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Above + Beyond Cancer

Young Adult Survivor Program · About this organization

What you get

Free social, wellness, art, book, nature, and recreation activities for cancer survivors, often with friends or family.

How to start

Go to the linked program page for the application instructions.

Good to know

  • Primary participants must be 18–40; guest rules vary.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

Young adult cancer survivors ages 18–40 can join free social, wellness, art, book, nature, and recreation activities, often with friends or family. Current forms show 2026 Forest Bathing, Healing Art, Book Club, and Pickleball dates; official sources conflict on the November Healing Art date, so each cycle must be checked before attendance.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Young Adult Survivor Program — camps and retreats

Young adult cancer survivors ages 18–40 can join free social, wellness, art, book, nature, and recreation activities, often with friends or family. Current forms show 2026 Forest Bathing, Healing Art, Book Club, and Pickleball dates; official sources conflict on the November Healing Art date, so each cycle must be checked before attendance.

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

Young Adult Survivor Program — peer and emotional support

Young adult cancer survivors ages 18–40 can join free social, wellness, art, book, nature, and recreation activities, often with friends or family. Current forms show 2026 Forest Bathing, Healing Art, Book Club, and Pickleball dates; official sources conflict on the November Healing Art date, so each cycle must be checked before attendance.

Amount not published

Scholarships And Survivorship

Young Adult Survivor Program — scholarships and survivorship

Young adult cancer survivors ages 18–40 can join free social, wellness, art, book, nature, and recreation activities, often with friends or family. Current forms show 2026 Forest Bathing, Healing Art, Book Club, and Pickleball dates; official sources conflict on the November Healing Art date, so each cycle must be checked before attendance.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

Young Adult Survivor Program — wishes and family experiences

Young adult cancer survivors ages 18–40 can join free social, wellness, art, book, nature, and recreation activities, often with friends or family. Current forms show 2026 Forest Bathing, Healing Art, Book Club, and Pickleball dates; official sources conflict on the November Healing Art date, so each cycle must be checked before attendance.

Amount not published

Why this may help

Scholarships And Survivorship: Art, nature and social activities connect survivors as they move beyond treatment.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Only an 18-year-old B-ALL survivor overlaps the launch age range; younger patients are excluded by the 18+ rule.

Age

Age 18 to age 40, measured at service date.

  • Young adult cancer survivors ages 18–40 may participate.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: Iowa.

  • The reviewed program and organization evidence limits this service to the listed area; confirm any narrower local boundary.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Iowa — Iowa — Iowa
  • Central Iowa — Central Iowa

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

  1. Use the event-specific registration form and confirm the date when sources conflict.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • November Healing Art is November 14 on the program page but November 10 on its active form.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Deadlines and capacity are not published, and one event date conflicts.
  • Primary participants must be 18–40; guest rules vary.
  • Which November Healing Art date is correct and what deadlines or capacity apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program