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Our Story

Daughters for Dads is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 inspired by a father's never ending love. After losing their fathers to cancer, three ladies, Allison Poorman Mallison, Lisa Cartwright, and Andrea Poorman Dixon, created Daughters For Dads. D4D's mission is to help local friends and families who are fighting cancer.  Over the past 10 years Daughters for Dads has helped hundreds of families fighting cancer. Their goal is to help ease some of the burden cancer brings by providing an individualized approach for each family and their needs. A few examples are providing financial assistance, gas and food gift cards, treats for caregivers and much more. They look forward to the future of Daughters For Dads and the families their organization will touch along the way.

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Allison Poorman Mallison,
Andrea Poorman Dixon, &
their father, Michael Poorman

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Lisa Cartwright and her
father, Donnie Wright

What Can We Help With

Daughters for Dads can help in a variety of different ways!

Our assistance is usually requested through...

Chemo Comfort

Meals

Financial Assistance

Caregiver Goodies

Scholarships

Food & Gas Cards

Our Scholarships

Meet the Board

Get to know our Daughters for Dads Board Members and why they're giving back to families fighting cancer.

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