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Financial Resources —Did you know that there are many financial resources that can help people living with breast cancer? Find out more

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Current Grant Recipients

Download the 2011 Grant Recipient Directory

These projects have been selected by our independent Grant Review Panel as those that will have the greatest impact in serving uninsured or underinsured women in our service area.  Please note that Susan G. Komen for the Cure is not a direct service provider.

View Previous 2010 Grant Recipients Directory

List of Current Community Grant Recipients Were Funded In FY 2011 and Are Doing Their Work In FY 2012

American Cancer Society Asian Initiatives

Promote Breast Cancer Awareness and Mammograms Among Chinese Women in Northern New Jersey Program: Provides mammograms and culturally tailored breast health education, remove barriers to health care for Chinese women in Northern New Jersey

Bergen County Department of Health Services - Bergen County

The Bergen County Cancer Education & Early Detection Transportation Project: Provides reliable transportation to breast screenings and follow-up appointments for underserved women residing in Bergen County.

Breast Cancer Emergency Aid Foundation

Breast Cancer Emergency Aid Program: Assists breast cancer patients while in-treatment by providing direct financial assistance for non-medical expenses.

Clara Maass Medical Center

Breast Health Outreach and Navigation Program: Provides vital education and support to underserved African American and Hispanic women in Essex, Hudson and Bergen counties thus eliminating barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Hoboken Family Planning, Inc.

Breast Cancer Education & Screening Program for Hudson County Program: Povides education and breast screening services to the underserved women of Hudson, especially those at-risk, Afro-American women, seniors, and minority populations.

Hudson Perinatal Consortium, Inc.

Hudson Breast Health Initiative: Provides community breast health education programs and assists uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients in Hudson County to obtain wigs, prosthesis and medication.

Metropolitan Family Health Network, Inc.

Breast Cancer Education and Screening Program: Provides breast cancer outreach and screening services for women in Jersey City, specifically African American women.

Morristown Memorial Hospital

Asian and Latino Community Outreach Program: Provides breast health awareness, outreach, and education services to underserved and uninsured South Asian and Latino residents of Morris County.

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

The Beautiful You Program, 2011-2012 Program: Helps uninsured and underinsured Essex County women with breast cancer to procure wigs, bras, breast prostheses and lymphedema garments

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

An Open Ear: Helping Newark Women with Preast Cancer Program: Provides breast cancer patients with psychosocial and practical support and conducts educational programs on breast health and breast cancer prevention in the Newark community.

Northwest NJ Community Action Program, Inc.

Warren County Breast Cancer Collaboration and Education Program: Provides critical education and outreach to improve the early detection rates of low-income uninsured women, especially at-risk Hispanic women.

Overlook Hospital Foundation - Union County

Breast Health Service for African-American and Latina women Program: Provides a multi-faceted breast health service for medically underserved African American and Latina Women.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern NJ

Breast Health Community Education Program: Provides diverse populations with the most current breast health information, prevention strategies, and treatment options in both educational and community settings throughout Sussex County

Project Self-Sufficiency of Sussex County - Sussex County

Project Self-Sufficiency’s Breast Health Awareness Project: Raises awareness and provides education and free screening mammograms to incease early detection rates and decrease mortality rates in Sussex County.

Saint Barnabas Medical Center - Essex County

The Access to Digital Breast Screening and Breast Health Education Program: Provides triple-read screening mammograms and breast MRIs to medically underserved women in Essex, Union and Morris counties.

Saint Barnabas Medical Center- Essex County

The Access to Lymphedema Garments and Lymphedema Education Program: Provides free compression garments to underserved breast cancer survivors with lymphedema.

Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

The Breast Cancer Prosthesis, Bra, and Wig Supportive Services Program: Assists breast cancer patients in Passaic County who are uninsured and underinsured obtain breast prostheses, mastectomy bras, and wigs during their treatment regimen.

Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Rainbows of Hope Cancer Education and Early Detection Program: Provides free breast cancer screening, outreach, and education to medically underserved residents of Passaic County for the early detection of breast cancer

Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Breast Cancer Treatment Assistance Program: Offers financial assistance to breast cancer patients for medication and medical bills not covered by charity care and helps patients navigate the healthcare system.

Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Inc.

The Breast Health Nurse Navigator Program, Connie Dwyer Breast Center at Saint Michael’s Medical Center: A Newark-based program that serves diverse residents including Latinas, African Americans, Portuguese, and many others, by providing essential help through a Breast Health Nurse Navigator to those facing the shock and challenge of a breast cancer diagnosis.

Save Latin America

Multicultural Breast Cancer Prevention Initiative: Provides free information, outreach and breast health education to underserved residents of Hudson, Bergen and Passaic counties, including access to and navigation through the health care system.

Sisters Network of Passaic/Bergen Counties, NJ, Inc.

"Stop the Silence” : Make a Joyful Noise for Life Program: Promotes African American breast health awareness and breast cancer screening in Passaic and Bergen counties.

Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Breast Health Outreach Program: Improves the community’s breast cancer awareness and education levels while encouraging early screening and detection among the women.

Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Made for Me Boutique: A compassionate bi-lingual program that provides prosthetic breast forms, mastectomy bras, lymphedema products, and wigs to women in financial need.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Partners for the Cure: The Promise of Mobile Mammography: Provides digital screening mammograms, clinical breast exams, and education in local settings to uninsured women.

Women's Health & Counseling Center

Breast Health Volunteer Program: Trains volunteers in cancer education to reach out to uninsured and medically underserved individuals residing in Somerset County.

Young Survival Coalition of Northern New Jersey

Newly Diagnosed Resource Kits for Young Women with Breast Cancer: Addresses young women, diagnosed with breast cancer who are a minority among breast cancer patients and are a highly underserved demographic.

Zufall Health Center

Patient Navigator Program: Provides supportive services to uninsured and underinsured women of color who reside in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties, and who are at risk of breast cancer.