Find Your Flow
Celebrating 30 years of Casting for Recovery
Healing flows like a River
For thirty years, Casting for Recovery has created space for women with breast cancer to reconnect with themselves and each other. As we step into our 30th anniversary in 2026, we invite you to join us in celebrating and expanding this life changing model of healing at no cost to participants.
Women in our programs talk about moments when they find their flow. Wading boots finding steady footing. The soft strength of a river guide’s hand. A shared laugh on the bank. A breath that loosens fear. A sense of possibility that returns.
This year, we’re inviting our community to help every participant find that same sense of connection and support. If Casting for Recovery has been meaningful to you, we encourage you to share your experience and help others discover this healing time on the water.
This year, we’re inviting our community to help more women find that same sense of connection and care. If you’re a Casting for Recovery volunteer, participant, or alum, we encourage you to share your CfR story.
“When I arrived at my Casting for Recovery retreat, I didn’t realize how much I was carrying. Being on the water, surrounded by women who understood without explanation, gave me space to breathe again. Fly fishing was just the doorway. What I found was connection, confidence, and a renewed sense of calm. I left feeling lighter, supported, and reminded that healing can happen in community and in nature.”
I will never forget attending my first Casting for Recovery retreat as a volunteer. Helping a participant step out of the river that day, she turned to me and said, “This is the happiest I’ve been since my diagnosis.”
Moments like that stay with you forever. The participants and volunteers are what make these experiences so meaningful, and I am endlessly grateful to be part of it.
Celebrating 30 Years.
Where Nature Heals and Community Flows
Real Outcomes, Real Women, Real Change
With philanthropic giving to women and girls at less than 2 percent of all U.S. charitable dollars, philanthropy now determines how many women can access CfR’s life-changing experience as we enter our 30th Anniversary.¹
Healing & Well-Being Outcomes
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97 percent of participants report improved quality of life after retreat
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93 percent experience reduced isolation
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89 percent feel more confident managing their emotional + physical recovery
(Oncology-informed evaluations from CfR surveys)
Access & Equity Outcomes
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One third of participants are women under 50
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Growing demand among rural, BIPOC, Stage IV, and low-income women
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40 programs nationwide — all run by trained volunteers
Your gift ensures retreats stay free, inclusive, and accessible.
