AYAs Take Chicago

AYAs Take Chicago

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Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, 6pm – 10pm CT

Sarabande Chicago

2726 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 60618

Join us for a night of food, drinks, music, and connection!

What is AYAs Take Chicago?

AYAs Take Chicago is a city-wide collaboration to support the needs of adolescents and young adults (AYA) diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones. AYAs have unique issues medically, psychosocially, and developmentally that can lead to many challenges. AYAs often experience challenges with adjusting to their disease, finances, relationships, stress, and more. They often feel isolated during their care; therefore, cultivating a community for these patients is central to our work. These are some of the foundational reasons why we believe it is so critical to help facilitate AYA peer connection.

AYAs Take Chicago hosts an annual event during Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week (the first week in April) with the goal to connect AYAs across the Chicagoland area to others who get it. Attendees are AYAs, their loved ones, and the health care professionals and organizations who care for them.

Who we are:

AYAs Take Chicago is a collaborative effort that spans the entire Chicagoland community. Partners for this event include: Rush University Medical Center, Cancer Wellness Center, Northwestern Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital, The University of Chicago and Comer Children’s Hospital, Advocate Aurora, University of Illinois Chicago and YAAS, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Teen Cancer America, The Andrew Weishar Foundation, The Aameer Sahi Foundation, Gilda’s Club of Chicago, The Cancer Support Center, Living Well, Wellness House, The Cancer Resource Center, American Cancer Society, The Coleman Foundation, Advocate Health Cancer Survivorship Center, AYA patient representatives, and more.