Imerman Angels: One-on-One Cancer Peer Support

Best For

Cancer patients, survivors, previvors, and caregivers who want private one-on-one support from someone whose cancer experience closely resembles their own.

What They Do

Imerman Angels provides free, personalized one-on-one cancer support by connecting people affected by cancer with trained volunteer Mentor Angels who have lived through a similar experience. Its matching process is handled by people rather than an algorithm and considers factors such as age, gender, cancer type, treatment history, and personal experience. The organization supports cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers.

How They Can Help

·       Free one-on-one peer support with a trained Mentor Angel.

·       Personalized matching based on cancer type, age, gender, treatment history, and other life circumstances.

·       Support for people currently facing cancer, survivors, and people at elevated or hereditary cancer risk.

·       Separate peer mentoring for caregivers and loved ones supporting someone with cancer.

·       Flexible communication between mentors and support seekers by phone, email, video, messaging, etc…

·       A worldwide mentor network with more than 47,000 matches created.

Who It’s For

Imerman Angels serves people affected by cancer at many different points in the experience, including people currently facing cancer, survivors, previvors or people at elevated risk, and caregivers. It is particularly useful for someone who wants an individual relationship with a person whose diagnosis, treatment, age, caregiving role, or circumstances feel familiar.

Why This Resource Matters

The strength of Imerman Angels is the specificity of the match. The organization collects detailed information about both support seekers and mentors, and its Cancer Support Specialists work to identify a compatible person rather than simply placing someone into a broad cancer community. Mentor Angels are screened and trained before they are matched.

How to Get Help

Start with the Request a Mentor option on the Imerman Angels website. After completing the registration form, you will speak with a Cancer Support Specialist who learns more about the support you are looking for and works to identify an appropriate Mentor Angel. The service is always free of charge