Empower the Future
Helping teens with cancer feel like teens again
Make a difference in the life of a young person with cancer
Being a teen is hard enough. Most young people diagnosed with cancer won't have a dedicated place for their treatment in a hospital. Help us support Teen Cancer America to improve their quality of care.
Donate your First Citizens rewards
Here's how you can redeem the reward dollars or points you've accumulated with your First Citizens Rewards Visa card to donate to Teen Cancer America.
- Log in to Digital Banking, navigate to Rewards, then select Donate under the Browse Rewards option.
- Select a donation option amount from the dropdown menu, then select Donate Now. A total of 1,000 points or 10 rewards dollars equal a $10 donation.
- First Citizens will transfer the value of your redemption to Teen Cancer America on your behalf. You'll receive an email for your tax records.
Our Goal
Empower the future with Teen Cancer America
We've supported Teen Cancer America since 2015 when we met TCA founder and rock icon Roger Daltrey of The Who. Together, we can raise critical awareness and substantial funding for TCA hospitals throughout our markets. Most importantly, we can transform lives and empower the future—improving the experience, outcomes and survival of teens and young adults with cancer by providing facilities and programs designed especially for them.
Every hour,
8 teens
are diagnosed
with cancer
We've provided more than
$3 million
for TCA programs
in the Southeast
We've worked with
5 hospitals
to add dedicated
teen cancer programs
Hear their stories
Shannon
Pains in her chest sent Shannon to the ER. She was misdiagnosed twice. On her third visit, doctors discovered a tumor the size of a grapefruit. She was 23. People she met through treatment were much older. She longed for someone to relate to. Then she found Teen Cancer America.
Nathan
Nathan never wanted his cancer diagnosis to define him; he wanted to graduate from high school on time with his peers. He met his goal, but always felt like "the kid with brain cancer." After being treated at a children's hospital, Nathan found friends he could relate to through Teen Cancer America.
Lauren
Lauren was first diagnosed with cancer when she was just 17 months old. Throughout her life she's fought cancer again—a brain tumor at age 9 that came back when she was 13, and bone cancer at 14. She turned 15 during her last treatment, and doctors declared Lauren cancer free.
Explore the Impact
Find out more about the programs we support
A dedicated teen cancer unit
In 2019, your donations helped us open the first dedicated cancer care unit for young people in the Carolinas—the Hawkins Family Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Center at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.
Research for the future
In 2018, we partnered with the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill to enhance its existing Adolescent and Young Adult cancer program, expand research initiatives and help establish a dedicated space for specialized cancer support.
A guide for the journey
Your donations funded a dedicated patient navigator at Prisma Health Cancer Institute in Greenville, South Carolina, who helps young patients manage the challenges of a cancer diagnosis while they pursue and undergo treatment.
Comprehensive clinical care
Our partnership supports the enhancement and expansion of adolescent and young adult programs at Vanderbilt University's Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Patient-centered, youth-focused
Your donations support the Duke Cancer Institute Teen and Young Adult Oncology program in Durham, North Carolina, by funding staffing, teen and young adult activities, and a patient-centered model of care.
