We Love Our Mentors

January is National Mentoring Month And we LOVE our mentors! January means something special to us at Walk With Sally, it’s a time where we can focus on the volunteers who are the cornerstone of our programs, our mentors.  These are the people who are just showing up and making an incredible impact on the […]

Scott Cohen is a Face of Sally

Faces of Sally – Scott Cohen Hi there, When I joined Walk With Sally as a mentor in 2015, I didn’t know what kind of ride I was in for.  Dylan, my mentee, lost his dad to cancer when he was 3 years old.  I could related to losing a loved one to cancer because I […]

Happenings Newsletter – November 2017

What’s Happening At Walk With Sally November 2017 Newsletter Prior to being matched, every mentor and mentee commit to at least one year with the Mentoring Program in order to facilitate a connection. Due to the incredible work and support of our program team, our mentor and mentee friendships last on average 2.25 years, higher […]

Pizza & Pumpkins Bonus Activity – California Pizza Kitchen

What Is A Bonus Activity? Through Walk With Sally’s activity events, mentors, mentees, and families impacted by cancer have the opportunity to grow their sense of community. To supplement our quarterly Friendship Activities, we also extend 1-2 opportunities per month we call Bonus Activities! These provide not only a sense of community, but also access for […]

Service Area Now Includes 34 Cities in Southern California

Walk With Sally’s Southern California Service Area Now Includes 34 Cities! Free support programs, and particularly the free Mentoring Program is now supporting children and families in 34 cities throughout Southern California and growing every day.  With nearly 100 active mentorships (or friendships as we like to call them) families from the following cities are […]

A Lifetime of Friendship: Chris and Patrick’s Story

Chris lost his father to pancreatic cancer at the age of 27, and in the aftermath felt like he was going through grief alone, with no support system.  After hearing about Walk With Sally, he immediately signed up to be a mentor. Chris felt like it would be a great opportunity to help alleviate sadness […]

Creating Opportunities: Claudia & Camila’s Story

Claudia was 6 years old when her mom lost a 4 year battle with cancer. She remembers that life wasn’t the same as other kids her age. Her father was so busy trying to take care of her mother, Claudia never learned to swim or ride a bike. The family never even took a summer […]

I Got Your Back To Infinity & Beyond: Brian & Liam’s Story

Liam came to WWS because his mom, Betsy has been battling a rare form of breast cancer for the past 2 years, and dad, who is also battling cancer, has not really been in the picture. At only 12 when Betsy was diagnosed, Liam seemed to be in shock about the cancer. He withdrew a […]

You Can’t Buy Hope

You Can’t Buy Hope But you can bring joy to a child’s face this holiday season. Check out the absolute joy in Brian’s face when his family was adopted last year… The holidays are right around the corner, but for the families in our mentoring program this time of year can often be a very […]

4th Annual Surf Day Friendship Activity Success!

Our 4th Annual Surf Day Friendship Activity Sponsored by HornBurg Jaguar Land Rover Dealers Like summer, our surf day came and went so fast! Walk With Sally brought the children, mentors and families in our community together to experience surfing, overcome fears and enhance our awareness. Mentors, mentees and families connected and enjoyed each other’s […]