bills still need to be paid — and insurance covers none of it. Across Massachusetts, low-income women are forced to choose between life-saving treatment and keeping a roof over their heads. Where many cancer charities focus on research, Pawsitively 4 Pink closes that gap with direct financial grants that cover everyday essentials, from Worcester to Boston to Springfield and every community in between. See how we’re changing the landscape of breast cancer support for underserved women. Read our mission
Pawsitively 4 Pink was founded in 2018 by Worcester psychotherapist Michelle Power, after witnessing firsthand how a breast cancer diagnosis doesn’t just impact a woman’s health — it shakes the financial stability of her entire family. As a psychotherapist, Michelle saw women doing everything they could to fight for their lives while quietly struggling to keep their homes, pay their bills, and care for their children.
This mission is also deeply personal. Michelle walked this path alongside her best friend, Liz, who bravely fought until her passing in 2024, and her foster mother, Pauline, a three-time survivor whose strength continues to inspire her every day. Through them—and through the many family members and acquaintances she has supported—Michelle came to understand just how overwhelming, isolating, and financially devastating this journey can be.
She built Pawsitively 4 Pink into a breast cancer nonprofit organization dedicated to one promise: no woman should have to choose between healing and basic survival. Every woman deserves the stability, dignity, and support she needs during one of the most difficult times in her life.
Measuring Our Impact
Choosing the best breast cancer nonprofit to donate to starts with transparency. See our impact in action: every dollar raised and every hour volunteered translates directly into peace of mind for women battling breast cancer.
$1M+
Raised for Support
Directly funding housing, utilities, and care.
14,230+
Volunteer Hours
Dedicated community service and advocacy.
Make an Immediate Impact
Wondering what is the best breast cancer charity to donate to? Choose one where you can see your gift at work. Every cancer donation to Pawsitively 4 Pink stays in Massachusetts and directly funds grants for rent, utilities, and essential bills for local women in treatment. Breast cancer charity donations to our 501(c)(3) are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Make your pink donation today and help remove the financial burden of breast cancer so women can focus on healing.
Targeted Financial Intervention
We target the “financial hardships” of cancer, providing relief where insurance stops.
Power To Thrive
Our core program provides direct financial grants for breast cancer patients in Massachusetts covering rent, utilities, childcare, and transportation during treatment and for up to six months after. Because the bills don’t stop when treatment starts.
Nutrition for Healing
A six-week nutrition program built with wellness professionals to help women eat well during and after breast cancer treatment, reducing inflammation, rebuilding energy, and restoring strength with simple, sustainable habits.
Pink Paws Project
We rescue and train emotional support dogs for women and families affected by breast cancer — healing paws for cancer patients that bring comfort, stability, and connection during treatment and through recovery.
Voices of Hope
Real stories from our recipients
Your Local Breast Cancer Nonprofit, Serving Women Across Massachusetts
Looking for breast cancer nonprofit organizations near you? Pawsitively 4 Pink is headquartered at 453A Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01604, and provides breast cancer financial assistance to women throughout Massachusetts, including Worcester County, Greater Boston, MetroWest, Springfield, and Western Mass communities where support resources are hardest to find. Referrals often come from hospital social workers at UMass Memorial, Dana-Farber, and community health centers, but any woman can apply directly. Questions? Call (978) 747-5683 or email us.
