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
Intro to Line Dancing
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Health & Wellness Room
Ready for some fun and healthy movement? Join this beginner class. Learn to recognize rhythm, basic steps and some of today's hottest dances. Participants need to wear smooth-soled tennis shoes. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
The Right Touch
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Living Room
Join Gilda’s West as we welcome Cheryl Turner, Licensed Massage Therapist, who will provide a relaxing experience designed to promote comfort, reduce stress, and create a calm and restorative atmosphere through massage therapy. Registrations open 2 weeks prior to event. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S WEST
Mahjong Open Play
Category: Adult Social Event
Location: Community Room B
All are welcome, both beginners and experienced. Sets are provided; players need their own cards. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Lunch Laughs
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: ZOOM
Join fellow Gilda's Club members for a virtual lunchtime chat! Grab your lunch and login to "see" your friends, or to meet new friends. This is an opportunity for people who regularly attend programming at GCK to touch base with each other via a live Zoom conference. We hope you'll join us! Virtual
Breathe and Receive
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: ZOOM
Join volunteer Kelly Mount for this Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help Class. This self care class will teach you tools to relieve stress and anxiety. Learn simple breathing practices and gentle holds to improve your health. VIRTUAL
Ready Set Glow
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Living Room
Join Dynetta Minter, Advanced Skin Care Consultant, for a fun and informative pampering session! She will show us how simple it is to get the “Glow” with simple skin care techniques. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S WEST
Make and Take Creative Cardmaking
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Art Room
Join volunteer Susie Swick for a make and take cardmaking class. Space is limited, so sign up today! Registration opens 2 weeks before the event. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Gentle Chair Yoga and Restorative Meditation
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Neighborhood Resource Center
Embrace the power of quieting your mind and body with this gentle, slow flow and restorative yoga class. Focus on slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching that accommodates all levels of mobility. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S FLOYD (NEW ALBANY)
Dinner for LTL Support Groups
Category: Adult Social Event
Location: Community Room B
Dinner for Living through Loss support group attendees. Please let us know that you're coming so that we can plan enough food for everyone. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
DIY Sock Pumpkins at KY CancerLink
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: KY CancerLink
Join us for a fun fall craft night making pumpkin decorations out of fuzzy socks! Bring a friend for a night of creative community! IN PERSON @ KY CancerLink, 860 Corporate Dr, Suite 103, Lexington, KY 40503
The Story Only You Can Tell
Category: Adult Lifestyle Activity
Location: Art Room
Whether you’re living with cancer, caring for someone you love, or honoring someone you’ve lost, you’ve learned things no brochure, website, or medical journal can teach. You know what fear sounds like at 2 a.m. and what it’s like to hear the words, “We’ll know more after the scan.” You know the questions no one prepares you to ask. You know what helped, what hurt, and what you wish someone had told you sooner. That’s the kind of knowledge no one forgets. In this workshop, Chief Storyteller at Gilda's and Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Kristina Goetz will help you uncover what makes a story unforgettable — and how to find, shape, and tell the part of your experience that people remember long after they’ve heard it. You’ll learn how to transform lived experience into stories that give others hope, help people better understand cancer, inspire generosity, and influence decisions. This isn’t about telling your whole story. It’s about finding the part that only you can tell. Because your story may be one of the most powerful gifts you have. Not because it happened to you, but because it can give someone else hope. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to event. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Living through Loss (5 Years and Beyond) Lauren's Group
Category: Adult Support Group Session
Location: Emily's Room
For those grieving a loss that occurred more than five years ago due to cancer. Led by Lauren Oliver. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. HYBRID @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Living through Loss (Adult Loss) Eileen's Group
Category: Adult Support Group Session
Location: Judy's Room
For those grieving the loss of an adult other than spouse/partner from cancer. Led by Eileen Estes. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. HYBRID @ GRINSTEAD
Living through Loss (Child Loss) Aqueelah's Group
Category: Adult Support Group Session
Location: Prime Time Players
For parents grieving the loss of children of any age from cancer. Led by Aqueelah Haleem. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. HYBRID @ GRINSTEAD
Living through Loss (Parent Loss) Sarah's Group
Category: Adult Support Group Session
Location: Joanna's Room
For those grieving the loss of a parent from cancer. Led by Sarah Everette. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. HYBRID @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Living through Loss (Spouse Loss) Rachael's Group
Category: Adult Support Group Session
Location: Babwa's Room
For those grieving the loss of an adult other than spouse/partner from cancer. Led by Rachael Durnin. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. HYBRID @ strong>
Living through Loss (Spouse Loss) Susan's Group
Category: Adult Support Group Session
Location: Lisa's Room
For those grieving the loss of a spouse/partner from cancer. Led by Susan Reed. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. HYBRID @ GRINSTEAD
Living through Loss (Youth Connect, ages 6-17) Sonjequita's Group
Category: Child Support Group Session
Location: Big Wig
For youth, ages 6 to 17 grieving a loss related to cancer. Led by Sonjequita Johnson RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Online registration is available for current members of the support group. If you need more information or would like to join the group, please contact [email protected]. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Noogieland
Category: Child Social Event
Location: Noogieland
Led by Angie Florence. Supportive play for ages 2-5, for children whose family members are attending support groups during this time. IN PERSON @ GILDA'S GRINSTEAD
Latest News
We Are Hiring A Contract Mental Health Professional
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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!
