More Than One Million in Grants for 2007
On Thursday, December 7, more than 60 people attended the Grant Awards Ceremony and Open House, helping us reach a milestone in the Komen Orange County Affiliate's Community Grants Program. On this historic evening, $1,048,554 was awarded to 18 distinguished local organizations - the highest amount of community grants awarded in the Affiliate's 15 year history.
The primary tool used to focus the Affiliate's grant funding is the Community Profile, a comprehensive report of Orange County's breast health services. Information from this report is instrumental in guiding our Affiliate's activities, so as to not duplicate programs already in place and focus our efforts on addressing any unmet breast health and breast cancer needs. For the 2007 Community Grants cycle, information was used from the 2006 Community Profile.
The 2006 Race for the Cure® was Komen Orange County's most successful race to date, raising more than $2.5 million. The success of the event enabled the Affiliate to increase the amount of grants awarded for 2007 by $300,000. In addition to the Community Grants Program, Komen Orange County will provide more than $350,000 for diagnostic, treatment, and critical care support services for people living in Orange County who are uninsured or underinsured and do not have any other means to pay for breast health care. Nearly $650,000 will go to the Komen National Award and Research Grant Program, one of the most cutting-edge and dynamic breast cancer research programs in the world. Funding for research is vital to fulfill our vision of a world without breast cancer.
The Komen Orange County Affiliate would like to thank the many people involved in the Community Profile, the Community Grant Review Panel members, and volunteers who helped organize the event. A special thanks goes to all the wonderful advocates who helped raise money during our Race for the Cure® - our sponsors, team leaders and individual donors. Thank you to everyone for working together to help fulfill our mission.
2007 Community Grant Recipients
Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center (AASCSC)
"Raising Awareness of Breast Health Among Chinese American Women in Orange County"
The goal of this project is to increase the number of Chinese American women age 40 and over in Orange County who are screened for breast cancer. AASCSC will provide breast health educational workshops and arrange free breast cancer screenings for low-income, uninsured Chinese American women age 40 and over.
Breast Cancer Survivors (BCS)
"Mission 2007"
BCS will provide financial assistance to help cover essential living expenses for breast cancer patients who are unable to work while undergoing treatment.
Community Care Health Centers (CCHC)
"Breast Cancer Early Detection and Care Program"
The goal of this project is to provide patient navigation to low-income, uninsured, Orange County women who are diagnosed or at-risk for breast cancer. Women from all age groups will be served by the project, including those under the age of 40 years.
Cordelia Knott Wellness Foundation
"A Weekend of Healing" Breast Cancer Wellness Retreat
The purpose of this project is to provide a wellness retreat for women with a breast cancer diagnosis, most of who are newly diagnosed or in treatment for breast cancer. The retreat is a time for discovery, community and relaxation, while exploring self-healing tools for living more fully while on their return to wellness.
Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC)
"Cancer Related Legal Information and Resources for the Breast Cancer Community in Orange County"
DRLC will provide education seminars and legislative advocacy training for women coping with breast cancer and for health care professionals. DRLC will conduct an awareness campaign about their toll-free Telephone Assistance Line and other community programs. DRLC will expand the pro bono panel of attorneys and professionals in Orange County, and create an educational newsletter with legal information and resources specific to Orange County.
From Chrysalis to Wings
"AWOL (A Way Of Life… After Breast Cancer)"
The goal of the project is to help breast cancer survivors tap into their grief and loss as a result of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, the loss of a breast and altered body image. The goal is accomplished by holding retreats for breast cancer survivors that are designed to help improve their quality of life and well-being.
The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation
"BSE - Breast Self Examination 'Be Self Empowered' Health Advocates"
The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation will recruit and train Breast Health Advocates within the African American community in Orange County to promote breast health and increase awareness about the importance of early detection.
Kids Konnected
"Orange County Support Groups"
Kids Konnected will provide education and counseling to children and families in which a parent has breast cancer or has passed away due to breast cancer. The goal is to minimize the negative effects and assist the children to positive growth from their experience.
Laguna Beach Community Clinic (LBCC)
"Commitment To Breast Health Compliance"
LBCC will provide low-income, underinsured and uninsured female patients access to clinical breast exams, breast health education, case management and counseling.
Latino Health Access (LHA)
"Salud del Seno"
LHA will provide breast health information and access to breast cancer screening services for severely economically distressed Latinas. This will be accomplished through education and active linkages to services conducted by a trained Promotora (community health worker).
Mission Breast Center (Mission Hospital)
"Haciendose Cargo de su Salud: Outreach to High-risk Latina Women"
The purpose of this project is to provide Latinas with tools to reduce their risk for breast cancer. This project will include community education programs, risk assessment and case management.
Orange County Breast Cancer Coalition
"Orange County Breast Outreach Project"
The mission of the project is to create a safety net medical resource for women in need of breast health and breast cancer care. This project will provide treatment services to underserved and uninsured residents in Orange County through a network of physicians who donate a limited number of pro bono services each year.
Orange County Rescue Mission
"Merging Breast Health Resources for County-Wide Outreach"
The purpose of the project is to provide breast health education, screening and patient naviagation services to homeless, low-income, uninsured, or underinsured women in Orange County.
Pink Ribbon Club Foundation
"Uniting Teens in the Fight Against Breast Cancer"
The Pink Ribbon Club Foundation will promote the formation of and provide support for Pink Ribbon Clubs at high schools in Orange County in an effort to increase youth awareness of breast health and provide community service opportunities related to breast health.
Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC)
"Breast Health Program"
The goal of this project is to encourage breast cancer risk-reduction and early detection behavior among young women in Orange County, with an ultimate goal of increasing utilization of early detection services and reducing rates of breast cancer. PPOSBC will provide patient navigation, conduct educational workshops, distribute breast health information, and expand their breast health diagnostic and treatment referral network.
Share Our Selves (SOS) Free Medical Clinic
"Women's Initiative"
SOS will provide breast health screening services to low-income women who are of non-reproductive age.
Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation (VACF)
"Women Helping Women" Project
This project will reach Vietnamese women and their families to provide culturally appropriate patient navigation for breast health care. VACF will use a peer-to-peer program to match breast cancer survivors with breast cancer patients to provide psychosocial support.
YWCA of North Orange County
"ENCOREplus Breast Health Outreach, Education, Navigation and Screening Program"
YWCA will coordinate free breast health screenings and provide breast health education for low-income, uninsured or underinsured women.
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