The RIM Project trains and embeds cancer advocates inside oncology care — from diagnosis forward — so that no one navigates the most disorienting moment of their life alone, unheard, or unseen. We go where the gaps are widest.
"What the system owes is not charity. It is accuracy, accountability, and presence."
The RIM Project builds cancer advocacy infrastructure — not just resources. We train advocates who speak the language of oncology, understand the complexity of pain management, and know how to challenge insurance denials without losing the patient's trust in the process.
This work was born from lived experience: watching family members move through a system that named them patients before it named them people. We are building what should have always existed.
Most health advocacy efforts name the problem. The RIM Project builds the infrastructure to address it — from training to reimbursement to policy reform.
Our founding policy document — What the System Owes — identifies six structural reforms required to close documented gaps in cancer outcomes across American communities.
"Nobody told us what the stages meant. Nobody explained what to ask. We figured it out too late, and we deserved better."
Family member of a cancer patient — the experience that built this organization
Whether you are a clinician, a community organizer, a researcher, or someone who has lived through a cancer diagnosis in your family — there is a place for you here.
We are building our inaugural training cohort. If you have experience in health advocacy, social work, community organizing, or patient navigation — and you understand what it costs when people are left to navigate a complex system without support — we want to hear from you.
Express InterestWe are seeking clinical partners, community organizations, researchers, and philanthropic funders who understand that closing outcome gaps in cancer care requires structural change — not just awareness. Let's build something permanent.
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