5008 Brittonfield Parkway, Suite 300
East Syracuse, New York 13057
P: 315-472-6162   F: 315-472-4288

2007-2008 Grant Awards
Total $400,622.00 

“SERVICES FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER PATIENTS”
Breast Cancer patients will benefit from Look Good…Feel Better, Road to Recovery, I Can Cope, personal organizers and assistance navigating the health care system.  To ensure that the needs of all breast cancer patients are being met, funding assistance will also be offered. The financial assistance would be $100 for each breast cancer patient that can be used at the patient’s discretion for transportation to cancer treatments and appointments, medications or other cancer related expenses. 

Target Population:   Breast Cancer Patients
Service Area:          Upstate NY Region 

“NORTH COUNTRY MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY”
Breast cancer screening and diagnostic procedures for women in St. Lawrence County which could not otherwise access services due to finances, age or geographic location utilizing the North Country Mobile Mammography Van. 

Target Population:   Uninsured and underinsured women
Service Area:          St. Lawrence County

“BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATION”
Breast cancer screening and diagnostic procedures for uninsured and/or underinsured women in Cayuga County who could not otherwise access services.

Target Population:   Low income, underinsured/uninsured women ages 30+
Service Area:          Cayuga County 

“CANCER OUTREACH PROGRAM”
Community-based outreach activities geared to women living in communities scattered throughout the rural county.  The program will also provide educational activities designed specifically to teen girls in promoting the importance of screening and early detection of breast cancer.

Target Population:   Uninsured, underserved women in Chenango County
Service Area:          Chenango County 

“CANCER SCREENING OUTREACH”
Breast cancer screening and diagnostic procedures for women in Cortland County that are uninsured and underinsured.

Target Population:   Cortland County Women
Service Area:          Cortland County

“LYMPHEDEMA TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM”
Educational outreach activities to increase awareness and education for breast cancer patients about lymphedema and its treatment options.  Financial assistance to breast cancer survivors with lymphedema treatment supplies.

Target Population:   Uninsured or underinsured
Service Area:          Oneida & Herkimer Counties

“FOR HISPANIC WOMEN & THEIR FAMILIES”

Aggressive outreach effort to bring Hispanic women who are living with breast cancer into the Gilda’s Club Program, and provide culturally appropriate, Spanish language breast cancer education and support. 

Target Population:   Hispanic Women
Service Area:          Rochester area

“CLINIC BASED BREAST CANCER OUTREACH”
Outreach program designed to provide breast health education and connect women with mammography screening. 

Target Population:   Medically underserved women who access medical care at urban, community based health centers
Service Area:          Monroe, Livingston, Wayne and Ontario Counties

“LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTY WELLNESS CONNECTION”
Outreach and education program designed to provide breast cancer screening and diagnostic services to underserved women, age 39 and under.

Target Population:   Women under 39
Service Area:          Jefferson & Lewis Counties

“SCREEN TODAY”
Breast cancer outreach and inreach programs to improve breast health status.  Educational program to expand breast cancer prevention efforts.

Target Population:   Medically underserved women who have poor access and/or no transportation to medical services
Service Area:          Livingston County

“ONEIDA COUNTY KOMEN GRANT”
Breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for medically underserved women unable to access services in the rural community.  Educational outreach activities to raise awareness of preventative breast health care and early detection services. 

Target Population:   African-American and Rural Population
Service Area:          Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties

“EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS”
Specialized breast cancer outreach, education and recruitment for screening services to high risk, medically underserved women utilizing community-based, one-to-one, and small group strategies designed to alert women to the availability of no-cost/low-cost mammograms.

Target Population:   Uninsured/underinsured women
Service Area:          City of Syracuse and Onondaga County 

“DIRECT SERVICES & OUTREACH PROMOTION”
Provide outreach promotion and enroll women in need into breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for eligible women who would not otherwise be able to afford breast health screening.

Target Population:   Uninsured/underinsured women
Service Area:          Onondaga & Contiguous Counties

“OCO BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM”
Breast healthcare outreach to link medically underserved women and men to breast health education and screening services.

Target Population:   Low-income, uninsured men and women 40 years of age & older
Service Area:          Oswego County

“CHEMOTHERAPY CARE PACKAGE PROGRAM”Educational program that includes the distribution of materials to women undergoing chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer.  Materials include educational items and items to aid in physical and emotional support. 

Target Population:   Women and men undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
Service Area:          17 County area of CNY Affiliate 

“LYMPHEDEMA EDUCATION & PREVENTION FROM STAGE 0”
Program to provide education about lymphedema and comprehensive treatment for this disease when it occurs as a result of treatment for breast cancer. 

Target Population:   Breast cancer patients who underwent axillary node dissection, chemotherapy or radiation therapy to areas surrounding lymph nodes and vessels
Service Area:          17 County area of CNY Affiliate 

“HEALTHY LIVING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM”
Program to provide breast cancer screening, education and diagnostic services for uninsured or underinsured women who could not otherwise access service. 

Target Population:   18 and older – CBE & Pap, 40 and older – CBE, Pap & Mammogram
Service Area:          St. Lawrence County

“LATINAS IN CHARGE BREAST CAMPAIGN”
Using radio program and special events to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate information regarding breast health care and cancer prevention. 

Target Population:   Latino Community
Service Area:          Onondaga County

“BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION”
Breast health education and outreach services to women and teenage girls who are residents of domestic violence shelters and who often have put their own healthcare needs aside. 

Target Population:   Domestic violence victims in shelter
Service Area:          Onondaga County

“ENHANCING OF PATIENT SERVICES, EDUCATION & OUTREACH TO ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKING WOMEN, INSURED AND UNINSURED”
Program to enhance breast health patient services, education and outreach to women of all ages. 

Target Population:   All women, who are in need of breast care education & services
Service Area:          Wayne County

“BREAST CANCER EDUCATION, REFERRAL AND OUTREACH FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE”
Breast self-exam education and information on breast health issues are provided to residents of domestic violence shelters in Utica and Rome.  Outreach is provided to at-risk populations residing in homeless shelters. 

Target Population:   Victims of domestic violence
Service Area:          Herkimer and Oneida Counties

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