SC Cancer Alliance

The SC Cancer Alliance is a non-profit organization in Columbia, SC. The organization works to bring cancer prevention practices and life-enhancing resources to people across SC, with the goal of reducing the burden of cancer in the state. Its primary offering is the SC Cancer Plan, which the Alliance develops every five years and implements through volunteer efforts focused on eight priority areas. Programming centers on awareness, education, and behavior change to lower cancer risk, and the Alliance curates resources to help patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers become better-informed advocates. It also supports its work through grassroots partnerships and grant-making, and welcomes volunteers and donors whose tax-deductible contributions fund patient, caregiver, and provider support.

The Alliance is led by a full-time executive director who reports to the board of directors, and its staff is based in Columbia. The executive director holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from SC State University, brings years of non-profit leadership experience, and in 2024 received the Elizabeth K. Cooke Advocacy MVP Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers. The team also includes a Senior Community Engagement Director with a background in community health improvement planning and coalition development, a Community Engagement Director responsible for implementing recommendations from a 2021 data brief on cancer mortality in African American men and managing programs in Chesterfield, Darlington, and Marlboro Counties, and additional staff and community partners who collaborate with healthcare providers and local leaders to expand access to prevention resources. Membership in the Alliance is open to individuals and organizations statewide who want to help assess priorities, develop projects, and evaluate outcomes.

The office sits on St Julian Pl, less than half a mile south of Forest Drive and about four-tenths of a mile from Pinehurst Park, with Tiger Field and the Forest Hills neighborhood both within roughly half a mile and Gervais Street a short distance to the north.

The organization holds a rating of 5.00 from the customers who have reviewed it and is counted among the strongest non-profits in its category locally. The SC Cancer Alliance is driven by grassroots participation statewide, with the kind of statewide reach that matters most in a state where cancer outcomes vary sharply by region and community.