No One Should Face Cancer Alone!
Empowering Individuals And Their Families Impacted By Cancer Through Education And Support Services.
Michelle’s Place is Located in Temecula, CA Serving Individuals and Families Impacted by Cancer in San Bernardino, Riverside and North San Diego Counties.
Michelle’s Place is a full service cancer resource center providing free resources to families and individuals dealing with cancer. These resources include no-cost Behavioral Health services (counseling for you and your family), a variety of support groups, art programs, wellness classes, one on one support, educational classes, wig fittings/wigs, prosthesis, and more.
We proudly served over
3,200
individuals last year
Support Groups
Michelle’s Place Offers Multiple Support Groups To Fit Your Needs. Our Support Groups are All Free and Open to All Cancer Types.
Wellness Classes
From Art Classes to Yoga, Michelle’s Place Offers a Variety of Wellness Classes to Choose From.
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Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center was created as a legacy of Michelle Watson, This is her story.
As a resident of Temecula, Michelle was frustrated with the lack of local resources available to her while facing the challenges of cancer treatment. A cancer diagnosis is always a shock. Even more so for a healthy young woman like Michelle who was vegan, studied holistic medicine, and interested in joining the Peace Corp. Michelle shared concerns about a lump in her breast on several occasions, to different medical providers. Each time she was assured she was too young and healthy for any concern. It was her Peace Corp physical examination that prompted a biopsy, and finally, a diagnosis of Stage IV breast cancer at the age of 23.
Michelle was desperate to find others who understood the emotional toll that cancer is. She found support at the Santa Barbara Breast Cancer Resource Center- the first place Michelle said that someone cared about her as a person, and not the cancer. She envisioned a local resource center in the Temecula Valley that would offer the same emotional comfort, support, and hope. The Center she dreamed of would include both educational and supportive components for the whole family.
Instead of focusing on missed opportunities, Michelle’s family and friends chose to take positive action and bring Michelle’s wish to reality. Michelle’s Place was founded in her honor less than a year after she earned her angel wings.
Michelle always shared her knowledge and experience in battling cancer in a positive, uplifting way. This continues to be the goal for Michelle’s Place every day. Michelle’s Place offers all services at no cost to the community, tailored to meet the needs of the client: financial assistance, support groups, comfort items (wigs, prosthetics, etc.), wellness classes, a behavioral health team, and educational resources.
Michelle’s Place is a 501C3 non profit organization. In 2001, Michelle’s Place was founded by Michelle Watson’s friends and family to ensure no one faces cancer alone. Michelle’s Place is the only local cancer resource center, serving all cancers, for individuals and their families facing a diagnosis. Serving the Counties of Riverside, San Bernadino, and North San Diego, more than 70 NEW clients each month seek out supportive services, in addition to the hundreds of clients who attend classes, support groups, and programs.
All services and programs are available to clients at no cost, for anyone in need of comfort, support, and hope.
