Welcome to Yellow Brick Place
There’s no place like hope!
Welcome to Yellow Brick Place Cancer Support Center. We are the missing link between a cancer diagnosis and your journey to recovery.
Yellow Brick Place is a non-profit organization in Northeast Ohio that provides non-medical support to anyone battling cancer. Our purpose is to nourish and comfort the mind, body, and spirit during the fight against cancer. We provide a hopeful environment for patients, families, and caregivers. All services are free of charge – all those touched by cancer deserve access to services regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation.
The Yellow Brick Place facility in Youngstown, OH, is an atmosphere of dignity, respect, and hope. All clients are welcome by appointment. Please call us at 234-228-9550 to schedule.
Our Mission:
The mission of Yellow Brick Place is to offer support and education to cancer patients and those closest to them by providing individual and group services in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana Counties in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The organization’s purpose is to nourish the mind, body, and spirit during the fight against cancer and provide a hopeful environment for cancer survivors, families, and caregivers. Cancer impacts all aspects of a person’s life. Coping with mental, physical, financial, and emotional worries takes a toll, and we are here to help alleviate that stress. We are the only cancer wellness center in the Mahoning Valley. All our services are offered free of charge and are non-medical.
Our History
Yellow Brick Place was founded by two cancer survivors, Donna Detwiler and Anna Aey. While receiving treatment out of town they realized how much those on a similar path deserved to have access to a cancer wellness center here in the Valley. Their dream was to create a safe, non-medical place where clients would reap the benefits of a healing environment while finding the encouragement and hope that so many desperately seek while going through cancer.
As Yellow Brick Place was being developed, two words stood out which were HOPE and HOME. Add in Donna’s love of the Wizard of Oz and its message to never give up, hence, “Yellow Brick Place – No Place Like HOPE” was formed.
2025 marks a decade since we first opened our doors to the public. Over the past 10 years, Yellow Brick Place has been dedicated to supporting cancer patients in the Valley.
YBP collaborates with all cancer medical centers in the area ensuring all cancer patients have access to our services.
between
a cancer diagnosis
and
Your journey to recovery
Our Team
We would like to thank our host of Volunteers that help make our mission successful.
Board of Directors
Carol Apinis
President
Retired, Speech-Language Pathologist
Chris Chrestay
Vice President
Social Worker, Youngstown City Schools
Laura Boomhower
Secretary
Oncology Coordinator Health Educator,
Mercy Health
Theresa Delaney
Treasurer
Accountant, Kirila Fire Training Facilities, Inc.
Renee Amacher
Chair of Grants
Director of Communications, Meridian Health Care
Dr. Amy Camardese
Retired, Westminster College of Education Chair, Education Professor
Dan Lyden
Retired, Computer Specialist IT, Alcan Aluminum
Lareane Nuby
Social Worker, Youngstown City Schools
Angela Palumbo
Chair of Volunteers & Programs
Retired RN, Forum Health
Alison Turner
Marketing Director, Simon Roofing
Donna Wainio
Retired, YSU Training and
Technology Specialist
Jean Wainio
Retired, Executive Director of
Human Resources
We are Here to Help
Contact Yellow Brick Place Cancer Support Center today to learn more about our programs and how to get involved in our mission.
We serve Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana Counties in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.