13thirty Cancer Connect
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States2-10 Employees
13thirty Cancer Connect is a small nonprofit based in Rochester, New York. It was established in 2001 after the death of Melissa Sengbusch, who was 19 when she died of acute myeloid leukemia, and it originally operated under the name Melissa’s Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation. The organization concentrates its work specifically on adolescents and young adults with cancer. Its activities address a national need, as the group focuses on a demographic that affects about 90,000 young people in the United States each year. The organization has earned international recognition in the field of adolescent and young adult cancer for its focused mission and sustained commitment. As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, it centers its mission on teens and young adults with cancer.