Forward Together Support Registry

Support Registry for Patients

For some patients, cancer treatment comes with loss of income and financial hardship. The New York Proton Center has partnered with The WiTT Group Inc. to offer our patients an easy way to ask family and friends for help with non-clinical needs during proton therapy treatment.

Forward Together is a free online platform where NYPC patients can create a Support Registry to request assistance with a wide range of non-clinical expenses such as transportation, food, gas, housing, and co-pays. Patients can also request assistance with non-financial needs such as babysitting, dog walking, rides to treatment, and much more.

How It Works

Forward Together is utilized by NYPC patients but anyone can sign up to contribute to registries. Accounts can be registered by patients or by those seeking ways to help including:

• Patients: Forward Together is used as any other “registry”. Patients create a list of all items that they need help with (both financial and non-financial) and post those items on the platform so that everyone who wants to help them has visibility to what the patient needs.
• Families, Friends, and Colleagues: Loved ones and caregivers can be invited by patients to join a private care circle on the Forward Together Registry where they no longer have to guess how they can help, and they have options and flexibility in the ways they can provide support.
• Anonymous Support: Anyone can join the Forward Together registry and have an opportunity to donate directly to patients in need at nyproton.wittforever.com/anonymous-donor. Every patient whose registry is public has been verified as a real patient by the NYPC Forward Together team, ensuring that donors can give with confidence. The Forward Together registry also provides transparency on what each request is for and facilitates easy transfer of funds to patients.
• Providers and Non-Profit Organizations: Aside from caregivers, providers and non-profit organizations can also identify and refer patients that they believe can benefit from the Forward Together registry.

How to Get Started

Creating a Forward Together Support Registry is easy. Visit the Forward Together platform where you can:

• Create an account
• Build your registry
• Invite family and friends to support you
• Choose to make your registry public to receive donations outside of your care circles