KOMAK is an all-volunteer Portland-area 501(c)3 charity providing financial assistance to
cancer patients who are unable to work during their treatment.
We help with the bills of daily life so that patients can stay in their home, eat well, and pay
their utilities while they focus on getting better and returning to work.
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Join us Oct 5th for a delightful celebration of the bountiful autumn season at our first Autumn Harvest Festival! Featuring live jazz music, a cajun shrimp boil, harvest grape stomp, a chip and putt contest and so much more.
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Komak is pleased to announce that we have received a grant to expand our service by developing a volunteer program and a cancer resource catalog. Funding for this project is provided in part by the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program.
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Volunteer
Improve your community by joining our cause. You'd be surprised at what a huge difference a little bit of your time can make.
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In Memory of our friend Azar Maarefi
We said Goodbye to a wonderful woman. Azar was a pillar of our Portland community, exceptionally kind and
Her son, Hamid, who passed from Cancer was the inspiration for Komak and it was his wish before his passing,
to find a way to help others that don't have the financial support he received from generous family and friends. -
Komak was pleased to partner with the Oregonian Media Group 2024 Persian Dinner title sponsor. The Oregonian recently sat down this summer with founder Nasi Greenstein and President Dan McCreath: click Here to read the story.
Books are a valuable source of information, creativity and empathy. If you’re not a book lover now, you will be soon. Here’s how reading makes you a better person.
This holiday season, try incorporating some of these healthy treats into your life to balance out the rich holiday feasts. Check out these top eight power foods you need to take advantage of.
Gratefulness is not something which comes naturally; it needs practice. If you want to live an altruistic life and practice thankfulness this month, check out these easy steps you can take.
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The Oregonian Media Group is our 2024 Diamond Sponsor for the 19th Annual Persian Dinner