Jackson Hope Lodge
Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County)
New American Cancer Society facility providing comfort, accommodations, and nurturing care to cancer patients undergoing treatment while away from home.
The Project
The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge program provides a free home-away-from-home for cancer patients and their caregivers. More than just a roof over their heads, it’s a nurturing community that helps patients access the supportive care they need as they undergo cancer treatment.
The Jackson Hope Lodge is located near leading cancer treatment facilities and provides 32 rooms for patients and their caregivers. In addition, it provides fully equipped community kitchens for food storage and preparation, gathering areas/great rooms and community dining rooms, free laundry rooms stocked with supplies, reflection or meditation spaces, a library, TVs, and computer access.
Committed staff members provide a nurturing and safe environment for guests, while a dedicated team of approximately 20 volunteers frequently cook and provide meals to guest and ensure a comfortable stay.
Community Impact
- 3 full-time and 6 part-time jobs created.
- Support for 20 volunteers.
- Create 75 construction jobs.
- The facility will serve over a hundred families annually, providing respite, care support, and a place to help patients and families improve cancer treatment outcomes.
Financing
- Total Project Costs: $9.9 million
- Total Federal New Markets Allocation Secured: $9.8 million
- Total State New Markets Allocation Secured: $4.1 million
Project Partners
- AMCREF Community Capital
- Southern Community Capital
- Trustmark National Bank
- American Cancer Society
