Imerman Angels’ mission is to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.

What We Do

Through its unique matching process, Imerman Angels partners anyone seeking cancer support with someone just like them – a “Mentor Angel”. A Mentor Angel is a cancer survivor, previvor or caregiver who is the same age, same gender, and most importantly who has faced the same type of cancer.

The service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage, at any age, living anywhere in the world.

These one-on-one relationships give a cancer fighter or caregiver the chance to ask personal questions and get support from someone who has been there before. Mentor Angels can lend support and empathy and help cancer fighters, previvors and caregivers navigate the system, determine their options and create their own support systems. Frequently, caregivers experience feelings similar to those of the person facing cancer. Mentor Angels can relate while being sensitive to the experience and situation.

 

Our History

At 26 years old, Jonny Imerman was diagnosed with testicular cancer. As he began his fight against the disease, love and support poured in from friends and family. But what was missing was someone who'd been there before. Jonny didn’t know anyone his age with cancer. He had questions about his love life and his financial future. Even seemingly simple questions, like what he could eat during chemo - or whether he’d ever get his energy back - couldn't be answered by his support system. In the years after, Jonny and a group of fellow young survivors co-founded Imerman Angels: A peer-to-peer support community connecting cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers with their very own cancer confidante.

Since 2006, Imerman Angels has made more than 40,000 matches in more than 123 countries and facilitated endless honest conversations about cancer. To learn more, visit imermanangels.org.