Board Alumni Giving Campaign
Fueling the Future
During your time on the Casting for Recovery (CfR) Board of Trustees, you played a crucial role in advancing our mission and ensuring the sustainability of our program. You saw firsthand how CfR changes lives. And the work is far from over.
Today, CfR has grown into a powerful, nationwide movement. With 30 years of impact, over 1,800 trained volunteers, and 60 retreats held each year, we’ve supported over 13,000 women since 1996. These women—our mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and friends—need more than medical treatment. They need connection, community, and the opportunity to feel whole again.
CfR offers just that. Rooted in the healing power of fly fishing, nature, and shared experience, our program provides lasting mental health benefits—filling a critical gap in breast cancer care. As more women survive breast cancer—and more young women face a diagnosis—the need for our “life-changing” retreats continues to grow.
With your support, we will expand our national staff, train more volunteers, and deliver transformative healing to even more women.
Thank you!
CfR is passionate about serving all women navigating breast cancer, including the following priority populations:
Women with Metastatic (Stage IV) Breast Cancer
The Need: 30% of early-stage breast cancer becomes metastatic
CfR Goal: Expand the number of metastatic retreats to reach more women facing limited time and fewer support options
Young Women (Under 50)
The Need: CfR’s fastest-growing applicant group, balancing cancer with careers and parenting
CfR Goal: Increase access to community and resources tailored to the real-life needs of younger women with breast cancer
Women of Color &
Underserved Communities
The Need: Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than any other racial group. Rural women and Native women have reduced access to high-quality care and screenings, leading to poorer outcomes
CfR Goal: Support inclusive, accessible programming and outreach that closes gaps in care and builds trust in overlooked communities
Military Women
The Need: Higher breast cancer risk due to toxic exposures; delayed screenings lead to poorer outcomes
CfR Goal: Expand reach, and specialized programming for military women underserved by traditional care systems
Free
thanks to the support of donors, national partners, and grants.
14 Women
at each retreat and open to women any age and any stage in treatment or recovery
2.5 Days
Retreats incorporate fly fishing instruction, wellness and emotional support, ending with a half day of guided catch-and-release fly fishing.
100% would Recommend
Casting for Recovery to other women.
