WCRC
Women's Cancer Resource Center of Oakland, California
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Make a Donation

Thank you for your willingness to support our important work!

Your donation supports our clients in direct ways:

  • $25 buys art supplies for the Cultural & Healing Arts program
  • $50 buys organic ingredients for our cooking club
  • $100 funds a Community Health Advocate to accompany a client to doctor visits during treatment
  •   $250 pays for a comprehensive training for our In-Home Support volunteers  
  • $500 provides emergency financial assistance for a woman with breast cancer – rent, utilities and groceries
  • $1,000 funds our support group for women with metastatic cancer

WCRC's Tax ID number is 94-3131204

 Please choose one of the following options:

  • Give Direct!

    With the GiveDirect credit card processing service,

    no processing fees are deducted from donations made with Visa or Mastercard. We receive 100% of your gift. A low fee of 2.85% is deducted from American Express donations. So give with confidence. GiveDirect. Make a general donation!

  • Matching Gifts
    Did you know you can double or even triple each gift you make to WCRC? Many companies encourage charitable giving among their employees by offering a matching gifts program. Please type in your employer's name in this box to see if your employer has a matching gift program.




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    Processing an employer match is usually easy to do — just complete the form supplied by your employer and mail it to us with your donation. If you've already made a donation to WCRC, you can still mail us the completed matching gift form, and we'll verify receipt of your donation and mail it back to your employer to request the matching funds.

    If there's no matching gifts program where you work, you might want to suggest they start one!

    Please mail matching gift forms to:
    Women's Cancer Resource Center
    5741 Telegraph Avenue
    Oakland, CA 94609

    If you'd like to make your donation today, be sure to keep the tax receipt you receive upon completion of your transaction.
  • Donate your vehicle!
    If you prefer to process your donation over the phone, please call the VDAC call center at 877-999-8322.
  • AT&T 120x60 Banner  - All productsAT&T has partnered with WCRC.  Click on the AT&T logo and browse their special offers.  For every purchase you make through this link, a donation will be made to WCRC.
  • BART Tiny Tickets
    You can donate the unused portion of your BART ticket to WCRC through the "tiny Tickets" program. Please send your "tiny tickets" directly to us or call for more information 510/604.4040 ext. 105
    Women's Cancer Resource Center
    5741 Telegraph Avenue
    Oakland, CA 94609-1709
  • Do good while supporting the economy!
What if WCRC earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up! GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! If you already shop at Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble use GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite charity. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter "Women's Cancer Resource Center" as the charity you want to support. Thank you for supporting WCRC.
  • Planned Giving
    Including the center in your estate plan links you powerfully and permanently to the work of the Women’s Cancer Resource Center .

    What a planned gift can mean to you and your family:
    • Tax and income benefits
    • Save your heirs taxes
    • Give a gift that pays you now
    • Get guaranteed fixed income
    • Donate your home—and live in it, too!
    • Efficient giving
    • Satisfaction of helping a great cause
    If you have questions about planned giving, contact Peggy McGuire, 510.601.4040 x101.
  • WCRC Wish list
    • Gift cards to Ikea, OSH, Williams Sonoma or Sur la Table for our kitchen
    • A new or gently used vacuum cleaner
    • Gift cards to Berkeley Bowl, Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods to use to purchase tea and goodies for our clients
    • Fresh flowers
    • Gift cards to Berkeley Horticulture, the Dry Garden, Magic Gardens or other garden stores for plants and gardening supplies
    • Gift cards to local restaurants and caterers for food for events
    • Taxi vouchers for transportation for our clients
    • Gift cards to OSH or a plumbing supply store to upgrade our fixtures so that we can be certified a "Green" business
    • New yoga mats for our clients
    • Gift cards to art supply stores for creativity workshops
    • Musicians to donate their services for our gallery receptions and other events
    • Steam cleaning services for the rug in our support group room

 

WCRC's Tax ID number is 94-3131204