To: Board of Supervisors
From: Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title: Resolution Recognizing June 28th as Community is Stronger Than Cancer Day as recommended by Supervisor Andersen.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT resolution Recognizing June 28th as Community is Stronger Than Cancer Day
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No negative action
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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ADOPT Resolution NO. 2026 Recognizing
June 28th as Community is Stronger Than Cancer day
WHEREAS, as of 2025, about 1 out of every 18 Americans (18.6 million people) was a cancer survivor. By 2035, that number is projected to exceed 22 million.
WHEREAS, almost 5,800 individuals in the United States may be diagnosed with an invasive cancer in a single day in 2026; and
WHEREAS, a 2016 report estimated that at least 2.8 million people provided care to a person with cancer in the United States in a given year, and those individuals spent an average of 32.9 hours a week providing that care; and
WHEREAS, Cancer Support Community SF Bay Area serves over 2,300 local cancer patients and caregivers annually; and
WHEREAS, Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day celebrates the collective support that patients, survivors, caregivers, and their families receive from their communities; and
WHEREAS, Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day was first observed in 2021 by 175 Cancer Support Community and Gilda’s Club locations across the country, providing community-based support to those affected by cancer; and
WHEREAS, in 2026, Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day will be celebrated by more than 200 locations globally; and
WHEREAS, Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day is a day of inspiration, connection, and hope; and
WHEREAS, communities across the country demonstrate every day that they are stronger than cancer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes that June 28, 2026, shall be known as
Community Is Stronger Than
Cancer Day