Areas of Interest
These are areas of interest, not a list of programmes already running. They describe the kinds of causes the foundation intends to support as it develops, each considered on its own merits.
The foundation does not claim to operate in all of these areas at once, or to have completed work in any of them yet. They are the directions in which it intends to look, guided by the needs that emerge through trusted relationships.
Support in any area depends on the eligibility of a specific project, the resources available, sensible verification, and the foundation's own policies. Nothing on this page is a promise of assistance.
Assistance connected to the experience of cancer and the people it touches.
Support may be directed toward the practical needs that surround a cancer diagnosis, including comfort, care and the everyday costs that families can find overwhelming. This area reflects the personal experience from which the foundation began.
Discuss this areaEssential medical equipment and resources for care settings and patients.
Initiatives may help provide essential equipment, supplies and resources where they are needed most. The foundation does not provide clinical services, medical advice or emergency care, and does not operate hospitals or clinics.
Discuss this areaPractical support that helps people continue learning and build a future.
Support may include learning materials, access to education and the resources that make study possible. The aim is to remove small, practical barriers that can stand between a person and their education.
Discuss this areaLaptops, mobile devices and the connectivity that makes them useful.
Access to a reliable device can change what is possible for a student, a job seeker or a family. Initiatives may help provide laptops, mobile devices and related equipment, along with the coordination required to put them to use.
Discuss this areaPractical help for people facing everyday hardship.
Support may address immediate, practical needs such as essential supplies and community assistance, offered with dignity and respect for the people receiving it.
Discuss this areaSupport that helps people improve their own circumstances.
Where it is appropriate, the foundation may support initiatives that help people build skills, regain stability and move toward a better future. Empowerment is understood as helping people help themselves, on their own terms.
Discuss this areaClarity matters as much as ambition. AlexanderB Foundation does not provide clinical services, emergency medical care or professional medical advice. It does not operate hospitals or clinics, and it does not run cancer research programmes. It does not promise assistance to any individual or organisation.
Where a need falls outside the foundation's ability to help responsibly, the right answer may be to connect people with organisations better placed to assist. That, too, is part of taking responsibility.
Start a conversation
If you know of a need that fits these areas, or you would like to contribute to one, we would be glad to talk it through.